The Notebook: Sport can be a key growth market for London in 2024 but only if we back evolution and ambition December 19, 2023 Where the City’s movers and shakers get a few things off their chest. Today, Matt Hardy, Morning Wire’s deputy sports editor, takes the pen. Sport can be key to 2024 London growth Sport is worth tens of billions to our capital. Whether that be through the Premier League’s London derbies, world class stadia at our [...]
Cheers to that! Square Mile to welcome five new pubs for returning City workers December 18, 2023 Surging use of the London Underground, and the Elizabeth Line in particular, has lifted demand for new hostelries
Sadiq Khan appoints ex-Canary Wharf director as deputy mayor for business December 18, 2023 Former Canary Wharf Group director Howard Dawber has joined City Hall as deputy mayor for business.
Half of Heathrow Express services cancelled as rail chaos also hits Elizabeth Line (again) December 11, 2023 Train passengers on major routes through are being hit by fresh disruption, with Heathrow and the Elizabeth Line impacted. Heathrow Express, which serves the UK’s busiest airport, Heathrow, cancelled half its services on Monday. The operator said this was because of “more trains than usual needing repairs at the same time”. Heathrow Express, Great Western [...]
London Oxford Street to get new retail space near Tottenham Court Road’s Elizabeth Line with £70m GPE swoop August 18, 2023 London’s West End could be getting a new retail and office space, following the purchase of King Sloane Properties by Great Portland Estates for £70m. The acquisition means GPE get their hands on the freehold interests at 16/19 Soho Square, 29.43 Oxford Street 7 Falconberg Mews, from Belgravia & Chelsea Property Services Limited. Worth around [...]
Elizabeth Line: £19bn route suspended due to SWAN on the tracks June 29, 2023 The Elizabeth Line was suspended on major parts of the route this afternoon as a swan caused major disruption on the popular £19bn route. TFL’s website said that an “obstruction” had caused there to be no service between Heathrow Airport and Abbey Wood, a route that takes travellers through the centre of the city. The [...]
Elizabeth Line: London can enjoy strike free half term as industrial action on route binned May 23, 2023 Elizabeth Line strikes will no longer take place on 27 May, marking the end of planned half-term industrial action for London’s busiest route as it marks its first anniversary. Eighty percent of TSSA members voted to accept the latest pay offer, which the union says addressed their main concerns. As a result, the planned ‘Action [...]
Elizabeth Line: Workers to walk out later this month on London’s most popular route May 9, 2023 Elizabeth Line workers will strike on Wednesday 24 May in what is the latest industrial action to hit London’s most popular line. The action brought by members of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association (TSSA) union announced today, is part of an ongoing pay dispute between operational staff, such as traffic and response managers, and TfL. [...]