Tube delays: Commuters hit by severe delays on Central Line October 30, 2018 Severe delays have hit the Central Line this morning, causing havoc for commuters as they make their way into work. Transport for London (TfL) blamed a faulty train at Mile End, telling passengers to use alternative routes where possible. https://twitter.com/centralline/status/1057207207199207425 Tickets are being accepted on London buses and Greater Anglia services and on TfL Rail [...]
Beware of these Tube terrors if you’re travelling on the London Underground March 20, 2019 Only the bravest explorers traverse the London Underground. The tunnels of the Tube have their own microclimate and ecosystem, and are inhabited by a wide array of eccentric species. Most of these specimens are placid, if not friendly, but recently I have observed a worrying trend of hostility from Undergrounders. It’s rough out there, so [...]
Waterloo chaos: South Western Railway tells commuters not to travel November 19, 2018 Commuters heading to London this morning have been told not to travel by rail operator South Western, after Network Rail engineering works overran this weekend. Stations at Working, Surbiton, Raynes Park and Earlsfield are all closed as a result, with no trains able to depart Wimbledon or Clapham Junction until the works conclude. South Western said [...]
Tube delays: Severe delays hit Jubilee Line, Victoria Line and London Overground during rush hour October 12, 2018 Commuters were facing travel chaos this morning as two London Underground lines experienced severe delays due to fires. Severe delays hit the Victoria Line following a fire alert and faulty train at Brixton station. London buses, South Eastern and South Western rail services will accept Underground tickets. London Overground services are also suspended between Surrey Quays and [...]
No more ties in the office? Suit yourself in a world beyond workplace dress codes March 12, 2019 “A man cannot dress, but his ideas get clothed at the same time,” wrote Lawrence Stern in Tristram Shandy in 1759. More recently, Caitlin Moran pointed out that when a woman says she has nothing to wear, what she means is “there’s nothing here for who I’m supposed to be today”. Clothes are text. From [...]
Ex-HSBC employee jailed over £67,000 customer accounts scam October 5, 2018 A former HSBC employee has been imprisoned for 18 months after leaking customer account details to criminals who stole £67,000. Liberty Staph, 27, of Broadley Street in Marylebone, who worked in an HSBC contact centre in central London, pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud by abuse of position. Detectives uncovered that three bank customers had [...]
London Pride 2019: Where is the parade and when does it start? July 3, 2019 There is less than a week to go until London Pride 2019, when the capital is set to host a parade that is bigger and brighter than any that have gone before it. Last year around 1m people attended the event as people from London and beyond participated in the capital’s biggest LGBT+ celebration. But [...]
Travel alert: London Overground hit by severe delays October 16, 2018 Rail disruptions have hit London Overground commuters this morning. Severe delays are affecting routes between Clapham Junction and Stratford and Richmond and Stratford. Read more: Earl's Court Station evacuated as person on track airlifted to safety Transport for London (TfL) said tickets will be accepted on the Tube and bus services, though a good service [...]
Deposits jump boosts Metro Bank as profit surge ahead of new London branch openings for challenger in Liverpool Street and Clapham October 25, 2017 Metro Bank announced a 10 per cent rise in deposits during the third quarter as 79,000 new customers joined the challenger, with the bank’s leadership in a confident mood ahead of further expansions. The bank will open five new stores by the end of the year, including branches in Liverpool Street and Clapham, before opening [...]
Young’s boosts profits as pub investment pays off November 15, 2018 South London pub chain Young’s reported boosted profit this morning on the back of increased investment in its estate. Revenue was up 8.8 per cent from £144.1m to £156.8m, while profit before tax increased from 22.1m to 26.4m, a jump of 19.4 per cent, the company announced this morning in its interim results. The brewery [...]