Commuters facing rush hour delays on Victoria Line October 6, 2016 Commuters using the Victoria Line this morning may want to leave extra time for their journeys. Crowd control measures are in place at Seven Sisters and Victoria station, and at Finsbury Park there is no interchange available between the Victoria and Piccadilly Lines for southbound services. https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/783934365826949120 https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/783930226774568960 https://twitter.com/victorialine/status/783931566942744576 Transport for London said the delays [...]
Crossrail Two can cushion London from Brexit slowdown October 6, 2016 London businesses have told the government they have “no room for complacency” when it comes to exit negotiations with the EU. As its quarterly confidence index sunk to its lowest level on record, the London Chamber of Commerce (LCC) said the government must “reduce uncertainty and boost business confidence”. Despite the fall in optimism over [...]
Only 39 per cent of London workers feel fulfilled. Here’s how you can find job satisfaction in another city October 6, 2016 How much do you really enjoy your job? Not just tolerate it, but feel genuinely happy and fulfilled in your career? If the answer is not much, perhaps it’s time to relocate. LinkedIn’s Work Satisfaction Survey, released today, finds that only 39 per cent of Londoners are fulfilled at work, with the capital ranking joint [...]
Heathrow agrees to amend fourth misleading advert after complaint to ASA October 5, 2016 The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has "informally resolved" a complaint over a Heathrow ad attempting to stir up support for its expansion after the airport agreed to amend it. The complaint is the fourth in this vein; the three other adverts were judged "misleading". The latest was made by members of Teddington Action Group (TAG) about an advert from [...]
London travel disruption: Delays on Metropolitan Line after person hit by train at Wembley Park station October 5, 2016 There are currently severe delays on the Metropolitan Line, after a person was hit and injured by a train at Wembley Park station. https://twitter.com/metline/status/783678021941223425 British Transport Police (BTP) said officers are currently at Wembley Park station after reports a person was struck by a southbound Metropolitan Line train. Officers are being supported by paramedics from the London Ambulance [...]
London travel disruption: Commuters facing delays at Fenchurch Street station until 4pm due to signal failure October 5, 2016 City commuters will face delays at Fenchurch Street station this afternoon, National Rail has warned. A signalling problem at London Fenchurch Street means that trains will be unable to run between London Fenchurch Street and Barking. While National Rail originally said services would be delayed until 4pm, the operator has since warned passengers that the [...]
The City of London Corporation moves towards closing Bank junction to traffic by Spring 2017 October 5, 2016 Bank junction is set to be closed to all traffic apart from buses from Spring 2017. As part of the City of London Corporation's project "Bank on Safety", the six arms of the busy junction will be closed to traffic between 7am and 7pm on weekdays. The plan is to be put to the local planning and transport [...]
M Restaurants hits its £1.35m crowdfunding target in 60 hours October 5, 2016 City favourite M Restaurants has raised £1.4m on crowdfunding platform Seedrs, beating its £1.35m target within 60 hours of launching its campaign. The award-winning group, which currently has restaurants M Threadneedle and M Victoria, hit its target last night and is now overfunding to £1.5m, raising the money to aid expansion. It plans to build M Social, a [...]
Commuters crowdfund £26,000 to launch legal challenge against DfT over Southern Rail crisis October 5, 2016 A fed up group of commuters has gone further than the average Londoner in an effort to tackle their travel delays and disruptions. The Association of British Commuters, a pressure group created after months of ongoing turmoil on Southern Rail, set up a crowdfunding website for a challenge of the Department for Transport's handling of the situation. [...]
Theresa May confirms government will press ahead with HS2 and airport expansion decision due shortly October 5, 2016 Theresa May confirmed the government would "press ahead" with HS2 development and that it would "shortly take a decision on expanding Britain's airport capacity". In the closing speech to the Conservative Party conference the Prime Minister said "big and sometimes controversial" decisions on infrastructure needed to be taken. Whether that statement was a hint at Heathrow getting [...]