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HMS Belfast has reopened to the public after it was forced to close for nearly six months when the ship's gangway collapsed into the Thames.

1,000 balloons were released from a barge on the Thames near London Bridge during Friday morning's rush hour to promote the launch of a new firm offering speedboat excursions.

Southbank Centre and the National Theatre have joined forces to open a ticket office and information point on The Queen's Walk.

Users of Christ Church Garden in Blackfriars Road are celebrating the installation of new lighting on the path linking Colombo Street with Rennie Street.

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Representatives of businesses based in the Bankside area gathered at the Jerwood Space on Thursday morning to hear two experts discuss George Osborne's latest Budget statement.

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A London Eye capsule was turned into a temporary garden on Wednesday to mark the launch of Cityscapes, a summer-long programme of temporary gardens around the South Bank, Bankside and London Bridge.

Pupils from Tower Bridge Primary School have visited the Berkeley Homes construction site next to Potters Fields Park.

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With elaborate set designs, dozens of props (including a giant aubergine), video projection, puppetry, live music, song, dance and a cast of approximately 37 performers on stage each night, Wild Swans is an ambitious theatre production to say the least.

A theatrical tour de force, heightened by a visual spectacular conjured up by The Old Vic, which hides its weaknesses within a powerful mix of high drama and dark beauty.

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