Finsbury Park becomes one of London’s largest transport hubs as engineering works at King’s Cross continue to overrun December 27, 2014 Avoid Finsbury Park #railway & #underground it's crazy here, stuck in a corridor over 1hr, disorganised chaos #London pic.twitter.com/wLyL1qnSnv — Jim Ewing (@jimewing) December 27, 2014 Finsbury Park station was shut by Network Rail due to "dangerous overcrowding" this afternoon as London was hit by a second day of rail chaos as engineering works around [...]
10 times London was awesome in 2014 December 23, 2014 As if we didn’t already know how awesome London was, in 2014 it proved itself better than any other city (especially New York) in almost every way. 1. Best city in the world London is an economic powerhouse, technologically ready and a city gateway making it a transport and tourism hub. Basically, that makes London the [...]
Addison Lee chief executive slams TfL over Uber’s rapid entry into London taxi market December 23, 2014 Addison Lee's chief executive Liam Griffin has slammed Transport for London (TfL) for allowing Uber such an easy entrance into the London transport market. Speaking to the Evening Standard, Griffin said TfL had "bottled" it and accused the regulator of "letting down" black cab drivers. He argued TfL was failing to enforce rules and regulations [...]
Billy cycling December 22, 2014 The Elephant and Castle roundabout is infamous among cyclists. In 2013, the last year for which we have complete data, there were 15 incidents involving cyclists on or next to the junction. In May last year, Abdelkhalak Lahyani, a married man of 47, was knocked from his bike as he cycled to work at the [...]
Taiwan could ban Uber for “illegal” operations December 22, 2014 What do Spain, Thailand, Colombia, France and the Netherlands have in common? All have taken action against Uber services – including banning the taxi app outright – and Taiwan could be the latest to follow suit. Uber faces a possible ban in Taiwan after the country’s Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) revealed [...]
From Quindell and Gotham City to Uber and the LDTA – five of the biggest business battles to watch out for in 2015 December 22, 2014 Rival camps have banded together, the lines are drawn, battle armour is on and adrenaline is running high. All that's left for spectators to do is grab some popcorn and watch from the ringside. From rival estate agents, to a business targeted by a Batman styled US fund and an influx of tiny new banks [...]
City Moves for 22 December 2014 | Who’s switching jobs December 21, 2014 LEBC Simon Turner has been appointed director of business planning at the IFA, pensions and employee benefits consultancy. He was previously regional head of financial planning for the northern region at Grant Thornton. Turner has 25 years’ experience in financial services. Jones Day The law firm has announced the appointment of 42 partners, with three [...]
City A.M. has raised millions for good causes over the years December 18, 2014 City A.M. is no stranger to philanthropy, and has achieved some impressive results through its charity appeals. For its first appeal, launched in 2011, it chose Opportunity International, a charity which provides microfinance loans for thousands of enterprising Africans who want to start their own business. City A.M.’s initial ambitious target was £250,000, but ultimately [...]
London Bridge is burning down? Tube station shut as emergency services deal with “small fire” December 16, 2014 London Bridge underground station has been shut while the London Fire Brigade deals with what is being called a “small fire”. The rail station is still open, but the underground station was evacuated this morning. The London Fire Brigade confirmed it was at the scene minutes ago. Witnesses took to social media to [...]
Customer satisfaction up, delays down: Can this be the London Underground we know and love? December 15, 2014 Figures out today show that while passenger numbers keep on growing, our satisfaction with London Underground has increased, while delays keep on dropping. Can this be the London Underground we know and love? Between July 20 and October 11 the Tube carried eight million passengers, and we made a total of 104.1m journeys, compared [...]