London salaries 2019: Which jobs will get you a pay rise? January 31, 2019 Talent has rarely been so in demand as it is in 2019. Against a backdrop of a record employment rate, UK wages keep going up, with pay growth hitting a post-financial crisis peak of 3.3 per cent in late 2018. Read more: Employment rate hits new record as wages grow But as a UK-wide average [...]
Severe delays hit Northern Line commuters as Kennington works finally come to a close September 17, 2018 Severe delays are running on the Northern Line this morning between Kennington and High Barnet via the Charing Cross branch because of a faulty train. Passengers have been advised to use alternative routes to avoid the delays. Transport for London (TfL) said tickets would be accepted on buses. https://twitter.com/northernline/status/1041586086210928640 https://twitter.com/katbrownblonde/status/1041591617378045952 This morning's delays come as TfL announced that [...]
Severe delays hit Northern Line commuters as Kennington works finally come to a close September 17, 2018 Severe delays are running on the Northern Line this morning between Kennington and High Barnet via the Charing Cross branch because of a faulty train. Passengers have been advised to use alternative routes to avoid the delays. Transport for London (TfL) said tickets would be accepted on buses. https://twitter.com/northernline/status/1041586086210928640 https://twitter.com/katbrownblonde/status/1041591617378045952 This morning's delays come as TfL announced that [...]
A year ago Crystal Palace got their season on track with a win at Chelsea and Roy Hodsgon will need his side to replicate last year’s heroics ahead of tough run October 25, 2018 It was this time last year that Crystal Palace began to stop the rot following a dismal first seven games of the season that left them bottom of the Premier League with no points and no goals. A shock win at home to Chelsea in mid-October proved the catalyst for improvement. Palace went from strength [...]
Money in the pot? The cannabis trend could be the new gold rush November 16, 2018 Is cannabis the new gold? And if so, are we at the gates of a greener and much more lucrative gold rush? Long gone are the days in which the legalisation of marijuana seemed impossible. Across the world, laws have fallen, new laws have been made, and an increasing amount of research has established that [...]
Cricket highlights in 2018: Alastair Cook’s final century, James Anderson’s record-breaking wicket, Surrey’s impact and more December 19, 2018 It has been a year of highs for England’s Test side, with a legend bowing out, one carrying on and new stars emerging. Here are City A.M’s cricket highlights of 2018. Cook bows out on a high Alastair Cook had been a rock at the top of the England batting order for so long that [...]
UK house prices 2019: What experts say will happen after Brexit December 31, 2018 Has there ever been a more difficult time to predict the future of UK house prices? Political uncertainty looms large over the UK’s property market, but experts have nonetheless given their expectations for the year to come. Bank of England governor Mark Carney showed how dangerous the numbers game can be in November, when he had [...]
Theatre promoter Reach4entertainment revenues drop in first half after difficult 2017 September 25, 2018 Investors were not giving theatre communications group Reach4entertainment a standing ovation this morning as shares dropped after it reported declining revenues. Its share price lost 1.75 per cent in early trading after it said revenues were on the decline after a difficult 2017. The figures Revenue slipped from £41.9m the same time last year to £36m for [...]
Changing with the times: Mayfair’s historic owner is setting its sights on property development outside of London August 29, 2018 The Grosvenor Estate, one of the country’s oldest and largest landlords known for its assets at the more expensive end of the monopoly board, is ramping up its expansion plans for property development outside of London. As part of a new portfolio strategy to build 30,000 homes outside of its traditional Mayfair and Belgravia stomping [...]
Ineos invests £60m to expand production at UK Grangemouth site September 11, 2018 Chemicals firm Ineos today said it was making a major £60m investment to expand production at its site in Grangemouth, Scotland. It will build an additional furnace at the 1,700 acre ethylene plant to improve the efficiency and capacity of the facility. In a statement, Ineos said the investment showed its commitment to British manufacturing at a time [...]