Rising copper prices hit commuters as thieves steal cables September 12, 2011 LONDON commuters yesterday suffered severe delays on the train network following the theft of copper-based signal cables in Guildford, Surrey. The incident, believed to have taken place on Sunday night, disrupted the journeys of hundreds of thousands of rail customers travelling on South West Trains between Hampshire and London Waterloo. There have been three further [...]
Work from home to avoid the Olympic queues September 11, 2011 Q&A: London 2012 TIME TO GET READY Q. WE ARE IN AN OLYMPIC HOTSPOT AREA AND HAVE STARTED SPEAKING TO OUR EMPLOYEES ABOUT OUR PLANS THROUGHOUT THE GAMES. NONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES CURRENTLY WORK FROM HOME AND ALTHOUGH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VIABLE OPTION, WE’RE NOT SURE WHERE TO START. WHAT WOULD YOU SUGGEST? [...]
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Survey shows City jobs hit September 4, 2011 EMPLOYERS are demanding fewer workers in financial services, according to figures out today, and average salaries are falling. Prospects for job hunters are severely limited in the sector, with vacancies down by over 10 per cent on August 2010 and down by around 30 per cent on February of this year, says Reed’s job index. [...]
London firms want better transport September 4, 2011 LONDON’S next mayor should boost transport, fight unions and spend our taxes here, say businesses. Eight months ahead of the mayoral election, a survey of London companies, released today, has found enormous dissatisfaction with current tax, transport and industrial policies. Sixty per cent support a “strong line on public sector strikes”, 57 per cent think [...]
Londoners not yet prepared for Games September 4, 2011 JUST 40 per cent of Londoners believe the Paralympics, which is taking place in the capital this time next year, will impact on their travel. Yet Monday 3 September 2012, will be a critical time for transport in the capital as employees and schools return after the summer break. With two million tickets available for [...]
Prepare yourself for the Paralympic Games too September 4, 2011 Q&A: London 2012 TIME TO GET READY Q. MY BUSINESS IS CURRENTLY PREPARING FOR THE OLYMPIC GAMES. I KNOW THE PARALYMPIC GAMES ARE BEING HELD A COUPLE OF WEEKS AFTER THE OLYMPIC GAMES. WHAT IMPACT WILL THEY HAVE ON MY BUSINESS? A. The Paralympic Games start approximately two weeks after the Olympic Games and run [...]
Commuters drive profits at Go-Ahead September 1, 2011 GO-AHEAD, the rail and bus company, has posted better than expected profits, helped by a shift to public transport as high petrol prices keep drivers off the roads. The group, whose GoVia joint venture with France’s Keolis operates the South-Eastern, London Midland and Southern rail franchises, said pre-tax profits rose 11 per cent to £97.6m [...]
WHAT THE OTHER PAPERS SAY THIS MORNING August 30, 2011 FINANCIAL TIMES DISPUTE ERUPTS OVER CONTROL OF LIBYA’S $65BN SOVEREIGN FUNG A dispute has erupted over control of Libya’s $65bn (£40bn) sovereign wealth fund, as the national transitional council attempts to maintain stability in the nation. Several NTC members have contested the authority of Mahmoud Badi, who is probing corruption at the Libyan Investment Authority. HONG [...]
Alstom leaves Crossrail tender as decision delayed August 30, 2011 French train builder Alstom Transport has pulled out of bidding to supply train carriages to London’s £16bn Crossrail, as the rail project said it was delaying its decision on the train tender to save money. Crossrail, which will link Heathrow to the east side of London through newly-built tunnels, has pushed back the tender for [...]