Tube strike 2016: Here’s TfL’s travel advice for when Piccadilly Line is out of service on Wednesday evening and Thursday March 21, 2016 TfL has hit out at Tube driver unions over plans for a strike on the Piccadilly Line later this week. Drivers on the line who are union members are currently planning to strike from 9pm on Wednesday 23 March for 24 hours. Although the strike starts at 9pm, London Underground is aiming to keep services going [...]
The so-called flat white economy has overtaken finance and retail March 21, 2016 The UK's digital economy, which has made a home for itself in East London is driving the country’s economic growth, according to new research published today by a think tank. The so-called flat white economy of media, internet and creative businesses is now the second largest business sector in the UK. It accounts for 8.7 per [...]
Transport for London approves new regulations to “modernise and improve the private hire industry” as it cracks down on the growth of Uber March 18, 2016 Transport for London has approved a new plan to modernise and improve London's private hire industry. It is the first significant amendment to private hire regulations since they were first introduced following the surge in the number of private hire vehicles in the capital after the meteoric rise of Uber. The private hire vehicles will [...]
Forget Downton Abbey-style estates, swimming pools or chocolate-box cottages, Britain’s dream house is a run-of-the-mill detached property in commuter zone March 18, 2016 Spend your days dreaming of a mansion so big you can avoid the rest of your family? You are, apparently, in the minority. New research suggests that even when money is no object, the nation's ideal home is more modest than you might have thought. Forget Downton Abbey-style estates – our dream home is a south-facing [...]
Transport for London names Arriva as new operator for London Overground – and here’s what it’s going to do for commuters March 18, 2016 Arriva has pledged to help TfL introduce new trains, modernise stations and run more frequent services as it takes on the new contract to run London Overgound. Arriva will take over from the existing operator LOROL in November, and will support TfL in delivering further improvements under a contract worth £1.5bn. The contract will cover seven and a [...]
Top tips for choosing the right tenant for your buy-to-let investment March 17, 2016 So you’ve spent months searching for the perfect property investment and transforming it into a modern, comfortable home. Now it’s time to hand over the keys to a perfect stranger and hope they pay up. Or perhaps you’re upsizing and you’re hoping Mr Rando won’t destroy your beloved first home. But how can you be [...]
Advertising company Exterion Media wins £1.1bn Transport for London contract March 17, 2016 Advertising company Exterion Media has won a Transport for London (TfL) contract worth more than £1bn. The partnership will begin on 1 October 2016 and was described by TfL as the largest outdoor advertising contract in the world. As part of the agreement, Exterion will oversee advertising on trains and at more than 400 stations across [...]
Night Tube: Mayor of London Boris Johnson confirms service will commence in July March 17, 2016 Mayor of London Boris Johnson has confirmed that the Night Tube service will begin in July. Speaking to the Press Association, Johnson said he had been given the approximate launch date by Transport for London. The service was previously though to be starting in August. Services will run through the night on Fridays and Saturdays [...]
London’s Air Ambulance lands on College Green in Parliament Square after bus collision injures woman cyclist March 17, 2016 London's air ambulance has been called to Parliament Square after a serious collision involving a bus occurred during rush hour this morning. Witnesses posted pictures of the emergency responders arriving at the scene, with the helicopter landing on College Green, outside the Houses of Parliament. Serious incident in #ParliamentSquare pic.twitter.com/5Ui61RwMAo — Martin Paige (@MysticMartin) March 17, 2016 [...]
SkyTrax 2016 World Airport Awards: Singapore’s Changi Airport top holds onto crown March 17, 2016 Singapore's Changi airport has held onto its crown as the world's best airport for the the fourth year in a row. That's according to airport transport research firm SkyTrax's 2016 world airport awards which trumpeted Changi's ability to innovate. "Changi Airport continues to innovate in both product and service options for its customers, and focus on making the [...]