Crossrail coming: The new Tube map featuring the Elizabeth Line has been revealed with a year to go | City A.M. December 19, 2017 With a year to go until the big start of Elizabeth Line services and opening of 10 new London stations, Transport for London (TfL) has unveiled a new December 2018 Tube map featuring the Elizabeth Line. The Crossrail project is nearing the final stages of construction and the Elizabeth Line, as it will be known [...]
Peter Rabbit review: Highly irritating bunnies ruin a charming rom-com loosely based on Beatrix Potter’s book March 16, 2018 From Paddington to the Big Friendly Giant, British children’s literature is killing it at the box office. It was only a matter of time, then, before someone snapped up the film rights to Beatrix Potter and her merry band of trouserless critters. It’s attracted some big stars, too; Sam Neill as the ultimate nimby Farmer [...]
Network Rail’s rollout of free drinking water across London train stations has just started with Charing Cross March 22, 2018 The first of Network Rail’s free water fountains has been set up at a London station as part of its efforts to slash the impact of plastic waste. Today, Charing Cross was the first to get a water fountain, with plans for Victoria, London Bridge and Cannon Street to follow within a year. Charing Cross [...]
Christmas adverts 2017 round-up: Watch offerings from M&S, Aldi, Sky, TalkTalk – and even a teaser from John Lewis November 7, 2017 This year’s Christmas ad season is already shaping up to be a vintage one, with the return of an animated carrot, an over-enthusiastic elf and a shifty pair of eyes. Worried about missing out? Here’s what we’ve seen so far: 1. M&S: Paddington saves Christmas. Kind of. Paddington Bear helps out a would-be robber, thus [...]
Cliveden House review: Celebrate your last moments of childlessness with a luxury babymoon to this stately home March 9, 2018 A babymoon may sound like a wheeze designed to milk that most susceptible of consumers, the prospective parent, but dismiss it at your peril: it’s a last chance to indulge your egocentric childless selves, so grab it with both hands. With that in mind, I whisked my better half to Cliveden House and Spa. Where: [...]
British Land acquires the Woolwich Estate near Crossrail/Elizabeth line in south east London for £103m February 9, 2018 British Land has bought the Woolwich Estate for £103m, with plans to regenerate the space and bring in more retailers. The Woolwich Estate comprises 56 retail units and has footfall of 6m, and the company said it “benefits from an improving local demographic with over 40 per cent of residents falling within the top three [...]
Focus On Paddington: With Crossrail, a £775m glass cube and new homes, W2 is about to become one of London’s next property hotspots February 24, 2017 Believe it or not, Paddington, synonymous for so long with its eponymous cartoon bear and its fantastic transport links, is one of the most undervalued places in Prime Central London. Within walking distance to Hyde Park, Oxford Circus and smart neighbourhoods like Mayfair and Knightsbridge, it’s nevertheless not traditionally seen as a great residential location. [...]
Marks & Spencer (M&S) share price falls after saying sales slump could have been much worse, had it not been for a “better” Christmas January 11, 2018 Food and clothing sales at Marks & Spencer fell in the final three months of 2017, the firm announced this morning. Total third-quarter sales in the UK dropped by 1.4 per cent to £2.9bn. Shares fell almost three per cent in morning trades. Boss Steve Rowe labelled the trading returns for the quarter “mixed”. He [...]
These are the 10 best co-working spaces in London June 8, 2018 It's no surprise that London offers a vast amount of co-working spaces. Co-working simply involves the shared use of an office or working environment by independent workers. This type of space can be ideal for freelancers, small enterprises and those just starting out. Studies show employees are more ambitious and productive when surrounded by other [...]
Londoners face Christmas travel headache as Paddington closes, Moorgate experiences disruption and M1 shuts down December 24, 2016 Engineering works on railways across the country have left passengers facing disruption, with London one of the most badly affected areas. There are no trains to and from Paddington until next Thursday to make way for Crossrail work, while severe disruption is expected between Finsbury Park and Moorgate until lunchtime at the earliest due to an electricity fault. A number of [...]