Focus on Wapping: First-time home buyers are taking advantage of City connections and ‘sensible’ prices September 27, 2019 Located on the north bank of the Thames just to the east of Tower Bridge, Wapping is one of the few remaining postcodes where you can snap up a flat within walking distance of the City without a completely eye-watering price tag. Formerly the domain of dock workers, large swathes of the area have been [...]
City airport boasted lower fares than Heathrow and Gatwick last summer September 26, 2019 London City Airport has said its fares last summer were lower than both Heathrow and Gatwick on a route-by-route basis, as it sets itself up as a competitor to the two hub airports. The airport favoured by businesses and bankers also said it saw a 22 per cent increase in the number of local people [...]
Uber teams up with the Open University to offer drivers free courses September 26, 2019 Ride-hailing giant Uber has teamed up with the Open University to offer free higher education courses to its drivers. The firm has today launched Uber Pro, a tiered loyalty scheme that gives drivers access to a variety of courses depending on the number of trips they have completed as well as ratings they receive from [...]
Tube drivers vow October disruption over ‘excessive’ track noise September 26, 2019 Tube drivers are set to launch industrial action in October over the noise levels of train tracks, saying they cause “distraction, discomfort, and anxiety” for drivers and passengers. The RMT union said 95 per cent of drivers voted in favour of taking action in a ballot covering the Jubilee, Central, Northern and Victoria Lines. Read [...]
Crossrail: TfL to run Paddington to Reading trains from December September 26, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) will start running services between Paddington and Reading from this December, which will become part of Crossrail when it opens from 2021. TfL Rail will replace GWR as the operator of the services, with four trains per hour at peak time and two at off-peak. Read more: Crossrail shares progress pictures [...]
Central Line: Commuters rescue man from Oxford Circus Tube tracks September 25, 2019 Oxford Circus Tube station was closed earlier this morning after heroic commuters rescued a man who had “collapsed” onto the tracks. Rush hour commuters suffered lengthy delays when the entire Central line was suspended as police dealt with the incident. Read more: Tube chaos for commuters as Victoria line suspended Transport for London (TfL) said [...]
UK weather forecast: Showers to batter Brits until Sunday after rainfall causes travel havoc September 25, 2019 UK faces days of downpours after almost a month’s worth of rain fell across Britain in just 12 hours. Some areas were drenched with above 50mm of rainfall yesterday, according to the Met Office. That was only around an inch off the total rainfall in September. Read more: ‘Torrential’ thunderstorms to shatter London heatwave The [...]
Uber suffers blow as TfL grants it two-month London licence September 24, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) has given Uber a two-month licence to continue in London, in a blow to the ride-hailing app which has been on a corporate reform drive. It is understood that the TfL wants further information from Uber before it will consider granting them a more long-term licence. Read more: Sadiq Khan vows [...]
Tube chaos for commuters as Victoria line suspended September 24, 2019 Commuters have been hit by severe delays during rush hour this morning after part of the Victoria line was suspended. The line, which runs between Brixton and Walthamstow central, is suspended between Brixton and Victoria due to a fire alert, Transport for London (TfL) said on Twitter. There are severe delays on the rest of [...]
Sexual assaults on Tube network have risen 42 per cent since 2015 September 23, 2019 The number of reported sexual assaults on the London Underground has risen 42 per cent over the last four years, according to new data. Attacks on the capital’s transport network have jumped from 844 in 2015-16 to 1,206 in 2018-19, the PA news agency’s analysis of figures found. Read more: Bank Tube station upgrade hits [...]