London airport expansion: Government gearing up to make a decision on Heathrow as soon as this week November 29, 2015 A government ruling on airport expansion could come as soon as this week, with ministers gearing up to decide whether or not to reject the Airports Commission’s recommendation for a third runway at Heathrow Airport. The Airports Commission, led by RBS chairman Sir Howard Davies, said in July that it backed building a third runway [...]
UK weather: Storm Clodagh’s here as Met Office says UK and London weather will include 70mph winds, heavy rain, flooding and even snow November 29, 2015 Britain is bracing itself for a miserable day of heavy rain and winds of up to 70mph as storm Clodagh follows Barney and Abigail across the Atlantic. A yellow weather warning has been issued for greater London and the rest of the country due to high winds throughout Sunday. Read more: Tree downed by storm Clodagh causes [...]
Hamleys parade 2015: London’s Regent Street is being transformed into a Christmas toy parade with a star cast including Peppa Pig and Sonic the Hedgehog November 28, 2015 Peppa Pig will be taking a break from her busy schedule to appear at the Regent Street toy parade, which will see the bustling street turned into a traffic-free zone to celebrate Christmas. In honour of its 225th birthday, Hamleys is calling on a star cast, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Snoopy and the Thunderbirds for a [...]
In a city where property is in short supply, why do buildings still lie derelict? November 27, 2015 From the top floor the Royal Docks’ Millennium Mills there’s a stomach-churning, 10 storey hole in the floor. It used to house a Rube Goldberg-esque, flour processing helter skelter back in the building’s heyday in the first half of the last century. Now it’s little more than a skeleton, stripped back to brick and concrete, [...]
This is how long it takes people to commute and what they do during it November 27, 2015 No matter how long it takes, everybody feels their commute is too long. But a new poll has revealed that the figure for the how long it actually takes to get to work and back is one hour and 38 minutes. The public transport app Moovit has released results of a national commuting survey, conducted by OnePoll, which [...]
City A.M. Awards 2015 Business Personality of the Year winner Tony Pidgley, the co-founder of the Berkeley Group has a true rags-to-riches tale November 26, 2015 When it comes to determining the key to his success in life, Tony Pidgley puts it down to a good dose of common sense, a splash of luck and the life lesson his first lorry taught him when he was 15 and the engine blew up. His main means of earning his keep – transporting [...]
Kilburn High Road closed after “serious” collision November 26, 2015 Kilburn High Road has been closed in both directions following a "serious collision" between a cyclist and a lorry. Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and the London Fire Brigade are all on the scene. A Metropolitan Police spokesman told City AM they were called at 8:58 to reports of a woman struck by a lorry. An [...]
Faulty train at Kings Cross causing travel chaos on Piccadilly Line as TfL suspends service between Hyde Park Corner and Arnos Grove November 26, 2015 A faulty train at King's Cross was causing travel disruption throughout the Piccadilly Line this morning, as commuters struggled to get into work during rush hour. Transport for London said the service between Hyde Park Corner and Arnos Grove had been suspended in both directions. The disruption was also causing minor delays on the rest of the line. The [...]
London’s black taxis will accept credit or debit card and contactless payments by October 2016 – but minimum fares will rise by 20p to pay for it November 26, 2015 All black cabs will accept cards and contactless payments from October 2016, after plans for the industry to move with the times by accepting new ways to pay gained overwhelming support from the public. However, the minimum fare of £2.40 will rise across the board by 20p to accommodate the costs of using the new technology. Credit card [...]
Autumn Statement 2015: Transport for London loses billions in Spending Review as subsidies cut by Department of Transport November 25, 2015 Transport for London will lose out on billions of pounds of funding after the government announced it will cut its subsidy in the Spending Review. The Department for Transport will phase out TfL's resource grant which makes up around six per cent of its annual budget, amounting to £2.8bn by 2019. The move comes as part of efforts by [...]