Valentine’s Day 2016: City folk and MPs have different approches to Valentine’s gift-giving February 11, 2016 In the run-up to the big day, news reaches us that Londoners are some of the most disorganised romantics out there, but most of us are still better than the politicians. Londoners may be the most generous Valentine’s gift-givers in the country, spending over twice as much on each other than the rest of the UK, [...]
Millions are risking credit rejection thanks to exes with poor financial histories February 13, 2017 A clean break from an ex-partner can be easier said than done… And now, new research from credit checking firm ClearScore has found that millions of Brits risk being turned down for mortgages and other financial products, because they’re unknowingly still tied to ex-partners with poor financial histories. Once you’ve made the step to take [...]
London’s cheapest and most boring Valentine’s Day gift-givers revealed in research February 8, 2016 London’s most miserly Valentine’s Day gift-givers have been exposed. West Londoners are set to receive presents worth just £40 on average this year, research by parcel company Doddle found. That's less than half the £83 East London’s romantics have splurged on their better halves so far this February. South Londoners have also been generous, with gifts [...]
RMT staffing row flares ahead of fresh talks with Southern rail tomorrow February 13, 2017 It might be Valentine's Day tomorrow but don't expect love to be in the air when the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union and Southern rail meet for fresh talks. The talks, which will be held at conciliation service Acas, are aimed at resolving the long-running dispute over the role of the guard, after train drivers' union [...]
City lovebirds flock to skyscrapers and cable cars for Valentine’s Day bookings February 1, 2016 Valentine's Day is now less than two weeks away, and you’ve only just realised, haven’t you? Securing a restaurant with a view might be hard this year, as the Square Mile’s skyscrapers are already fully booked. Saturday 13th February is the big day for London’s lovebirds, as many venues won’t be open on Sunday. Jason Atherton’s City Social in [...]
Valentine’s Day 2016: Have a romantic weekend getaway within walking distance of your office February 7, 2016 Nothing says “romance” like a bottle of European sparkling wine at a bar overlooking your office. There’s Valentine’s packages for both millennials and traditionalists on offer in the swanky hotels of London’s financial quarters, so there’s no need to leave your desk at all this weekend. In Liverpool Street, the Andaz hotel has given “Netflix and [...]
Pro-Heathrow group sends Valentine’s Day message to “commitment-phobe” Prime Minister David Cameron February 11, 2016 Pro-Heathrow expansion group Back Heathrow is hoping to find love this Valentine's day from Prime Minister David Cameron, sending him a romantic message urging him to "make a commitment" to Heathrow. The message is from a "busy west London airport, well-built, popular, looking for a commitment (to a third runway), hoping "David Cameron will make my [...]
Valentine’s Day 2016 office romance advice: Red roses and thorny issues – your relationships rights at work February 12, 2016 "Will you be my office Valentine?” It’s well known that work is fertile ground for the blossoming of intimate relationships. And the City is more fertile than most, with colleagues working long hours together. But in what circumstances could employers put a stop to romance and discipline those having an office fling? Can my employer [...]
All aboard the train to London… Winterloo? December 18, 2016 Anyone travelling in or out of London today may notice a slight change to their destination. No, it's not another major disruption to holiday travel (surprisingly), but the latest efforts of South West trains to bring a smile to the face of travellers. All services are terminating at London, um, Winterloo…. Journeys can also me [...]
Need some Valentine’s Day ideas? We’ve got you covered with our expert guide to the perfect date February 10, 2016 It’s almost Valentine’s Day, the yearly celebration of big kisses on the mouth, so you know what that means: candle-lit dinners, small boxes of chocolate cubes, asking your beloved to turn all the lights on and off in quick succession to create a strobe effect as you dance every kind of forbidden sex-dance there is. But [...]