Police hunting suspect in apparent acid attack in north London June 25, 2015 A commuter and a TfL employee were attacked by a man who threw a substance thought to be acid in their faces while on the London Overground. The female passenger and the male worker were attacked at South Tottenham, north London. Fellow travellers poured water on the pair, who were treated by the [...]
Dell Park in Englefield Green is a polo fanatic’s dream on part of the Candy brothers’ former estate in Surrey June 25, 2015 The British polo season has got off to a galloping start, but for some fans of the equestrian sport, viewing it from the sidelines just isn’t good enough. That was certainly the case for the private European owner of Dell Park in Englefield Green, Surrey, who set out 10 years ago to build a contemporary [...]
Cycle bridge for Canary Wharf June 24, 2015 PLANS for a “Brunel Bridge” to connect Canary Wharf cyclers with central London have come on in leaps and bounds. Cycling charity Sustrans has been awarded £200,000 to look into building a bike bridge from the financial district to Southwark. Transport for London (TfL) has granted £170,000 to the scheme, matched with £30,000 from local [...]
Private investors can plug London’s infrastructure gap – if we allow them to June 24, 2015 London's infrastructure is struggling to cope. Not only are our roads, rail and tube systems in need of a major upgrade (some of which is already underway), but we need new homes, better broadband provision and mobile reception, and more schools and colleges to train the businessmen and women of the future. According to [...]
Boris Johnson says Uber drivers must pass black cab style Knowledge test June 24, 2015 Fresh from his expletive-ridden verbal tussle with a cabbie, the Mayor of London has come out on the side of London's black cab drivers in their rivalry with Uber. Boris Johnson has promised Knowledge style tests and language requirements for Uber drivers who London's traditional taxi drivers believe should be better regulated. Speaking at the [...]
London’s cyclists will continue to die until decisive action is taken June 24, 2015 The latest cyclist casualty figures from TfL look like good news. Cyclist deaths and serious injuries appear to have gone down at the same time as the number of people in London cycling – especially commuting into the centre – is increasing. And yet the number of cyclists killed or suffering life-changing injuries in [...]
Goldsmith gets go-ahead from voters to run for London Mayor June 23, 2015 Zac Goldsmith has officially joined the race for City Hall after voters in his constituency voted overwhelmingly in favour of him running to replace Boris Johnson. Goldsmith, who has been an MP for Richmond Park since 2010, announced his intention to run last week, but said that he would only throw his hat into the [...]
Women build bridges across gender divide June 23, 2015 WOMEN make up only six per cent of UK engineers – but that hasn’t stopped these London engineers from joining a male-dominated workforce, building everything from the Shard to Crossrail. Yesterday marked the second-ever National Women in Engineering Day, to highlight the lack of female engineers. This is bad news for business, according to a [...]
Mix it up: Nothing beats a hotel for glamour and good conversation June 23, 2015 London’s best hotel bars can be intimidating places. A wasted youth of chatting about real ale (before it was fashionable) at town hall festivals didn’t prepare me for the pomp of a decent hotel bar. Years ago, I just about got through the door of the American Bar at The Savoy dressed in my best [...]
Mayor of London hopeful Sol Campbell is an average Londoner who doesn’t own an Oyster Card June 23, 2015 After having presented himself as a different option from other candidates in his bid to become the mayor of London, Sol Campbell has revealed he may not be quite the average-Joe he claims to be after admitting he does not own an Oyster Card. In an interview with LBC radio station, the multi-millionaire explained to [...]