City Hall Tories call on Sadiq Khan to stop Extinction Rebellion occupation of Hyde park August 24, 2022 Sadiq Khan has been urged by the Tory caucus in City Hall to stop Extinction Rebellion’s planned occupation of Hyde Park next month. Susan Hall, leader of the London Assembly Tories, said Khan must intervene to stop the “hypocritical and lawless” climate change protest from taking up police resources. A spokesperson for Khan said the [...]
Elizabeth line: Direct services from Reading and Heathrow to central London will begin in November August 23, 2022 Businesses have welcomed the integration of Elizabeth line services from Heathrow, Reading and Shenfield from 6 November. “The upgraded services will be greatly welcomed by businesses across the Capital that rely on footfall more than ever before to help them navigate their recovery from Covid, cost of living pressures and rising inflation,” said Ruth Duston, [...]
London faces higher inflation than rest of UK, new figures show August 22, 2022 Astronomical renting costs in the capital have led to a higher inflation rate in London than the rest of the UK, according to new figures released by City Hall. The figures show underlying inflation has been 1.5 per cent higher in London than the rest of the country over the past six months, after annual [...]
London Bridge Underground closed as fire breaks out under the railway arches August 17, 2022 Passengers were evacuated from London Bridge Underground this morning after a fire broke out under the railway arches on Union Street in Southwark.
Travelodge opens budget luxe London Docklands hotel as it eyes up hundreds of new sites in the city August 15, 2022 Travelodge has opened its first new-build budget luxe hotel in London Docklands, marking a vote of confidence in the capital as a tourist hub. The London Docklands Travelodge, which is located by East India DLR station, was officially opened by Travelodge chief Jo Boydell and UKHospitality chief Kate Nicholls. At the opening, the hotel giant [...]
London’s Right to Buy-back scheme unlocks over 1,500 council homes August 9, 2022 More than 1,500 London homes have been brought back into public ownership over the past year, under London mayor Sadiq Khan’s Right to Buy-back scheme. The scheme, announced last July, aims to boost the capital’s supply of council homes, giving 14 boroughs access to £15m to buy back properties which have been – or will [...]
Khan-backed campaign to increase foreign investment into London launches August 8, 2022 A new campaign backed by Sadiq Khan to increase green foreign capital investment into London post-Brexit has today been launched. The £500,000 Opportunity London campaign – which has been partially funded by City Hall, the City of London Corporation and the 32 borough councils – aims to “showcase London as one of the very best [...]
Campaigners challenge mayor’s decision to expand police access to traffic cameras August 4, 2022 Campaigners have launched a legal challenge against London mayor Sadiq Khan over his decision to expand police access to data from traffic cameras. Activists like Green Party London Assembly member Sian Berry called the decision “terrifying”, saying it would increase Londoners’ surveillance and hit ethnic minorities the most. “With human rights under threat from all [...]
Political rivalry will keep Transport for London in eternal financial purgatory August 4, 2022 People who live and work in London know the city would grind to a halt without an efficient public transport network. Almost half of the country’s 22 million public transport journeys undertaken every day are in London. Just a quarter of Londoners use a car to get to work – elsewhere it is 70 per [...]
‘Junk science’: London Conservatives dispute validity of research on TfL food ad restrictions August 3, 2022 GLA Conservatives have disputed the validity of an independent research on junk food ad restrictions implemented since 2019 on the Transport for London (TfL) network. Published yesterday by the University of Sheffield and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, the study argued that the ban has prevented almost 100,000 cases of obesity. It [...]