London Underground workers to STRIKE at end of July – here’s all you need to know July 7, 2023 London Underground workers are to take industrial action in a long-running dispute over jobs, pensions and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) said its members will take strike action from July 23 to 28. The RMT said there will be no strike on Monday July 24, while workers in different grades will take action on each of [...]
SlowBurn review: Restaurant in a Walthamstow jeans factory is an unexpected joy July 5, 2023 Nothing says gentrification quite like a restaurant that pops up three times a week in a jeans factory in a commercial estate at the bleak end of Walthamstow. Blackhorse Road is one of those enclaves of London that town planners forgot about until a few years ago, during which time it has gone from a [...]
Train derailment on line to London Bridge causes travel chaos on Thameslink June 9, 2023 A derailment within a depot between Dartford and London Bridge has forced all lines to be closed this morning. Major disruption was caused by the incident, with Network rail reporting just before 9am that the train was now clear of the track at Plumstead. However it was being inspected for damage caused so disruption would [...]
Over a third of Londoners now travelling into the office more frequently as strikes fail to deter commuters May 31, 2023 Rail strikes have failed to stop Londoners heading into the office this year, new data shows. Almost two in five Londoners (38 per cent) are commuting more frequently than they were at the start of the year, according to new data from Virgin Media’s O2 Business Mover Index, covering January to March. Wednesday was the [...]
Jimmy McLoughlin: Why training could put our AI fears to bed May 4, 2023 More than 1 in 4 Britons already think that AI could do their job better than them. That is the remarkable statistic that we found undertaking some recent polling alongside leading research firm, FocalData. Even more dramatically the number increases to just under 1 in 2 who think AI will do their job better in [...]
London Underground could face summer of strikes as Mick Lynch’s RMT re-ballots 10,000 members April 25, 2023 10,000 RMT members are set to be re-balloted for strike action today, in a continuing row over jobs and pensions which looks set to pile more misery on London commuters. The RMT, Transport for London and Sadiq Khan have been in a fierce dispute over the past year, after plans were announced to cut 600 [...]
Explainer: Why e-scooters are London’s biggest fire threat March 30, 2023 What’s the biggest fire threat in London? You would think it’s kitchen electricals, cigarette butts still burning, or millennials leaving scented candles on. But you’d be wrong: it’s actually e-scooters and e-bikes’ batteries. The London Fire Brigade has warned the risk of these batteries exploding is the most pressing issue they’re facing in the capital. [...]
E-bikes as a means for change March 24, 2023 With budgets being squeezed tight, the tube becoming ever more crowded and unreliable, and gym membership prices continuing to rise, there has never been a better time to join the e-bike revolution. The renewed drive to bring workers back into the city has pushed London’s previously stretched public transport facilities beyond comfortable capacity, with crowding [...]
London loves Thursday! 3.3m use Tube in return to (co-working) office – and the pub March 24, 2023 Thursday is now the most popular day for London workers to head into the office – with over 3.3m jumping on the tube to join colleagues for after work drinks. According to the latest ridership from TFL and WeWork shared exclusively with City A.M, Thursday is now the most popular weekday to travel on the [...]
Rail strikes: Pubs and bars breathe sigh of relief – but walkouts are still planned March 21, 2023 London’s hospitality sector has welcomed RMT trade members’ vote to accept a pay offer from Network Rail, after the strikes and disruptions cost restaurant and pub business up to £3bn. Kate Nicholls, chief executive at UKHospitality, described the decision as “encouraging news” for hospitality businesses. She said: “There’s plenty still to be done, of course, [...]