City AM – a provider of City news – is running ‘Toast the City’ Awards, celebrating the best spots in the Square Mile.

Many have already discovered and enjoyed the peaceful oasis provided by our garden at St Michael’s  — and winning a Hidden Gems award would be a wonderful way to raise our profile even further.

If you have a moment, we would be grateful if you could cast your vote via the link below. The Hidden Gems category is right at the end of the list:

TOAST AWARDS — City AM Events .

Thank you for your support — and for helping shine a light on this special space in the City.

Today it was announced that from Monday 28 July, licensed (black) taxis will be able to travel between Poultry and Cornhill, Monday to Friday 7am to 7pm, as part of a new experimental traffic order at Bank junction. 

This follows the Court of Common Council decision in June 2024 to proceed with an experiment.  It was agreed at Planning and Transportation Committee in February 2025 to proceed with a route that allowed for an east and west route across the junction for taxis.

This is a phased introduction of the experiment, with the westbound movement for taxis between Cornhill to Poultry to follow later this year. 

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