London Tube strike January 2017: Clapham Junction station evacuated due to overcrowding January 9, 2017 Clapham Junction station has been evacuated this morning due to overcrowding related to today's Tube strike. Southern Rail and SouthWest Trains services are not calling at the station, ⚠ #ClaphamJunction station has been evacuated due to overcrowding. Services are currently not calling — Southern (@SouthernRailUK) January 9, 2017 #ClaphamJunction There are currently NO trains stopping [...]
London house prices dragged down by Zones 2 and 3 says Rightmove data January 15, 2018 The price of London homes coming to market fell sharply over the last year, as properties in Zones 2 and 3 slumped, according to new data to be published today. Homes brought to market in the capital are now an average of £21,000 cheaper, a 3.5 per cent fall over the last year, according to [...]
Clapham Junction station shuts two entrances to avoid overcrowding thanks to South West Trains delays January 23, 2017 Not many of us like Monday mornings. But spare a thought for commuters travelling through Clapham Junction this morning The station had huge queues after a broken rail caused havoc on South West trains. It closed two of the three entrances to the station in a bid to stop overcrowding. Read more: Havoc on trains [...]
London weather: Transport for London (TfL) pledges to keep the capital moving as snow threatens travel disruption February 26, 2018 As snow starts falling in the capital today, and warnings sounded for travel disruption, Transport for London (TfL) has pledged to keep the capital moving. It said that in the case of any severe winter weather, TfL will keep “the rail and strategic road networks open and running”. This will include key arterial roads, cycle [...]
Commuters facing delays between Clapham Junction and London Waterloo November 15, 2016 A signalling problem between Clapham Junction and London Waterloo is causing disruption to services between these stations. National Rail said services may be cancelled, delayed by up to 40 minutes or amended to not call at all stations. This is now expected to continue until 2:30pm, having originally been expected to end by 12.30pm. The rail operator said [...]
Tube problems will “continue all day” after seven lines were suspended at rush hour November 6, 2017 Problems on at least one Tube line are set to continue for the rest of the day, after a nightmare rush hour in which seven Tube lines were hit by suspensions or delays. Nigel Holness the director of network operations at London Underground, apologised to customers, but said problems on the District Line are likely [...]
Opinion: London is a hub for superstar musicians, but they’re all have very different needs when it comes to choosing a place to live January 19, 2018 It’s said there’s no business like show business and with the top 10 musicians taking $278m in tour revenues between them in 2016, the numbers speak for themselves. London is a key destination on the international touring scene. Money generated by live music in the capital exceeded £1bn for the first time in 2016, in [...]
Transport for London (TfL) has mapped out 25 prime spots across London for where more cycling routes should be June 16, 2017 Cyclists of the capital, rejoice. For London’s new walking and cycling commissioner has announced the 25 corridors across London with the greatest scope for cycling, pinpointed to assess where investment should be ploughed most effectively. Will Norman, who was appointed to the position by London mayor Sadiq Khan back in December, has unveiled data analysis [...]
Sweet deal: Challenger bank OakNorth lends £21m to Strawberry Star for Wandsworth development September 4, 2017 Property developer Strawberry Star has nabbed a tasty £21m from challenger bank OakNorth, to buy a site in Wandsworth to convert into luxury apartments and office units. Along with a further £4.9m of debt from RM Secured Direct Lending, the firm will use OakNorth’s loan to develop 77 residential units with a combined floor area [...]
Purr-fect commute? Cats have taken over Clapham Common Tube station September 13, 2016 If your commute seemed a little furrier than usual this morning, it may be because campaign group the Citizens Advertising Takeover Service (yep – "Cats" for short) has got its way, and replaced 68 adverts with pictures of moggies. The ads will be at Clapham Common Tube station in South London for the next two [...]