Homes go on sale at former North London Post Office building in Islington January 8, 2016 As the historic North London Post Office, this 50,000sqft site in Islington delivered birthday cards, love letters and lists for Father Christmas. But next year, joint property developers Sagar Group and Cain Hoy hope they’ll be equally as successful at delivering a new housing, shopping and commercial district in the heart of one of London’s [...]
City Moves for 8 January 2016 | Who’s switching jobs January 8, 2016 Whistl Postal operator Whistl has appointed home delivery specialist Christine Key to grow its packets and parcel division. Previous roles held by Christine in the delivery sector include sales director at Yodel/ Home Delivery Network, sales director DPD/GeoPost UK and commercial director at Parcelnet. Earthport Earthport, the cross-border payment specialist based in London, has appointed [...]
London facing more Night Tube strikes as unions threaten action – while insiders believe project will “wither on the vine” January 6, 2016 Commuters are facing the prospect of more Tube strikes this year, after the dispute over the Night Tube flared up once again – with one union source telling City A.M. that the project may never get off the ground. Transport unions RMT and Aslef have both flexed their muscles with threats of further industrial action [...]
Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow cabinet faces slew of resignations as Jonathan Reynolds, Stephen Doughty and Kevan Jones leave Labour’s front bench January 6, 2016 A slew of resignations from Labour's front bench has followed leader Jeremy Corbyn's first shadow cabinet reshuffle. Shadow rail minister Jonathan Reynolds, shadow foreign office minister Stephen Doughty and Kevan Jones, a shadow defence minister, are the first casualties of Corbyn's reshuffle, which concluded after over 30 hours of deliberations. Announcing the news, Reynolds said: "On reflection regarding yesterday's Labour [...]
Travel disruption and delays? Why letting your staff find a better commute is better for business January 4, 2016 Returning back to work on the first day post-Christmas will have been a return to travel disruption and delays for many commuters. But, even minor morning train delays can have a detrimental impact on the rest of the working day. The knock-on effect of train punctuality (or lack of it) is apparent in recently published research from the Open Data Institute and [...]
Back to work? Shock survey finds most of us are dreading returning to the office after Christmas and New Year January 3, 2016 Looking forward to going back to work after the Christmas break? Of course you are. But shockingly, the majority of people are less than enthusiastic about this prospect, with a full three in four workers admitting to feeling stressed about returning to their desk on Monday morning. (We can’t quite believe it either.) As the [...]
Focus@Will, Wunderlist and RescueTime: Four apps to help you focus at work after the festive period December 30, 2015 It's time to swap lazy days, mulled wine and Christmas dinners for early starts, coffees and deadlines. Given this somewhat sour exchange, it's hardly surprising that the post-festive period can send even the diligent employees into a tailspin. If you're one of the many who are feeling lost in a post-Crimbo wasteland, unsure which day of the [...]
UK floods in pictures: Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge, West Bradford, Summerseat and other areas in Lancashire and Yorkshire affected December 26, 2015 People have been evacuated from their homes in some areas of Yorkshire and Lancashire on Boxing Day, after Northern England was struck by heavy rain. The Met Office issued their highest severe weather warning for the area, advising those present to "take action" and others not to travel to affected regions. The River Calder, River Ribble and [...]
City Moves for 23 December 2015 | Who’s switching jobs December 22, 2015 KPMG David Ferbrache has joined KPMG as a technical director to enhance the capabilities of the firm’s growing cyber security practice. Prior to working for KPMG, David was the head of cyber & space at the Ministry of Defence. He will lead the development of future cyber security services and advise KPMG’s key clients on [...]
Uber’s London HQ heads to Aldgate Tower while service expands to Sheffield, Bristol, Slough, Maidenhead, Windsor and more to follow December 22, 2015 Uber’s attempts at world domination show no sign of abating as the disruptive taxi app arrives at five more locations in the UK and parks itself at a new London headquarters. The billion-dollar startup will move from King's Cross to take up a new spot of around 40,000 sq ft – double the size of [...]