London startup supporter Tech Hub grabs new Shoreditch venue in City expansion January 23, 2019 Europe’s longest-running tech workspace and startup support organisation Tech Hub has made a fresh commitment to London, revealing a £2.2m investment in a brand new home in Shoreditch. Launched in 2010 with Google as a founding sponsor, Tech Hub will move its 400 resident companies from its current spaces in London’s Silicon Roundabout and in [...]
Snow hits London as commuters battle through the elements and temperatures plummet January 22, 2019 Commuters were forced to battle through snow on their way home this evening as temperatures plunged across London. The Met Office issued a yellow weather warning for ice overnight into tomorrow morning as snow hit the capital. Temperatures dropped as low as 0.7C but could be set to hit -2C tomorrow. Commuters fought through the [...]
Crime in the Square Mile hits a three-year high January 22, 2019 Reported crimes in the Square Mile hit the highest level in three years during November, as the City of London police grapples with budget cuts against a worsening national backdrop. There were 799 crimes reported to the City of London police during November according to official statistics, well above the monthly average of 620 since [...]
Blue Monday is behind us, and managers must learn there’s more to employee wellbeing than office pets January 22, 2019 Well done, everyone. The UK has survived yet another Blue Monday – allegedly the most depressing day of the year, according to a holiday company that came up with the idea in 2005. To mark the occasion, journalists across the UK were bombarded with pitches about Blue Monday and how to stay happy, upbeat, and [...]
Freelancers are being exploited by businesses that fail to pay their invoices – this damaging culture must change January 22, 2019 There's no such thing as a free lunch – a popular phrase favoured among politicians and business leaders that is used to describe how everything has a cost. Economies are systems of exchange. Whether payment is obvious or more concealed, we know that what we receive requires recompense. Yet when freelancers are involved, we think [...]
Coffee to go: Starbucks set to trial London deliveries after US roll-out January 22, 2019 Starbucks will begin trialling a coffee-to-your-door service in London at the end of the month as it looks to tap into the $95bn (£73.7bn) global market for online food delivery. The company has teamed up with food delivery app Uber Eats in a bid to corner the market in the capital by offering delivery from a [...]
London commuters spend £153 a week shopping – here’s what they spend it on January 21, 2019 Commuter spending sprees contribute £22.8bn to the UK economy every year, with London commuters splashing out almost twice the national average, according to new data. Commuters in the capital fork out on average £153 a week while on the move, nearly double the UK average of £89, research by the Centre for Business and Economics [...]
Dining out: London’s best burger, sushi and fried chicken revealed in public vote January 21, 2019 Hungry Londoners have spoken, and Meatliquor and Chick n Sours are among the restaurants who’s dishes have been crowned the tastiest in the city in a public vote. The awards, announced today, are based on more than 50,000 reviews of London’s restaurants, and are given to dishes that have garnered the highest ratings. Winners include [...]
London house prices fell 1.5 per cent in December as Brexit bites January 21, 2019 The average asking price for London houses fell 1.5 per cent in December compared to the previous month as Brexit uncertainty continued to dampen the capital’s property market, according to figures released today. Figures from the latest Rightmove House Price Index showed the average asking price for a London home is now just under £594,000. [...]
Former SSE boss Ian Marchant invests in London smart home startup January 21, 2019 A London-based smart home technology startup, backed by the former chief of SSE Ian Marchant, today announced that it has raised £2m in a new funding round. Den, which has now raised a total of £5m, is also backed by Mark Davies, a founder of Betfair. Read more: Stay on top of your resolutions with the [...]