Go-Ahead shares thrive as it predicts higher sales June 6, 2019 Go-Ahead expects revenues to be higher than originally thought in its London and international bus division, it said today. Read more: Go-Ahead appoints new interim chief financial officer The transport company also said it has seen its growth in passenger volumes and revenues in all regional bus businesses. That sent Go-Ahead’s share price soaring 9.4 [...]
Southern ranked least trusted operator by transport watchdog June 6, 2019 Southern has been ranked as the least trusted rail operator in the UK, according to new research from the independent transport watchdog. Southern, which is run by Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR), was not trusted by 23 per cent of passengers as of autumn last year, Transport Focus data reveals. Southern’s reputation took a hit in [...]
Stick with HS2 or scrap it? Where every Tory leadership contender stands on the £56bn railway June 5, 2019 Theresa May has just days left as Tory leader, and it’s not just Brexit where the future is unclear – HS2 is also at a crossroads. Much of the talk around May’s potential successors has been centred on their stance on a no-deal Brexit. But in the transport world, all minds are focused on whether [...]
Commuter chaos as Circle and District lines are part-suspended June 5, 2019 The Circle and District lines have been part suspended due to an obstruction on the track at Paddington, causing morning disruption for commuters. There are also minor delays on the Circle line. No service is running High Street Kensington and Edgware Road while Transport for London (TfL) solves the problem.
Crackdown on junk food adverts ‘will damage’ broadcasters and advertisers June 3, 2019 The government’s plan to crack down on junk food TV advertising is an “irrelevant symbolic gesture” that will damage business for broadcasters and advertisers, a damning new report has warned. Media research firm Enders Analysis said plans to ban TV adverts for unhealthy food will not tackle the issue of childhood obesity and will cause [...]
Donald Trump’s UK state visit: What the US President’s itinerary looks like June 3, 2019 President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrived in London shortly before 9am on Monday, 3 June for Trump's UK state visit. Over the next three days Trump will meet the Queen along with other royals including the Prince of Wales and Prince Harry, before a round of political talks with Prime Minister Theresa May and [...]
Business groups should be happy with Javid’s infrastructure plan June 3, 2019 This newspaper applauded the Tory leadership contest's emerging battle of ideas last week, a trend that happily continued over the weekend with candidates launching a range of new policy proposals. Former City banker Sajid Javid grabbed headlines by revealing that he could scrap the top rate of income tax, and this morning bulks up his [...]
City Moves for 31st May – Who’s switching jobs at Irwin Mitchell, Paysafe and Barclays? May 31, 2019 Today's City Moves includes Irwin Mitchell, Paysafe and Barclays. Irwin Mitchell Irwin Mitchell has appointed a new chief financial officer. Richard Allen joins the Irwin Mitchell executive board after a spell of almost five years as group financial controller at Drax Group. He replaces Andrew Merrick who has been at Irwin Mitchell for six years [...]
TfL awards £1bn Silvertown Tunnel contract to Aberdeen Standard-backed consortium May 30, 2019 A consortium comprising Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), Cintra and Macquarie Capital will build the £1bn Silvertown tunnel under the river Thames. The project, which will connect the Greenwich peninsula to Silvertown through an under-the-water tunnel, will come within Transport for London’s (TfL) ultra-low emission zone, meaning vehicles that do not meet certain emissions standards will [...]
Mapped: Where to save money on London house prices along the River Thames May 30, 2019 Whether it’s football clubs, tube lines or tall buildings, London is in no short supply when it comes to divisions between north and south. But the divide across the Thames even stretches as far as house prices, with new research showing a stark difference in some property values between one side of the river bank [...]