Skills shortages? London continues to see fewest apprenticeship starts per 1,000 December 18, 2023 London has continued to see the fewest apprenticeship starts by population of any region in the UK, amid warnings of a “recruitment crisis” facing the city.
Pro-Palestinian rallies in London continue as Gaza crisis intensifies December 16, 2023 Pro-Palestinian demonstrators have gathered again in London this weekend to call for an end to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
Square Mile and Me: Lord-Lieutenant Ken Olisa on Saturday jobs and City faux pas December 14, 2023 Ken Olisa, Lord Lieutenant of Greater London and chairman of BusinessLDN, takes a stroll down memory lane and reflects on his City career.
30 under 30 in hospitality list includes talent from The Ledbury, L’Enclume, Rosewood December 11, 2023 The annual 30 under 30 list celebrating young achievers across various sectors of the hospitality industry has been announced. With 675 nominations, the winners were carefully selected based on their outstanding achievements, leadership qualities, and the impact they’ve had on the hospitality landscape. The list, which is compiled by hospitality platform CODE, includes head house [...]
Exclusive: London’s councils are half a billion in the red. Council Tax will go up – but will it be enough? December 9, 2023 London’s councils are trapped in a “perfect storm” after research found the boroughs are teetering on the financial brink facing a half a billion pound deficit.
London’s best hidden restaurants, from Saltie Girl to Laphet December 7, 2023 From Brazilian rodizio that rivals Hawksmoor to a fiery Thai spot in Soho, we pinpoint seven overlooked or hidden restaurants
Plans to house asylum seekers at disused RAF site lawful, court finds December 6, 2023 Government plans to house asylum seekers at a famous disused former RAF site can go ahead after a legal fight, the High Court has ruled.
Hospitality firms blast government migration plans for ‘shrinking talent pool’ December 5, 2023 The UK’s hospitality industry has warned that government plans to cut the levels of legal migration into the country will compound the existing labour shortage in the sector.
Labour has no plans to change pensions triple lock, Kendall says December 5, 2023 Labour has “no plans” to change the pensions triple lock, shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall has said.
More than half of London’s bank branches have shut since 2015 December 1, 2023 The capital has seen 745 branches - or 58 per cent - close down in the past eight years, data from Which.co.uk revealed.