Technology and construction specialists are among London’s worst firms for recruiting apprentices January 17, 2017 London's technology and construction firms are the among the capital's worst employers for recruiting apprentices, according to a new report. The capital’s construction businesses recruit fewer apprentices than those in any other part of the country, while the growth of sites like Silicon Roundabout hasn’t been enough to stop the tech sector becoming the London’s second [...]
Tube talks between RMT, TSSA and London Underground adjourn as threat of further strikes looms over capital January 16, 2017 Negotiations aimed at averting more Tube strikes were adjourned today, leaving the threat of industrial action looming over the capital. Talks will resume on Wednesday between officials from the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union, Transport Salaried Staffs' Association and London Underground representatives, who met today at the conciliation service Acas. Read more: Here's when the [...]
Black cab drivers bring Bank junction to a standstill again with another demonstration against pedestrianising plans January 16, 2017 London's black cab drivers have once again brought Bank junction to a standstill, in a demonstration against plans to part-pedestrianise the area. Today's action follows a similar protest last Thursday. The cabbies are protesting against proposals to stop them driving through the junction. The City of London Corporation proposed at the end of last year that [...]
Severe delays on Piccadilly Line “to prevent overcrowding” due to Victoria line issues January 16, 2017 There are severe delays on the Piccadilly line as Transport for London tries to prevent overcrowding at stations that overlap with the Victoria line. https://twitter.com/piccadillyline/status/820959080261058561 The Victoria line is experiencing serious disruption today due to an earlier signal failure at Euston station – emergency engineering works are taking place. Service between Highbury & Islington and Victoria [...]
London Stock Exchange hits back at claims City will lose out to Frankfurt after merger January 16, 2017 The London Stock Exchange Group has today hit back at the suggestion its merger with Deutsche Boerse will lead to Frankfurt snatching a large amount of business from the City. Research commissioned by the German exchange claimed the deal, which is currently being probed by the European Commission, would enable Deutsche Boerse to move billions [...]
Severe delays on Victoria line due to signal failure at Euston station January 16, 2017 Commuters are facing severe delays on the Victoria line this morning, with no service between Highbury & Islington and Victoria, as signal failure at Euston causes chaos on the rest of the line. https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/820931273967407104 https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/820912084636631041 Meanwhile, Seven Sisters station in north London is currently exit only to prevent overcrowding. https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/820915994545844224
Feeling down this morning? It’s probably because today is Blue Monday – the most depressing day of the year January 16, 2017 If you're feeling a bit down in the mouth today, it might not be just the usual Monday blues – it's actually Blue Monday, supposedly the most depressing day of the year. It's raining, it's cold, it's dark (and getting darker, with the Piccadilly Circus lights going out this morning), and you're probably avoiding checking your [...]
Goodbye Piccadilly: A short history of the Piccadilly Circus advertising billboards January 16, 2017 On only a handful of occasions in its 100-year history has the hotchpotch of billboards at Piccadilly Circus been intentionally switched off during peacetime. Most famously, when Winston Churchill died, and later, Princess Diana. The advertising space, recognisable around the world, is symbolic of the national mood; it wears black when we mourn. But today, minus [...]
Goodbye Piccadilly: It’s lights out for the Circus January 16, 2017 It's lights out for Piccadilly this morning, as the patchwork of billboards adorning the Circus is switched off for the last time, to be replaced with the biggest, most technically advanced, screen in western Europe. In its century long life, the advertising space has rarely been switched off during peacetime, bar a handful of notable [...]
A third of London firms to spend more on raised business rates than rent next year January 16, 2017 A third of London businesses have said they will be paying more towards new business rates than rent next year, according to the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI). More than 40 per cent of London firms were concerned about the new rate valuation, which will come into effect on 1 April, according to an [...]