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Barclays buys its Canary Wharf tower for £750m in ‘strong endorsement’ of London

The banking group has acquired a long-term lease in the London-based global headquarters from Canary Wharf Group.

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JPMorgan to build £3 billion mega tower HQ at Canary Wharf in boost for London

Facilities including terraces and roof-tops, wellness spaces, nursing rooms, restaurants and cafés, and bicycle parking spaces.

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The remarkable story of Canary Wharf's renaissance

It emptied out in the Covid years — but with a reinvention and the decline of WFH, Docklands is back in business says Jonathan Prynn

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Families moved out of Mile End tower block due to sewage water in lift shafts

Council officials have warned that significant investment will be needed to fix the underlying cause of the issue

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East London council flat residents rehoused after lift shaft fills with sewage

Lift shafts at Angela Court in Burdett Road filled with ‘wastewater’ after the sewage system broke down

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New floating lido coming to London

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The Independent UK

Canary Wharf submits plans for Olympic-sized lido in heart of financial district

Plans to build the six-lane floating lido will be submitted to the local authority next month

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Canary Wharf Group to carve chunks out of HSBC tower after bank leaves

Revamp of 42-storey block when bank moves out in 2027 will include new terraces and leisure facilities

The Guardian - UK

The man who built Docklands: from poverty in Romania to Canary Wharf’s skyscrapers

George Iacobescu, who played an important role in regenerating London’s Docklands in the 90s, is to retire after nearly four decades

The Guardian - UK

London property giant Iacobescu to retire after 36 years at Canary Wharf

The 78 year old was the first Romanian born British citizen to be knighted in 2012.

Evening Standard

Canary Wharf Group secures £400m investment to boost growth plans

Canary Wharf Group’s diversification beyond offices has got a boost, with the landlord’s shareholders investing £400 million to help further transform the estate.

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Canary Wharf ‘evolution’ continues as major new life sciences tower approved

A new 23-storey 823,000 sq ft tower will be developed

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‘It has lost its appeal’: Canary Wharf faces an uncertain future

London’s docklands financial district is facing the loss of major firms such as HSBC and its owners are having to innovate to stem the exodus

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Canary Wharf has technicolour makeover to celebrate Pride in London

Adam Nathaniel Furman transforms Adams Plaza Bridge with bold and bright designs

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Open water swimming returns to Canary Wharf for second summer

The Middle Dock is open to swimmers ‘of all levels’ for £8.50 a visit

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The Felix Project and Canary Wharf team up to tackle food poverty

The two organisations aim to help tackle food poverty that sees an estimated 400,000 children in the capital going to bed without eating a proper meal

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Scottish energy could power 'City fat cats' as major wind farm deal struck

SCOTTISH green energy could be used to power the offices of banking “fat cats” in the City of London, The National can reveal ...

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Canary Wharf offices and retail spaces to be powered by Scottish windfarm

Deal for London business district will meet almost three-quarters of electricity demand from wind power

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One-of-a-kind robotic shark can collect 500kg of plastic waste a day from London's waters

The WasteShark has been deployed in busy Canary Wharf, in London, and can travel up to 5km before needing to be recharged

The Guardian - UK

‘I never liked standing still’: how I went from teenage tech enthusiast to a finance leader

After being turned down for a job he really wanted, Adam Luk had an epiphany – he needed a professional qualification to achieve his career goals

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‘Back in earnest’: Canary Wharf’s post-Covid comeback almost in full swing

A ghost town during lockdowns, the London financial centre has seen a return of people visiting for work and play

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Elizabeth line is ‘game changer’ for Canary Wharf, says estate boss

People commuting to work at Canary Wharf are set to be among the biggest beneficiaries of Crossrail, the area’s landlord has predicted.

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Canary Wharf 3.0: Paddle boarding, primary schools and jazz festivals

Best known for towering glass offices, the estate’s owners are trying to reinvent the East London area as a residential and arts hub with housing, sports and more. Will it succeed?

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Wild swimming at Canary Wharf? Eden Project signs ‘biodiversity deal’ to bring parks and pontoons

Canary Wharf has struck a deal with Cornwall’s Eden Project to bring new greenery and wild life to the financial district as developers look to turn the area into an all-week-round destination.

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Canary Wharf announces £500 million project to build Europe’s biggest commercial lab

The 22-storey high tower will take advantage of fast growth in the life science and biotech space and comes after the government last year published a 10-year plan to make the UK a ‘science superpower’

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