Focus On Camberwell: The area’s cool neighbours and artistic connections make up for the lack of Tube September 29, 2016 Gentrification is taken to be a fairly modern concept; the word conjures up images of property developers covertly following artists home to scout out the area for substantial profit. In fact, the Victorians have been at it ever since the first railways began connecting previously far-flung districts to the capital and Camberwell was one of [...]
Watch: Timelapse video of Southbank Place construction begins May 4, 2016 Construction of Southbank Place – the £1bn scheme next to the Shell Centre – began last week. Foundations are being laid for the mixed-use development, by Braeburn Estates – a joint venture between Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company. The Shell Tower will remain the centrepiece of the site, framed by seven other [...]
Rio 2016: Here are the best London big screens to watch team GB go for gold July 29, 2016 The Rio 2016 Olympic games are rapidly approaching, and if you're half as excited we all were for the London 2012 Olympics, you’re going to want to watch all the action in the best venues possible. Here’s a roundup of the locations around London where you can catch all the action on the big screen. [...]
Spirit of the financial age – 30 years after the City’s Big Bang October 27, 2016 The Big Bang City revolution of 1986 — exactly thirty years ago — was a game-changer that allowed the City to become not only de-regulated but a brave new world of graduate opportunity. Today, it is very different: with much tightened regulation, tough new ‘ring fencing’ of the old casino banking system (separating investment banking [...]
Four in ten men plan to skip work this summer in the name of watching live sport June 2, 2016 Productivity is set to take a big hit this summer as Britons plan to pull sickies to watch live sport. With the Rio Olympics, Euro Championships, British F1 and Wimbledon just some of the events taking place, it's no wonder that one in four men say they're planning to skive work to catch the action. Last week [...]
Canary Wharf will rock you in tribute to Queen’s greatest hits August 4, 2015 CANARY Wharfers may have already been to a few events in Canada Square this summer, as the poor souls who’ve been stuck in the office all summer have been treated to a month of concerts – part of the finance hub’s Twilight Delights festival. Tonight, fans of classic 70s and 80s rock will be treated [...]
Focus On Earl’s Court: Around 7,500 new homes and a brand new high street coming to west London by 2033 October 7, 2016 Best known for its (closed) Exhibition Centre, Earl’s Court is not the sort of place you’d expect to attract million-pound investment. But it’s currently undergoing its biggest upheaval in over a century and this west London outpost is set to be a very different place in a couple of decades. The last huge change in [...]
Can you get this Plymouth graduate a job? International student touts for work outside Canary Wharf station September 10, 2015 There's a growing trend for touting one’s talents at Tube stations. It started last year, when new graduate Alfred Ajani was struggling to find a job, so took a hands-on approach and stood outside Waterloo station during rush hour until nabbing his first job at recruiter Asoria Group. Since then, the stunt has [...]
Gibbs’ river taxis take to the Thames May 23, 2016 The days of congested London bridges could be numbered after a technology company showed off its amphibious cars on the Thames this weekend. Gibbs Technologies demoed its range of hybrid cars to potential investors around Canary Wharf. Gibbs claims its vehicles are the first in the world to be able to exceed 30 miles per hour [...]
Exclusive video: Canary Wharf Group unveils prices for homes at former Shell Centre Southbank Place September 2, 2015 Prices for homes in Canary Wharf Group and Qatari Diar’s controversial Shell Centre scheme on London’s South Bank were unveiled today, with a two-bedroom flat setting buyers back as much as £1m. Read more: Almacantar buys Shell Centre offices on South Bank for £550m Around 863 homes are due to be built on the the 5.25-acre riverside site, [...]