Victoria Station evacuated after WWII bomb found on building site at Terminus Place February 5, 2016 Victoria Station has been reopened after it was evacuated this morning, following the discovery of a Second World War bomb on a nearby building site. The incident at Terminus Place, which was attended by armed police officers, meant the busy train terminus was closed and peopled ushered out of the building for several minutes at around [...]
Average house prices in over half of London neighbourhoods are now £500,000 or more February 4, 2016 House prices have broached the £500,000 barrier across 51 per cent of London postcode districts, new research has found – backing up evidence the capital's homes are becoming increasingly unaffordable. The report, by estate agent Stirling Ackroyd, found even areas such as Peckham, which were traditionally seen as pretty affordable, have now joined the half-a-million [...]
Online farmers market Farmdrop receives funding boost from Skype’s co-founder February 3, 2016 Farmdrop, a grocery website that allows consumers to buy directly from producers, has secured £3m of investment in its latest round of funding led by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström. His investment firm Atomico was joined by a consortium of backers including JamJar Investments, run by Innocent entrepreneurs, Richard Reed, Jon Wright and Adam Balon. Farmdrop was founded by ex-Morgan Stanley stockbroker Ben Pugh with the aim of putting more [...]
Focus On London Bridge: Why house prices are on the rise next to The Shard December 11, 2015 Children in nursery may sing about London Bridge falling down, but in property circles, it’s building up and the sky’s the limit. The area first became a part of London’s fabric due to its famously crumbly bridge, which was built by the Romans and was the first to cross the Thames. It was originally made [...]
Syria airstrike vote 2015: Here’s how your MP voted December 3, 2015 Last night MPs voted in favour of the UK beginning airstrikes against Islamic State (Isis) with an overwhelming majority of 397 votes to 223, following a gruelling 10-hour debate in the House of Commons. The move was controversial, with huge numbers of people protesting against military intervention. Some Labour MPs claimed they were being intimidated to [...]
Telford Homes profit doubles as focus on “affordable” new houses in London areas of Aldgate East and Isle of Dogs pays off December 2, 2015 London-focused housebuilder Telford Homes saw pre-tax profits more than double in the first half, as the supply of new homes in the capital fails to keep up with demand. Chief executive Jon Di-Stefano said it owed its success to Telford's focus on non-prime, or more affordable, areas in the capital such as Stratford where demand for new homes remains [...]
Emergency engineering causing travel havoc for Southern commuters to London Bridge December 1, 2015 Commuters travelling into London Bridge faced severe delays and disruption this morning, thanks to emergency engineering work. Trains are being cancelled, delays, altered or diverted, National Rail has said. The work is being carried out between the major London terminus and South Bermondsey, causing delays on Southern Rail-operated trains from Croydon, Sutton and Norwood. The disruption is [...]
Travel disruption as severe delays on Jubilee Line between Westminster and Stratford causing “death trap” crowds at Waterloo November 24, 2015 A faulty train at Bermondsey was causing severe delays on the Jubilee this morning, disrupting services between Westminster and Stratford. The delays were causing crowds of commuters to build throughout the line, with Transport for London having to deploy crowd control in stations such as Canada Water. Entrance to the station is currently restricted and [...]
The Bermondsey Yard Cafe review: Is this SE1 restaurant keeping up with its trendy neighbours? November 17, 2015 The times they are a changin’ down on Bermondsey Street. One of the finest Italian kitchens in London and a long-time standard bearer of transpontine dining, is set to close before Christmas. Rising rent prices have reportedly forced the closure. The arrival of Fulham Shore-owned Franco Manca further points to an area of London commanding increasingly [...]
Lobos has bite but good tapas doesn’t come cheap September 15, 2015 14 Borough High Street, SE1 9QG 020 7407 5361 FOOD ★★★★☆ VALUE ★★☆☆☆ ATMOSPHERE ★★★☆☆ Cost for two with wine: £120 Somewhere under London Bridge station, tucked beneath the tracks, is a winding tunnel of a tapas bar. It is the kind of space that further down the line in Bermondsey or Peckham would be full of [...]