One gif showing how the time you spend commuting will fall by 2031, thanks to this TfL WebCAT map tool July 28, 2015 Good news for any Londoner living and working in the city – the time you spend commuting is likely to fall over the next decade and beyond, Transport for London (TfL) forecasts. By 2031, vast swathes of Londoners living on the peripheries of Greater London will experience a commute reduced by around 15 minutes, and [...]
Those Paolozzi mosaics from Tottenham Court Road station are being moved to Edinburgh July 28, 2015 When the first part of the new-look Tottenham Court Road station opened at the end of last year, one thing was conspicuous by its absence: the raft of mosaics by post-war sculptor Eduardo Paolozzi, installed at the station in 1984. Since then, passengers have complained vociferously about the absence of the brightly-coloured mosaics, which appear [...]
TfL Tube delays: This is how many hours London commuters have wasted waiting for late Tubes July 28, 2015 Whether you pass the time beating your personal best at 2048, getting embroiled in pointless Twitter debates or simply seething quietly at the injustice, delays are an all too familiar feature of Londoners' commutes. Read more: Here are the 10 busiest Tube stations (yes, they are getting more crowded) In one month, the capital's commuters spend [...]
Buskers battle it out for TfL certification July 27, 2015 DO YOU have the X-Factor? Yesterday TfL began the first of eight days of busking auditions around London to look for the next big thing in street performance. Over 200 musicians will compete for just 70 busking licenses. Standards are already pretty high, so good luck!
Night Tube dispute worsens: RMT ratchets up industrial action while accusing London Underground of “serious safety breaches” July 27, 2015 Unions have called on members to restrict their work even further, amid claims that London Underground is attempting to “undermine” its work-to-rule action. According to RMT there have been “serious safety breaches” as London Underground attempts to keep the Tube on track during a long-running overtime ban. The transport union said it had “been [...]
Rare his ‘n’ hers houses go on sale in Kensington July 23, 2015 Campden Hill Road, Kensington, £12.75m each Everybody needs a bit of space in their relationships, but if you feel you need more than most, then these twin houses may be the perfect solution. Two identical semi-detached houses have entered the market in Kensington. Complete mirror images of one another inside and out, Hyde House [...]
Dulwich house prices: London village life four miles from The Shard July 23, 2015 As Peckham and Camberwell creep up the league table of the capital’s trendiest areas, neighbouring Dulwich remains as genteel and sedate as ever. Not much changes in SE21. It views its up-and-coming neighbours with the same bemused condescension that a retired judge regards the hoop in his grandson’s ear. He doesn’t understand it, but he’s [...]
Cambium, Southfields property prices: Leafy London townhouses draw buyers south July 23, 2015 Most new homes are built on derelict sites or demolished office blocks, but Cambium in south west London has stronger roots than that. Named after the fine rings of tissue that form around a tree over time, the scheme is centred around a 200-year-old oak in Southfields that’s believed to have been planted by legendary [...]
Don’t get blue – get into The Grays: New homes in the legal heart of London July 23, 2015 What do you call the area between St Paul’s and Oxford Street? Holborn? An extension of Clerkenwell? Or simply the legal heart of London? Well, estate agents and developers have other ideas that involve turning this Zone One no man’s land into a residential hotspot. The name they’ve chosen for the area is “Midtown”, which [...]
High rise flats by Donatella at Aykon Nine Elms: First homes designed by Versace in the UK July 23, 2015 Battersea Power Station has long cast an imposing shadow on London’s landscape. As one of the city’s most iconic landmarks, in one of its most desirable areas, the regeneration of Battersea has sent developers into a frenzy. Now from the runways of Milan to the walkways of the Thames, one of the world’s most iconic [...]