Exclusive: Grind teams up with Soho House to conquer the States as coffee brand opens first branch in LA August 30, 2022 City A.M. can reveal this morning that cult London coffee brand Grind has opened its first site outside the UK by taking its business model across the pond. David Abrahamovitch, the company’s CEO and co-founder, told this paper today that Grind the chain’s first non-London branch has opened its doors in Los Angeles, California. In partnership with [...]
If money was no object: The City is by far Londoners’ most desirable borough July 2, 2022 One in five Londoners would want to live in the City, with the figure rising to 28% among those aged 18-34, according to new research shared exclusively with City A.M. today. The Square Mile is closely followed by Kensington and Chelsea, with 18 per cent of Londoners choosing the leafy and exclusive borough as their [...]
28-year-old man charged with four murders in Bermondsey stabbing, will appear in court today April 28, 2022 A man will appear in court charged with the murder of four people at an address in Bermondsey, South London. Joshua Jacques, 28, stands accused of killing Dolet Hill, 64, Denton Burke, 58, Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo, 45, and Samantha Drummonds, 27. He will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on today charged with the murders. [...]
Trivet restaurant review: A masterclass in the fine art of simplicity April 27, 2022 When you visit the Fat Duck website you’re greeted by the message: “Welcome questioneer… Are you ready?” Beside this plays a video of a steam train whizzing past a rapidly-growing crystal formation that, like an acid trip, becomes a lime, then a flower. Am I ready? I’m not sure. Scroll down and the restaurant’s famous [...]
Police name four victims of Southwark stabbing April 26, 2022 Police have named the four victims killed in a South London stabbing on Monday. Denton Burke, 58 and his partner Dolet Hill, 64, were stabbed to death at their home in Delaford Road Southwark, in the early hours of yesterday morning. The force also announced victims as Tanysha (Rachquel) Ofori-Akuffo, 45, who is Dolet Hill’s [...]
Sadiq Khan ‘heartbroken’ as four dead in stabbing incident at south London house, and one man arrested April 25, 2022 A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after four people died of stab injuries in south London in the early hours of the morning. The Metropolitan Police said they were called to a disturbance in Bermondsey at 1.40am on Monday, where they found three women and a man suffering with knife wounds. The [...]
Network Rail invests £2m to clean ‘eyesore’ graffiti on railways April 11, 2022 Network Rail announced today it was investing £2m to clean “eyesore” graffiti on south-east London railway infrastructure. The company’s cleaning teams removed and painted over the graffiti, applying an anti-graffiti paint to deter people from vandalising the same areas – including Hungerford Bridge – in the future. “Everyone should feel safe when travelling on our [...]
Tory MP David Warburton sees whip withdrawn following harassment probe April 2, 2022 David Warburton, Tory MP for Somerset and Frome, saw his whip withdrawn following an investigation by the harassment watchdog. the Whips Office said today. Complaints sent to the Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme alleged the 56-year-old behaved inappropriately. “I have enormous amounts of defence, but unfortunately the way that things work means that doesn’t come [...]
Bermondsey Reach: Wittington Investments to snap up Southwark development with 300 flats March 25, 2022 Some 300 apartments are being planned for a site in Southwark that reportedly has a £135m development value. The 1.3 acre site has received planning consent for 312 residential flats and more than 20,000 sq ft of retail and commercial floorspace. Centerbridge and Argon Capital have appointed advisors from CBRE and KALMARS on the sale [...]
Labour suspends Neil Coyle’s whip over racism allegations February 11, 2022 The Labour party has suspended Neil Coyle, MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark, as a result of racism allegations. “The Labour Party expects the highest standards of behaviour from all our MPs and we take allegations of this sort very seriously,” said party spokesperson. “Accordingly the Chief Whip has has now suspended the Labour whip [...]