Tube map shows how many calories you can burn walking between stations July 22, 2015 One way commuters can beat the seemingly never ending stream of tube strikes is to walk, jog or cycle between stations – and now they can work out how many calories this will burn thanks to the below tube map. Dr Wayne Osborne's research found that most inner-London tube stations are around two minutes apart by [...]
BBC TV centre homes to go up for sale July 27, 2015 Homebuyers will soon be able to own a slice of TV history. Kasmira Jefford reports. THE scenery block at the former BBC Television centre in London’s White City is eerily quiet. For over 50 years the cavernous space used to bustle with carpenters and designers assembling sets for some of Britain’s best known programmes, including [...]
Aerial London: Seven amazing photographs of the City March 11, 2015 Have you ever wondered what the City looks like if you're hanging out of a helicopter, and about 1,000ft high? Jason Hawkes, who is one of the world's top aerial photographers, has carved a career out of doing just that. His portfolio features aerial shots of some of the city's most famous skyscrapers like the Gherkin [...]
Owen is giving Labour advice and donations April 30, 2015 FORMER leader of the SDP-Liberal Alliance Lord David Owen has donated £10,000 to the Labour party, according to new figures released by the Electoral Commission yesterday. The figures from the election watchdog show that the donation was made on 17 April. It follows a previous donation of £7,500 made by the peer. City A.M. understands [...]
Canary Wharf sets its sights on becoming residential landlord July 24, 2014 The boss of Canary Wharf Group said yesterday that government attempts to pour cold water on the housing market would do little to ease the UK’s housing crisis as the group prepares to make a push into residential. Sir George Iacobescu said that while the Bank of England had “tightened the screws on finance…it doesn’t [...]
London mayoral hopeful Andrew Boff’s radical plan for housing and transport August 16, 2015 London Assembly member Andrew Boff may be trailing in the polls behind his fellow Tory mayoral hopefuls. However, sitting down with City A.M. last week in his office in City Hall, the leader of the Greater London Authority Conservatives said he is confident he can win the open primary to be Tory candidate. “Of course [...]
Prudential RideLondon 2015 route map: Where and when to watch the race, the road closures to avoid and everything you need to know about this weekend’s cycling event August 2, 2015 It’s that time of year again, when the city takes to the roads for the Prudential RideLondon cycling event. Nearly 100,000 riders are expected get on their bike over the weekend, including Tour de France superstar Sir Bradley Wiggins, and fellow pro-cyclists Mark Cavendish, Andre Greipel, Laura Trott and Dani King – along with plenty [...]
Clipper Wharf: Luxury flats at former News International HQ and offices of News of the World in Wapping go on sale with million pound price tags April 16, 2015 Flats on the site of "fortress Wapping", the former headquarters of Rupert Murdoch's News International, which was home to newspapers the Sun, Times and the now-defunct News of The World, are about to go on the market. Developers are preparing to put the million-pound flats at Clipper Wharf up for sale, three years after the media [...]
Malcolm Rifkind’s cousin Oliver: Why politics is good for the kids April 13, 2015 Word has reached The Capitalist that Malcolm Rifkind’s cousin once removed, Oliver Rifkind, is hoping to redress the damage done by a wayward political class next week, with the launch of a plush charitable event to inject disillusioned young people with boundless enthusiasm in the run up to the General Election. Not put off by [...]
Sunlight Mews: A stunning mix of old and new in Fulham May 21, 2015 A mews used to mean one thing – bijou homes in boroughs such as Notting Hill or Chelsea that once served as stables and staff quarters for Britain’s wealthy. Built in the 1800-1900s, mews houses were typically nestled away at the back of much larger, grander houses and lined two sides of a cobbled lane. [...]