Pro Climbing League leans into urban boom ahead of sold-out London launch Sport Business When the first batch of tickets for the London launch event of the Pro Climbing League went on sale last month they sold out in five minutes. Not quite Oasis or Taylor Swift levels of devotion, but for a minority sport with little history as a spectator event, impressive nonetheless. On Saturday night at Magazine [...]
First new road crossing east of Tower Bridge since 1991 to open Transport and infrastructure The first new road crossing east of London’s Tower Bridge in 33 years opens on Monday. Silvertown Tunnel will connect Silvertown with Greenwich Peninsula, running under the River Thames. It is hoped the new 1.4km (0.9-mile) crossing will reduce the severe congestion around the nearby Blackwall Tunnel. But climate activists have expressed concern about the [...]