The City should welcome apprenticeships to build a higher-skilled economy for all January 30, 2017 Canada Corporation recently announced its pledge to hire 100 new apprentices. This figure, combined with 17 current positions, will give 117 career-starters a role in the organisation. This echoes Sadiq Khan’s recent calls for more powers to build skills among London’s workforce – and to help keep the capital globally competitive in [...]
With reports Barclays has chosen Dublin for its EU HQ, will Ireland be the beneficiary of any City Brexodus? January 30, 2017 Daniel Mahoney, head of economic research at the Centre for Policy Studies, says Yes. Although Theresa May has provided a degree of clarity on the Brexit negotiations, remaining uncertainties mean that financial service firms will, inevitably, seek to implement some restructuring and contingency planning. Ireland is well placed to take advantage of this. Ireland shares [...]
Westminster becomes first council to charge more to park diesel cars January 28, 2017 Westminster is becoming the first London borough to make drivers of diesel cars pay more to park. The council will charge 50 per cent more for diesel cars parked in Marylebone from 3 April, in an attempt to make a "greener, healthier city". Read more: These airports have the most expensive parking charges Resident permits [...]
More chaos in the capital: Two new Tube strikes to go ahead in February with more in the works for March January 27, 2017 London Underground workers have said they will stage fresh walkouts, with a 16-hour strike from 5 February and a 15-hour one from the 7 February. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union announced the new dates as a row continued to rage over jobs and Tube ticket office closures. Talks had been taking place at conciliation service Acas in an [...]
Severe delays on Jubilee line after security alert at Bond Street station January 27, 2017 Bond Street station has reopened after being closed when a suspicious package was reported – but police have established that the item in question was just lost property. There are severe delays on the Jubilee line. https://twitter.com/jubileeline/status/824984898016509953 British Transport Police tweeted a picture of the security dog, Scooby, used to help deal with the suspect [...]
Tube strike deadline day is here: Union boss warns of more walkouts if London Underground dispute isn’t resolved today January 27, 2017 London Underground conciliation talks over staffing levels at stations have to reach a resolution by the end of today or else the capital will need to brace itself for more Tube strike action. The boss of the Transport Salaried Staffs' Association Manuel Cortes warned on Wednesday that progress needed to be ramped up – and [...]
London’s first-ever prosecco festival is happening this year January 27, 2017 Here's something worth popping your cork for: someone in the capital has managed to entice eight of Italy's best prosecco producers, meaning London's first-ever prosecco festival is happening in May. The three-day Prosecco Springs festival will take place in Oval Space in Hackney, and will feature both prosecco producers and creators of Italian delicacies such as [...]
London City Airport toasts craft beer popularity with the launch of Truman’s brewery branch January 27, 2017 Truman's brewery has launched a new cafe-bar called Brick Lane Brews at London City Airport. It will offer "a quintessentially East End London menu" throughout the day, serving up everything from salt beef to muffins to sausage rolls – and beer, obviously. It's cold – it's started snowing – you need a Classic Salt Beef Beigel & Truman's [...]
A bird’s eye view of the Elizabeth Line stations taking shape January 27, 2017 The Crossrail rail project has released a batch of new images to give us a bird's eye view of how the new Elizabeth Line stations are shaping up. There are 10 new stations being built across the capital and in the tunnels, over three-quarters of the permanent track has been laid. Simon Wright, Crossrail programme director, [...]
Why road pricing could help liberate London’s roads from congestion January 27, 2017 It's been a tough few months for London’s commuters and drivers. A combination of bad tempered industrial disputes, burst water mains and fog have made the journey to work particularly challenging for the 3m or so people who often have to battle through the morning peak. Good timing perhaps for a new report from the [...]