People will be barred from watching London's New Year's Eve fireworks from a popular beauty spot where thousands usually flock to celebrate. The park in Camden has panoramic views of the capital and in 2024 an estimated 30,000 revellers marked the beginning of year at the park. As officers prepare for one of the busiest nights of the year for emergency services, the force reminded Londoners and visitors not to try and gather in Primrose Hill as they have been able to in previous years.
Thanks to engineering works on the London Overground over the Christmas period, there's a chance to travel over a bit of railway that doesn't usually see passengers. Over Christmas, engineers will need to close the Mildmay line between Brondesbury Park and Willesden Junction to replace 10 sets of points that are currently in poor condition and held in place by deteriorating timber sleepers. Because of that closure, the Overground service between Willesden Junction and Stratford will be diverted via South Hampstead.
Getty Images People will be banned from gathering on Primrose Hill to watch the mayor's new year's fireworks display, due to concerns about crowd safety. Thousands of people typically gather at the north London beauty spot on 31 December each year to celebrate and watch fireworks light up the skies across London, with as many as 30,000 turning out last year. Royal Parks said the decision partly was due to the upcoming closure of the Metropolitan Police the Royal Parks unit, which is usually deployed to manage crowds.
"Once unofficially dubbed The Mayor of Primrose Hill, many of us will feel we have indeed lost our Mayor. There was no one quite like Phil to defend the values of our community."