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A new platform surface has reduced the step for passengers and increased safety at one of London’s busiest – and most historic - stations.

Staff working on the £6.5bn Thameslink Programme have lent a helping hand to create a new community garden in the Bankside area near London Bridge station.

Capital & Counties Properties PLC (Capco) has exchanged contracts to acquire Kier Limited’s share of its Solum Regeneration joint venture with Network Rail.

Staff from across the rail industry will join forces on the pitch this week as they take part in a fundraiser for childhood cancer charities CLIC Sargent and Tŷ Hafan.

The call goes out to the dog walkers, bird watchers, amateur photographers and beach users of the south west to help secure the long-term future of a historic railway.

A three-day closure of Cannon Street, Charing Cross, Waterloo East and part of London Bridge came to end at 4am this morning (Tuesday) after a long weekend of major improvement work.

Vital upgrades to the railway will be carried this Bank Holiday weekend in east London, as engineers continue to prepare the line between London Liverpool Street and Shenfield for future Crossrail services.

Rail passengers are reminded to check before travelling over the bank holiday weekend as Network Rail will be carrying out its full programme of investment work following the decision by the TSSA and RMT unions to suspend industrial action which had been planned for Monday and Tuesday next week.