Stansted boss: Scrap the ‘tourist tax’ to keep London competitive October 18, 2023 The boss of London Stansted Airport has called on the government to scrap the so-called tourist tax in order to keep London competitive.
Explainer: Why a bale of straw is hanging from the Millennium Bridge October 17, 2023 Those wandering past the City's Millennium Bridge during the next three weeks may spot an unusual site hanging from the famous 'wobbly' bridge... a bale of straw.
Former Abellio chief: Here’s how to get British rail back on track October 17, 2023 Half a year on from leading a management buyout of the major Dutch rail and bus operator Abellio, Dominic Booth sits down with City AM.
‘The death penalty is unhappy customers’: Dott chief on why London has lost control of its e-bikes October 16, 2023 The chief executive of Dott has described London’s e-bike market as “out of control,” after the group withdrew its vehicles from the capital.
D&D: Bluebird Chelsea owner gets £40m boost from new investors October 16, 2023 The business behind such popular London haunts as Bluebird Chelsea and Coq d’Argent is set to be bought by investment firm Breal Capital and Byron Burgers chain owner Calveton, as it looks to raise funds following a challenging period for the hospitality sector. D&D London, which started out as Sir Terence Conran’s Conran Restaurants, said [...]
Fleet Street store fronts down over a fifth post-pandemic October 15, 2023 Some 22 per cent of the shops on Fleet Street are now vacant, with the sector blaming sticky transport links and a slow return to office life for the drab state of the infamous London area.
Tim Martin on Vienna’s Beer Party: ‘We long for the day when Loonies are top of the polls’ October 12, 2023 As the possibility that Vienna’s next elected mayor is a representative of the Beer Party enters the realm of the semi-plausible, Wetherspoon founder Tim Martin has applauded the party and said he “long[s] for the day when Loonies are top of the polls”. Austria’s Beer Party is surging, now polling at 12 per cent ahead [...]
London’s landmark Tower Bridge undergoes overnight maintenance works October 12, 2023 Overnight work is being carried out to replace some giant components of London’s landmark Tower Bridge. Four two metre-long nose bolts have been removed and replaced for the first time in decades as part of a series of maintenance works taking place during overnight closures. The bolts lock in place the moving parts of the [...]
Go-Ahead boss Christian Schreyer to step down this year October 11, 2023 The chief executive of Go Ahead Group, one of Britain's biggest transport companies, is set to step down at the end of October.
How two blockchain projects are working in tandem towards the same goal October 10, 2023 Jillian Godsil meets Roy Hui of LightLink and Nathan Lenga from Elektrik as the pair embark on a parallel journey into the world of Web3.