Uber appoints two new non-executive directors in board shakeup April 6, 2018 Uber has appointed former travel head of Acromas Susan Hooper and media entrepreneur Roger Parry as non-executive directors to its UK boards. Hooper, who currently holds a number of non-executive roles on the boards of Wizz Air, the Department for Exiting the European Union, the Rank Group and Affinity Water, was previously the chief executive [...]
April London strike: Date, time and what lines are affected during four-day DLR strike clashing with London Marathon April 6, 2018 Another batch of strike action is set to disrupt the DLR later this month, with the four-day walkout also coinciding with the London Marathon. So here’s what you need to know about what’s likely to be affected and when. Read more: A four-day DLR strike will go ahead – clashing with the London Marathon When [...]
South east London has seen “significant” increase in concentration of flights since 2011 April 5, 2018 Areas of south east London are “heavily overflown” by Heathrow aircraft and have seen significant increases in the concentration of flights since 2011, a Heathrow pressure group has found. Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (Hacan) has released a new report which covered the boroughs of Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark and found [...]
April DLR strike 2018: Date, time and what lines are affected during DLR strike hitting London Marathon April 5, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has warned of disruption to thousands of people, after the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union confirmed strike action coinciding with the London marathon will go ahead later this month. A four-day batch of strike action is set to hit the DLR later this month, after talks failed to resolve a [...]
London Underground strike April 2018: Date, time and what lines are affected as Tube drivers plan 24-hour walkout April 3, 2018 You may have heard the capital’s next Tube strike is on the cards, and it is now going to be held next week. Here’s the detail on what’s occurring when, and what parts of the London Underground are likely to be affected – along with any chance of it being called off… Read more: A [...]
Social entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and Microsoft Stores’ head named UK change-makers by London Tech Week April 3, 2018 Some of the most influential names on London’s tech scene have named their people to watch for 2018, in sectors spanning from autonomous vehicles to healthtech. The ambassadors of London Tech Week – who include Eileen Burbidge, a partner at Monzo backer Passion Capital and member of the Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group, Sarah Wood, [...]
March London strike: Date, time and what lines are affected during 48-hour DLR strike with Bank and Canary Wharf to be exceptionally busy March 26, 2018 Transport for London (TfL) has warned a 48-hour DLR strike this week is set to cause wider disruption for London travel with a number of Tube lines and stations expected to be affected as a result of the walkout. Here’s what you need to know about what’s affected and when. Read more: TfL warns of [...]
New Homes: What’s on sale in London this weekend in Hendon, Greenwich, Bow, Acton and the Docklands March 23, 2018 New developments on the market this week North West Four, Hendon From £675,000 Get more for your money in Zone Three with only a 30 minute commute to Bank. This gated development of 18 two and three bedroom apartments near Hendon Central station are also a 45 minute drive from four international airports. Spread across [...]
Heathrow boss says MPs signal green light to runway expansion ahead of parliamentary vote March 23, 2018 Heathrow’s chief executive John Holland-Kaye said today that the international flight hub is on track to gain permission from MPs for its third runway expansion, with a parliamentary vote expected in the summer. “We’ve got the green light to go ahead from a cross-party committee of MPs that expansion should go ahead and parliament is [...]
Focus On Hackney: How the London Overground caused a price surge in E8 March 23, 2018 Though the area around Hackney Central is better known as hipster central, the property prices certainly don’t reflect the salaries of young, freelance creatives. The E8 postcode has seen some of the most dramatic house price rises in the whole of London, a trend that has survived the plateau-ing – and declines – of recent [...]