Northern Line services will be disrupted next week – and over the next three weekends July 28, 2016 The Northern Line will be disrupted over the next three weekends, and from Monday to Friday next week, as Transport for London (TfL) carries out track replacement work at Camden Town station. From Monday to Friday next week, northbound Charing Cross branch trains will travel only to High Barnet or Mill Hill East, while northbound [...]
Southern Rail guards to stage five-day strike in August 2016 July 28, 2016 Rail union RMT has confirmed a new round of industrial action involving Southern Rail guards after "a point blank refusal by both the company and the government to engage with the union" ahead of a 21 August deadline. Guards will not work any shifts between 12:01AM on Monday 8 August and 11:59PM on Friday 12 August. [...]
More and more commuters are suffering on overcrowded trains July 28, 2016 Londoners are increasingly subject to overcrowding on trains, according to new data released by the Office for National Statistics. The data, released today, shows more and more commuters are having to get trains that are overcrowded, with routes into Blackfriars, Moorgate, Fenchurch Street and St. Pancras particularly crowded. Overcrowding occurs when the number of passengers on [...]
City Airport expansion is a boost for London July 28, 2016 Recent political events have thrown any decision on UK airport expansion further into doubt. Even before the referendum and subsequent resignation of David Cameron, it was tough to pin down exactly what the government was minded to do about the pressing need to expand capacity in the south east. Throughout the debate (which looks set [...]
City Moves for 28 July 2016 | Who’s switching jobs July 28, 2016 JLL Alistair Meadows has been appointed head of UK Capital Markets at JLL where he will oversee the strategic direction of investment for the firm’s UK clients. Alistair has over 20 years of international real estate experience in Asia Pacific and Europe and heads up the firm’s International Capital Group. In this role he specialises in [...]
How to get over your aversion to video-conferencing July 28, 2016 Meetings are a fact of business life, and their frequency seems to be increasing daily. In an international survey of businesses by Ovum Consulting, executives reported an average of 17 meetings a week. Half claimed that the number of meetings they attend every week is growing. This increase can be explained partly by the wide adoption [...]
Take off! London lifted by green light for City Airport expansion as markets touch post-Brexit highs July 28, 2016 The City received a double boost yesterday as London City Airport was given the go-ahead for a major expansion while the latest GDP data beat expectations and lifted the FTSE 100 to a 12-month high. Chancellor Philip Hammond, transport secretary Chris Grayling and communities secretary Sajid Javid gave the green light to the multi-million pound [...]
Commuter hell might get worse: RMT to ballot station staff across Govia Thameslink Railways July 27, 2016 Already reeling from upheaval on Southern Rail, commuters may enter the next circle of hell as RMT is to ballot staff across Govia Thameslink Railways (GTR). The union says it is to ballot station staff for industrial action over the threat to jobs, pay and safety from the impact of ticket office closures and the [...]
Get your passport ready: London City Airport is about to take off with a £344m expansion scheme in a post-Brexit vote boost to UK trade July 27, 2016 Forget the debate about Heathrow and Gatwick, London's most central airport is about to take off with a £344m expansion plan in a post-referendum boost to UK trade. Chancellor Philip Hammond, transport secretary Chris Grayling and communities secretary Sajid Javid have today given the green light to the multi-million pound expansion of London City Airport, in [...]
City Moves for 26 July 2016 | Who’s switching jobs July 26, 2016 Allfunds Bank Allfunds Bank has appointed Nick Emmins to spearhead its new investment research services to UK wealth managers and other third party fund buyers. Until recently Nick was a director at RBC where he helped develop its Luxembourg-based global fund trading platform. In that role he implemented new product capabilities while establishing a fund manager [...]