Tube strike tonight over tube driver sacking for failed alcohol test March 7, 2015 London Underground staff are set to strike tonight from 9.30pm to 3.59am tonight in protest at the sacking of a driver. Members of the Rail, Maritime, and Transport Union (RMT) are protesting the dismissal, which came after the drive failed two alcohol breath tests. It said a faulty machine had presented false positives before, which [...]
Minicab firm Addison Lee growth plan accelerates to New York March 3, 2015 ADDISON Lee, Europe’s largest minicab company, will take on the US market after yesterday announcing plans to launch a new fleet of cabs in New York City. The transport firm said success in London has given it the resources to tap the US market, which it values at £2.2bn. The move will see the company [...]
London buses motor ahead for Stagecoach March 3, 2015 STAGECOACH is seeing growth across all its divisions, with its London market posting the biggest gains, according to a statement yesterday. The international transport operator said profitability at the company remained satisfactory during the current financial year, and the outlook remains unchanged. On a like-for-like basis, the company’s London bus operation showed the strongest revenue [...]
London cab firm Addison Lee embarks on global expansion with New York launch March 3, 2015 London cab firm Addison Lee is expanding its services to the hotly contested taxi battleground of New York. The expansion, its first outside London, will give the firm access to the second biggest cab market in the world after London's, which is worth an estimated £2.2bn. The private equity-owned firm said the expansion was spurred [...]
Police probe fresh allegations of Chelsea fan racism on train March 2, 2015 CHELSEA were last night facing fresh controversy after police launched an investigation into allegations of racist and abusive behaviour by the club’s fans on a train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly. British Transport Police were called to meet the train at Stoke-on-Trent shortly after 10.30pm on Sunday and asked four men to leave, while [...]
Scaffolding collapses onto double decker bus on Peckham Road March 2, 2015 Scaffolding has collapsed onto the number 345 bus on one of South London's busiest high streets. Shortly before 11:15am the scaffolding crashed into the side of the double decker bus on Peckham Road. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) were on the scene within the hour and have confirmed the area is now safe. The road [...]
Tube strike dates announced for Saturday night 7 March over driver sacking March 2, 2015 There's more misery for Londoners as Tube drivers have announced the dates for another strike over the sacking of a colleague. The walkout will begin on Saturday 7 March at 9.30pm and end on Sunday 8 March 3.59am, minimising transport chaos by avoiding rush hour but potentially leaving some revellers confused. The London Underground drivers [...]
East Coast rail line returns to private hands after Virgin Trains and Stagecoach bid to end public ownership March 1, 2015 The East Coast mainline returned to private hands yesterday following last November’s successful bid by Virgin Trains and Stagecoach to operate the line after five years of public ownership. The £3.3bn contract, which sees the consortium branded Virgin Trains East Coast running the line for the next eight years, has divided political opinion along party [...]
General Election 2015: What the parties are offering small business March 1, 2015 Before the 2010 General Election, Britain’s small business community was a rather uncoordinated mass, largely invisible to the political elite. This time around, the UK’s 5m small firms can’t and won’t be overlooked. This newly-drawn constituency has legs, and we know how to use them. In a brave small business world, the party that can [...]
Boris Bikes see red: Santander is the next sponsor of Boris Johnson’s cycle hire scheme February 27, 2015 Say goodbye to the blue Boris bikes: Santander about to paint the town red as the new sponsor of London's cycle hire scheme. They're even renaming them "Santander Cycles". Under a seven-year sponsorship deal worth a cool £6.25m a year, Santander will pay £6.25m a year for the rights to naming the bikes, then add [...]