The London Buzz – 21st Sept 2026

Old London – Acre Lane in Brixton, London, around the early 1900s

Today’s London news round-up:

‘Cyclists don’t stop’: disabled residents frightened of floating bus stops as council urged to reject them  Hackney Citizen

She had no heating. It was December. The council took four months to visit Putney News

Warren Street Tube noise waking residents in the early hours  Fitzrovia News

Gallows Corner has fully reopened to traffic more than a year after the closure first came into force. Romford Recorder

A temporary film studios occupying part of Enfield Council’s Meridian Water housing zone is set to become far more temporary than had previously been envisaged – with a decision now made to wrap up early. Enfield Dispatch

A memorial plaque commemorating the 1957 rail crash at St John’s station in Lewisham was unveiled on Saturday. Southwark News

Leafy London suburb ‘on lockdown’ after ‘gunshots and high-speed car chase’ Metro

Recently released data has shown that there has been strong growth in both spending and footfall on Chiswick High Road so far this year.  Chiswick W4

Charging overseas tourists to visit London’s museums could harm the capital’s cultural appeal and put institutions at risk, museum bosses have warned. BBC News

A vinyl forger made £2.7 million by selling thousands of fake records of artists including the Beatles, Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift – made in an industrial site in London. Sky News

And from ianVisits:

Tickets Alert: Open days at Greenwich’s Admirals’ House

Specialist train deployed to prevent c2c and London Overground delays

Handel treasures go on display for London museum’s 25th anniversary

TfL to build 53 new toilets for London bus drivers

London’s Alleys: Terrett’s Place, Islington, N1

Things to do in London tomorrow

The Jewel in the Strand Flower FestivalStrand
St Mary le Strand will be transformed into a celebration of flowers, heritage and contemporary design.

‘Place-Making’ – Nicholas Boys Smith and Hugh Petter In ConversationTottenham Court Road
The discussion will touch on new town planning, the revival of traditional urban forms, design codes that deliver variety and civic pride.

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