Crossrail 2 may already be facing delays, says Sadiq Khan January 16, 2020 Crossrail 2 may have been delayed before government approval has even been given, according to Sadiq Khan. The £41.3bn rail project – a new Tube line running from North to South London – is in limbo as it awaits for the Department for Transport (DfT) to deliberate on its business plan. Under the current funding [...]
The Lighthouse film review: Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe shine in this tale of madness at sea January 31, 2020 From kids’ TV show Round the Twist to video game Bioshock, popular culture has painted lighthouses as, at best, weird and spooky, and at worst responsible for the complete collapse of society. Well guess what: it’s yet another bad day for the lighthouse marketing department. Robert Eggers follows up his brilliant 2016 period horror The [...]
The high streets paved with gold: Flat prices are skyrocketing on these London roads February 14, 2020 The Great British High Street has a lost a bit of its lustre in recent years. Handfuls of household-name retailers have hit the rocks, thanks to customers gravitating away from big chains in favour of local independents, as well as being seduced by the ease of online shopping. But while shops are floundering, the market [...]
General election 2019: Jeremy Corbyn pledges to go after ‘greedy bankers’ as Labour launches campaign October 31, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn has pledged to go after “the greedy bankers” and “bad bosses” as he kicks off his election campaign in South London this morning. The Labour leader spoke before a packed hall of supporters at the Battersea Arts Centre, near Clapham. Read more: Labour’s renationalisation plans would cost £200bnRead more: EXCLUSIVE: Tories tap up [...]
Which south London pubs are serving pints this weekend? A non-exhaustive list May 22, 2020 The pint. The perfect measure; not too big, not too small. And now available in takeaway milk cartons in a host of pubs across south London. Here’s City A.M.’s very much non-exhaustive list of pubs south of the river that will allow you to have something cold, fizzy and poured by somebody else over this [...]
Revealed: London’s most polluted parkruns January 13, 2020 Scores of Brits have once again vowed to take up a vigorous exercise routine as part of their New Year’s resolutions this year, with parkruns likely to feature highly among to-do lists. But eager exercisers who fancy taking part in the weekly 5km running events could be in for a nasty surprise, with London’s high [...]
Sainsbury’s launches UK’s first till-free grocery store April 29, 2019 Sainsbury’s is launching the UK's first till-free store at its Holborn Circus branch to allow customers to pay through their phones. Customers can use the Smartshop app to scan groceries as they go round the store, pay in the app and scan a code before leaving to confirm payment. Read more: DEBATE: Will the UK [...]
M&S launches urban farming scheme in London stores September 12, 2019 Marks & Spencer is launching an “urban farming” scheme in its London stores, the retailer announced yesterday. M&S Food has partnered with Infarm to grow fresh herbs – including basil, mint, parsley and coriander – at its branch in Clapham Junction. Read more: M&S’s FTSE exit is a symbol of its terminal decline The retailer [...]
Pinch brings boutique British interiors to Pimlico’s design district July 19, 2019 Pimlico Road Design District is fast becoming a galaxy of interiors stars. From designers Rose Uniacke, Nicholas Haslem and Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, to the delectable fabrics and wallpaper of Soane Britain, and the luxury textiles of de Le Cuona, each shop and showroom is unique, and there’s a contemporary energy to a district [...]
Focus on Balham: The family-friendly outpost is now pricier than Wimbledon and Putney August 30, 2019 In the post-war era, Balham was mocked as the ‘Gateway to the South’ in that infamous Peter Sellers sketch sending up radio adverts for far-flung holiday destinations. The joke was that nothing much exciting happened there – it was an archetypal dreary suburb. How times have changed. It is now a fiercely sought after location [...]