Commuters face fresh Southern misery as union ballots members on new strikes August 3, 2016 Southern Rail travellers face fresh commute misery in September after a rail union announced plans to ballot staff over a potential strike. The Transport Salaried Staffs' Association will poll 150 station staff members over Southern railway plans to close ticket offices and cut staffing numbers. 34 offices are set to close, while 49 will only [...]
TfL are cracking down on illegal taxis and minicabs, but unions says it’s failing to look at “e-hailing” services like Uber August 2, 2016 Sadiq Khan has unveiled plans to crack down on illegal taxis and minicabs – but transport union RMT has complained the drive will fail to look at smartphone services like Uber. Transport for London (TfL) will hire an additional 250 hi-vis wearing compliance officers by September 2017, quadrupling the number available to tackle illegal cabs at sites across London including Kings Cross, [...]
Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance heads a list of 200 names protesting BP’s renewed sponsorship of London’s arts scene August 2, 2016 Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance is among the stars to have signed a letter slamming BP's sponsorship of London's leading cultural institutions. Rylance, who was previously the artistic director of Shakespeare's Globe theatre, heads a list of 200 artists, scientists and campaigners condemning the oil giant's association with the arts scene. BP renewed its sponsorship of [...]
London still open for business but firms need reassurance from government, warns CBI August 1, 2016 London firms are standing strong despite Brexit vote uncertainty, but reassurance from government is needed urgently, a study out today has found. In a survey of 186 firms which was carried out after the referendum, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and CBRE found two-fifths (41 per cent) intended to stick with their investment plans and [...]
London Fire Brigade rescues 19 people trapped on Southbank fairground ride at London Wonderground July 31, 2016 London Fire Brigade crews rescued 19 people trapped on a fairground ride on the Southbank this evening. Six children and 13 adults were caught on the ride in ten hanging capsules stuck around 20 metres in the air for around two and a half hours. The emergency services were called at 5.55pm, London Fire Brigade said [...]
RideLondon crashes injure two and hold up race July 31, 2016 Two cyclists have been injured in separate crashes during the Prudential RideLondon cycling event on Sunday, leading to disruption for thousands of riders and diversions to the planned route through Surrey. The first cyclist was injured at around 9am between Pyrford and Ripley and a second later at around 11am near Thames Ditton with the air ambulance called to both [...]
A UK terror attack is a case of “when, not if” warns police boss July 31, 2016 A terror attack in the UK is a case of "when, not if" the top boss of the London police has said, warning that an attack is "highly likely" as the threat level remains at its highest in the wake of attacks in Europe. "Our threat level has been at "severe" for two years – [...]
Rio 2016: Here are the best London big screens to watch team GB go for gold July 29, 2016 The Rio 2016 Olympic games are rapidly approaching, and if you're half as excited we all were for the London 2012 Olympics, you’re going to want to watch all the action in the best venues possible. Here’s a roundup of the locations around London where you can catch all the action on the big screen. [...]
Leaving the EU only strengthens the case for expanding both Gatwick and Heathrow July 28, 2016 As MPs prepare to jet off on their summer holidays, there is one big decision that awaits their return: where to build a new runway in London and the South East. This is a decision that has now dragged on beyond all belief. When the Airports Commission published its final report over a year ago, we [...]
The Museum of London has just unveiled the design for its swanky new Smithfield Market home July 28, 2016 Smithfield Market came a step closer to redevelopment today, after its occupier-to-be, the Museum of London, unveiled the winner of the competition to design its new home. The Museum said today if had chosen a design conceived by Stanton Williams and Asif Khan, who will now work with the museum to come up with ideas [...]