by LCDC | Jun 7, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
Two veterans have been sharing their memories of the Queen’s Coronation in 1953 Vic Needham Crofton Tom Weatherall Veterans Vic Needham Crofton and Tom Weatherall have become great friends as part of the Taxi Charity Fundraising Bucket Collection Team. Little did they...
by LCDC | Jun 1, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
On 3 June volunteer London Cab drivers will take 25 WWII veterans to Normandy for the D Day commemorations, amongst them will be D Day veteran Peter Smoothy On 6 June 1944 Peter Smoothy was one of the 156,000 allied servicemen that took part in the...
by LCDC | May 26, 2022 | Badge 2022
When I started in the newspaper industry in 1982, my first real ‘guvnor’ was a fella called Bill Bateman. Bill was in his late 50s, and someone we all had respect for. He was a real sweetheart who somehow kept control of a room full of a load us ‘nuisances,’ London...
by LCDC | May 25, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
All over London and elsewhere, local borough councils have taken the opportunity during the Covid crisis to bring in LTNs, the main tool to force motorised traffic off of the streets. Islington BC is a microcosm of this, introducing seven LTNs under the cover of...
by LCDC | May 25, 2022 | Badge 2022, News
Road closure plan for the Queens Platinum Jubilee. Day 1 (2 June) – Trooping the Closure – Horse guards ParadeDay 2 (3 June) – Service of Thanksgiving at St. PaulsDay 3 (4 June) – Platinum Party (Queens Memorial Park)Day 4 (5 June) – The Pageant (St. James Park –...
