City Moves for 4 July – Who’s switching jobs? July 4, 2019 Today’s City Moves includes Taylor Wimpey, Relendex and Queensberry. Taylor Wimpey Taylor Wimpey has announced that it has appointed Irene Dorner as its new non-executive chair of the board. Irene will join as chair-designate and as an independent non executive director on 1 December. She will work closely with Kevin Beeston during a handover period [...]
Focus On Bermondsey: The London borough with the Shard in its back yard June 7, 2019 Seventy two households, all belonging to the Count Robert of Mortain, and collectively worth a grand total of 40 pence; this was the value of Bermondsey as recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086. Things have changed somewhat since then (Bermondsey wasn’t even an official part of London at the time), but few areas have [...]
Revealed: The 10 best affordable areas to live in London April 12, 2019 Ten London locations have made the annual Sunday Times' list for the best places to live in the country, with Isle of Dogs taking the crown for best London location. Read more: Brexit uncertainty will drag down London house prices over 2019 While living in London still remains more expensive than living out of the city, [...]
Tracey Emin at the White Cube Bermondsey: An agonised howl marks Emin’s return as an artist February 13, 2019 It’s been years since the last major Tracey Emin exhibition, but she returns with an agonised howl of a show exploring the gaping emotional wounds that threatened to destroy her as both an artist and a human being. The White Cube’s first room is dominated by 50 giant selfies of Emin in bed, taken on [...]
Focus On Borough: Huge change is coming to the ancient part of central London. Is it time to buy? October 19, 2018 In many ways, Borough is typical of London. Some parts of it are eye-wateringly old, like foodie haven Borough Market, which celebrated its 1,000th birthday this year. Other parts are tediously touristy, like London Dungeons. Other parts are so recharged, they’re unrecognisable, like Hays Galleria or anything within 100m of The Shard. It’s a muddle, [...]
They’re already a way of life for tens of thousands of people, but are water cities the answer to climate change, rising sea levels and the housing crisis? September 25, 2018 How do you solve a problem like the Houses of Parliament? The neo-Gothic palace, parts of which are nearly a thousand years old, is crumbling and MPs voted recently to decant to another building for around six years – most likely to nearby Whitehall – while refurbishment works are carried out. So far, so [...]
Fifty London streets to go car-free this week for World Car Free day September 18, 2018 London motorists have been told to ditch their cars this Saturday as parts of London take part in World Car Free day. Around 50 streets will be off limits to cars, including Greenwich Town Centre and Bermondsey Street, to allow communities to enjoy the traffic-free day. Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) will be supporting London [...]
Fifty London streets to go car-free this week for World Car Free day September 18, 2018 London motorists have been told to ditch their cars this Saturday as parts of London take part in World Car Free day. Around 50 streets will be off limits to cars, including Greenwich Town Centre and Bermondsey Street, to allow communities to enjoy the traffic-free day. Sadiq Khan and Transport for London (TfL) will be supporting London [...]
Ceru review: Say hello to the new Levantine star of Soho | City A.M. July 17, 2018 This former pop-up has just opened a second permanent home in the ultra-competitive foodie heart of Soho, at 11 D’Arblay Street. Ceru is short for cerulean, the blazing shade of azure, which is a reference to the colour of the sea around the Levant, the region this restaurant celebrates. For the geographically challenged, it’s the [...]
Another London craft brewer sold as Lion gobbles up Fourpure July 9, 2018 London craft brewer Fourpure has been bought out by Australian beer giant Lion for an undisclosed sum. The Aussie company has taken full ownership of the Bermondsey-based brewery, but both founders have said they will remain involved with the business. Brothers Dan and Tom Lowe started the business in 2013. It has since expanded, earlier [...]