Newly appointed night czar Amy Lamé hits the Piccadilly line Night Tube for the first of her night surgeries December 16, 2016 The mayor's first night czar starts a pet project of her own tonight. Amy Lamé, who was announced by the mayor last month as night czar, is launching the very first of her night surgeries – where she'll meet the capital's nightlife lovers and night-time workers to find out just what they want to see from [...]
Sadiq Khan announces Philip Kolvin QC as chair of Night Time Commission December 16, 2016 The mayor has picked a licensing expert who acted on behalf of Fabric nightclub to chair his Night Time Commission. Lawyer Philip Kolvin QC will take the reins of a revamped Night Time Commission that'll work alongside newly appointed night czar Amy Lamé. Kolvin is head of Cornerstone Barristers and a patron, and past chairman, of the [...]
Stansted Airport unveils plans for £130m arrivals building to boost passenger numbers and up competition December 16, 2016 Among all that back and forth over London airport expansion and the battle between Heathrow and Gatwick, other airports took a bit of a back seat. So now the dust has settled, Stansted is making a play for the limelight with the news of plans for a £130m arrivals building as it bids to boost [...]
Mayor says construction will start on Swiss Cottage-West End cycle superhighway next year though full route isn’t set in stone December 16, 2016 The mayor has confirmed work will start on a new cycle superhighway from Swiss Cottage to the West End next year. Sadiq Khan said construction on the new 2.5 mile route, cycle superhighway 11, will begin in the autumn of 2017 when the gyratory will start to be removed. It was one of the more controversial plans [...]
Severe delays on Victoria line due to signal failure at Brixton December 16, 2016 There are severe delays on the Victoria line this morning, with no service between Victoria station and Brixton. Transport for London said the disruption was due to signal failure at Brixton. https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/809713526826815488 The disruption comes as service on the Piccadilly line slowly but surely starts to show signs of improvement. Around half of the Piccadilly trains [...]
London just got the first ever contactless payment beer pump December 16, 2016 It looks like bartenders are the latest workers to be threatened by robotic replacements. The world's first contactless, self-pouring beer pump prototype has been launched by Barclaycard. Set up in Henry's Cafe and Bar in Piccadilly, the first-of-its-kind contraption has been dubbed "Pay @ Pump", and it's designed to help pubs and bars reduce queuing times [...]
The tech revolution – not Brexit – will reshape the face of London December 16, 2016 London's office market will change more in the next five years than in the 15 years since the 2001 dot-com crash, as a combination of factors much bigger than Britain’s exit from the EU come into play across the capital. While there has been so much discussion on the future of London’s banking cluster since [...]
Britain is still the best place to found a business in Europe – but entrepreneurs are nervous about Brexit December 16, 2016 The extraordinary growth in the number of companies founded in the UK since the financial crisis has been one of the standout economic success stories of the past decade. In a world of increasing competition for “enterprise hub” status, the UK is now one of the top global magnets for entrepreneurs. This is a hard [...]
Don’t believe the unions’ bogus claims against Southern Rail December 16, 2016 Passengers on Southern Rail are this week enduring disruption to their services of a kind not seen anywhere on the railway for a generation. From broadcasters to bishops, everyone has been having their say on the industrial dispute about whether drivers rather than guards should be responsible for closing doors on trains that has been [...]
Bank Junction: All vehicles except buses and bikes to be banned from notorious collision spot in trial scheme from April December 15, 2016 Cars, taxis and all other vehicles except buses and bikes will be banned during weekdays at Bank Junction in an experimental scheme from next April. From Monday to Friday between 7am and 7pm only cyclists, pedestrians and buses will be able to move through the junction, which has become one of central London's most notorious [...]