London bar group Enhanced Hospitality claims 650 jobs at risk over insurer’s refusal to pay May 15, 2020 London bar and restaurant chain Enhanced Hospitality has launched legal action against Allianz, claiming that its failure to pay out under business interruption insurance has put 650 jobs at risk. Enhanced Hospitality, which owns Camden live music venue Dingwalls and Soho private members club Blacks, has hired law firm Field Fisher to pursue a claim [...]
Sadiq Khan wins 2021 London mayor election over Shaun Bailey May 8, 2021 Sadiq Khan has swept to victory in the 2021 mayor of London election, comfortably beating out Tory challenger Shaun Bailey. After two rounds of voting, Khan won with 1,206,034 total votes to Bailey’s 977,601 votes. The incumbent mayor won the election in a closer race than most pundits expected, with Bailey getting the most votes [...]
Bringing London back to life is about more than a return to offices – the capital is fighting for its soul February 28, 2021 Everyone who has moved to London from somewhere else remembers their first night here. I remember mine. My wife and I had dinner in a tiny Indian restaurant in Wembley near the GPs surgery where she’d be working as a nurse. I didn’t have a job yet – but I had that pure excitement that [...]
New Lib Dem mayoral candidate calls for City of London offices to be converted into homes October 13, 2020 The Liberal Democrats’ new London mayoral candidate has called for empty office space in the City of London to be converted into affordable housing. Former MEP Luisa Porritt – who was today unveiled as the Liberal Democrats’ candidate for the 2021 mayoral election – told City A.M. that using offices left empty by a potential [...]
Aldi extends Deliveroo trial with 11 extra UK stores July 14, 2020 Budget supermarket Aldi has extended its current trial with Deliveroo by adding an extra 11 stores, including five more in London. The extension more than doubles the number of stores running the trial delivery partnership, after eight stores in Nottingham launched the Deliveroo service in May, with Camden following in June. Aldi stores in London [...]
15 incredible Londoners in the New Year’s Honours List January 2, 2021 In a list that was largely dominated by health staff and civil servants this year, Christopher Woolard, who served as interim Chief Exec of the FCA in 2020, became a Commander of the British Empire, while Kate Nicholls, a vocal advocate for the hospitality industry throughout this terrible year for bars, pubs and restaurants, received [...]
Brewdog and Biff’s team up to create UK’s biggest vegan delivery brand July 14, 2020 Brewdog is expanding its relationship with vegan brand Biff’s to create a fully vegan delivery-only operation across the UK. The venture will use Brewdog and Draft House – part of the Brewdog group – sites to create new delivery hubs, which will serve Biff’s branded burgers, wings and fries. The two brands launched their first [...]
Four more London boroughs to roll out rapid Covid tests November 17, 2020 Four more London boroughs are set to roll out rapid coronavirus tests, as part of government plans to step up asymptomatic testing across virus hotspots around the country. Croydon, Ealing, Havering and Hounslow will this week start offering lateral flow tests to the community, meaning 25 out of 32 London boroughs are now involved in [...]
Supporting London businesses with new Covid compliant scheme September 14, 2020 Without a doubt, food and retail premises in central London have suffered hugely during the Covid-19 pandemic. Understandably, customer facing businesses like these have been slower to reopen because of reduced footfall and consumer concerns over coronavirus transmission. But with positive and supportive initiatives, like the government’s Eat Out to Help Out scheme, the capital [...]
How many coronavirus cases does your London borough have? March 12, 2020 Kensington and Chelsea has topped a list of worst affected London boroughs by coronavirus in statistics put out by Public Health England. As of today, there are 19 confirmed cases of the virus in the borough, followed by Westminster with 12 confirmed cases. They are followed by Camden and Southwark on 11 apiece, and Barnet [...]