The best way to get around town February 16, 2010 THE Italians have known it for decades, and there was a moment in the Sixties when the British youth cottoned on too – when it comes to motorised transport, there is nothing cooler than a scooter. It took the Japanese to turn this convenient, two-wheeled style statement into something sleek, modern and ultra-dynamic – the [...]
The lasting legacy of Toyota’s Prius problem will be more green cars February 9, 2010 WHAT do Salma Hayek, Prince Charles, Brad Pitt and Donny Osmond all have in common? The answer is that they are among the celebrities to have bought a Toyota Prius. Since it was unveiled in the late Nineties, the car has been the must-have status symbol for celebrities to prove their environmental credentials. This has, [...]
Easyjet adds 70 new European routes in a bid for 10 per cent growth in 2010 February 2, 2010 EASYJET yesterday announced it will launch over 70 new European services in the next six months, starting with the introduction yesterday of flights from Gatwick to Hamburg and Dusseldorf. The budget said new flights will include routes from London Stansted to Cagliari and Manchester to Helsinki. It will also significantly increase its presence at Doncaster [...]
Arriva seeks a tie-up with France’s Keolis January 28, 2010 BUS and rail group Arriva is talking to French state railway SNCF about a deal that could create a European transport giant. Sunderland-based Arriva has held early-stage talks with SNCF about acquiring all or part of public transport operator Keolis, in which SNCF has a 44.5 per cent stake. The combination of the two businesses would [...]
Bank DLR to re-open January 26, 2010 A VITAL transport artery into the heart of the City will re-open at the start of next month after an overhaul to allow longer trains to run, Transport for London (TfL) said yesterday. The Docklands Light Railway station at Bank, which has been closed since Christmas Eve for expansion and modernisation works, will re-open on [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS January 26, 2010 PricewaterhouseCoopers Dr Paul Robertson has joined the accountancy giant to lead the crisis management part of its risk and business continuity management services division. A past winner of the CIR Business Continuity Management Consultant of the Year award, Robertson is a regular speaker at industry events. He has spent the past 13 years working as [...]
A salt of the earth therapy for congested Londoners January 26, 2010 ENTERING the treatment room at South London’s Salt Cave clinic is a bit like stepping into Narnia. You may be going via an anteroom in a converted Earlsfield community centre rather than through the back of a wardrobe, but what greets you is an all-white environment, with powder spread in little ripples and dunes across [...]
Tube strike over Jubilee line pay row January 21, 2010 LONDON Underground maintenance workers on the Jubilee Line are to stage a series of 24-hour walkouts in a row over pay. Members of the Rail Maritime and Transport union (RMT) employed by Alstom on the Jubilee line will walk out from 7.29pm next Wednesday. They will also strike each Sunday evening at the same time [...]
UK about to miss a great opportunity January 20, 2010 THERE are two, diametrically opposed ways to respond to the immense challenges posed by globalisation and the rise of the emerging markets. The first – and right way – is that followed by much of the private sector, especially in London, the most global and open of all the world’s great cities. Everyone with an [...]
TfL and Great Portland row over new site January 20, 2010 GREAT Portland Estates clashed with Transport for London (TfL) over the amount the London landlord was paid for two buildings that will make way to build Crossrail’s Bond Street station. TfL paid the property developer £35.9m for 18 and 19 Hanover Square via a compulsory purchase order last month. However, the business insists the properties [...]