London T100 can do for triathlon what Wimbledon does for tennis, say organisers July 29, 2024 Forty of the world’s top male and female triathletes took to the city’s streets and the water of Victoria Dock on Saturday and Sunday.
Firmdale: Record year for luxury London and New York hotel group amid expansion plans August 5, 2024 Turnover at the group behind luxury hotels in London and New York edged to almost £200m during its latest financial year, it has been revealed.
Sadiq Khan reveals stance on selling loss-making London Stadium to West Ham United July 29, 2024 The former Olympic Stadium has become a financial millstone for the London Legacy Development Corporation.
Rio Tinto chief rejects calls to drop London Stock Exchange listing to focus on Australia July 31, 2024 The world's second biggest miner holds a dual-listing on the London and Sydney Stock Exchanges, but has faced calls from investors to prioritise Australia.
Rick Stein-owned group to open new restaurant in central London after return to profit August 20, 2024 The Stein Group, founded and co-owned by Rick Stein, has announced plans to expand to central London after making its way back into profit last year. Stein’s has reportedly begun the search for a central London site for its thirteenth restaurant. It currently operates twelve eateries across the south of the country, with one already [...]
Santander-backed fintech Ebury line ups Goldman for multi-billion pound London float July 22, 2024 Cross-border payments platform Ebury has appointed Goldman Sachs to lead a £2bn fintech float on the London Stock Exchange.
London hotel occupancy rates return to pre-Covid levels but services inflation fears fueled August 29, 2024 London hotels enjoyed another strong month in July as occupancy rates finally ticked back up to peak occupancy levels seen in summer 2019, but it’s not all rosy for the industry. London occupancy reached 89.3 per cent, up on 84.6 per cent last year and back to peak occupancy levels seen in July 2019. Despite [...]
Try this City of London rooftop bar to cool off after boiling hot office days August 16, 2024 Wagtail restaurant and rooftop bar near Monument is one of the City of London’s newest rooftop bars, and has a more relaxed atmosphere than some of the more drinks-focused spots further north in the Square Mile. It has great food and a decent cocktail menu, with excellent London views There have been more Google searches [...]
Green light from London council for £330m plan to build 1,250 homes July 16, 2024 Aitch Group has been given the green light for a £330m investment in Belvedere park by a London council, to build 1,250 homes in Bexley. The east-London based property group will turn the industrial land into a series of apartment blocks with a hectare of green space. It’s good news for London’s property sector, which [...]
Google’s VC arm backs London climate start-up May 30, 2023 A London-based ‘carbon removals’ platform used to green the Jubilee and the Queen’s funeral has received £5.3m worth of new funding as it looks to scale up. Founded by serial fintech entrepreneur Marta Krupinska, climate scientist Dr Gabrielle Walker and Mark Stevenson, Cur8 is the market maker for carbon removals. The firm buys carbon removal [...]