City restaurants among those honoured in 2021 Michelin guide January 26, 2021 Restaurants around the City were celebrated in this year’s Michelin honours list, despite many being closed for most of the year. Da Terra in Bethnal Green and Restaurant Story in Bermondsey, headed up by Rafael Cagali and Tom Sellers respectively, were both awarded two Michelin stars, giving workers even more reason to return to the [...]
Peckhamplex, Rio Dalston and Prince Charles cinemas amongst DCMS grant recipients December 20, 2020 Some of London’s best-loved cinemas have received vital funds from the Government’s Cultural Recovery Fund, it emerged today. Some £16m has been injected into more than 200 independent cinemas across the country. Peckhamplex, a multi-screen cinema famed for showing the latest blockbusters at knockdown £4.99 prices, received £564,423 from the Government scheme. Read more: What [...]
Bermondsey Street favourites to extend ‘eat out’ discount through September September 1, 2020 The August of discounted dinner may be behind us but the culinary treats will continue into September on Bermondsey Street. Much-loved restaurants on the foodie stretch, including Angela Hartnett’s Cafe Murano and José Pizarro’s restaurants José and Pizarro, will continue the 50 per cent discount into September on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Read more: Where [...]
Property industry reacts to planning system overhaul August 6, 2020 The government has launched a consultation on England’s planning system, as it seeks to slash red tape for new developments. In the planning White Paper, published this morning, the government said it wanted to cut the number of planning cases that are overturned at appeal by creating a “clearer, rules-based system”. Every area will have [...]
The City takes the lead as Ebay reports 335 per cent jump in UK businesses July 29, 2020 The number of UK businesses signing up to become sellers on Ebay spiked more than 300 per cent in June, with the City of London taking the top spot for the most new companies on the site during lockdown. Ebay said the number of new businesses on its website jumped 335 per cent in June [...]
Link REIT buys Canary Wharf office block for £380m July 27, 2020 Link REIT, Asia’s largest real estate investment trust, has bought a Canary Wharf office block for £380m. Canary Wharf’s 25 Cabot Square, which is occupied by Morgan Stanley, is Link’s first asset in the UK. The sale of the 17-storey building, which was previously owned by Hines, is the biggest deal to take place in [...]
Super Saturday: 11 London pubs to visit as capital reopens July 3, 2020 We know Soho is opening up with pedestrianised streets, but what else is happening this weekend around the capital? Well, there’s plenty of London pubs and bars reopening, if you’re in need of a post-lockdown drink. If you’re looking for inspiration, City A.M. takes a very brief look at options – but for goodness’ sake, just [...]
Shard developer accused of ‘vandalising’ Bermondsey property to earn planning permission June 29, 2020 A row over a Bermondsey development has escalated with local campaigners alleging that Shard developer Sellar has “vandalised” a heritage building to earn planning permission. The Old Bermondsey Forum (OBF) and the Bermondsey Village Action Group (BVAG) are accusing Sellar of tearing out a hydraulic hoist from a historic warehouse in Vinegar Yard, near London [...]
Quite the tonic: Bombay Sapphire goes green June 5, 2020 On World Environment Day, City A.M. speaks to an iconic British brand that’s put going green at the heart of its business “Other than keeping people safe, the most important part of my role is nosing and tasting the gin.” So says Dr. Anne Brock, with the airy nonchalance of somebody who doesn’t quite understand [...]
Which south London pubs are serving pints this weekend? A non-exhaustive list May 22, 2020 The pint. The perfect measure; not too big, not too small. And now available in takeaway milk cartons in a host of pubs across south London. Here’s City A.M.’s very much non-exhaustive list of pubs south of the river that will allow you to have something cold, fizzy and poured by somebody else over this [...]