Global the big winner in new radio figures as Heart, Capital and LBC take top spot in London February 2, 2023 Global Media group have posted exceptional fourth-quarter results as record numbers of listeners tuned into their popular radio stations every week. The media and entertainment company amassed the highest-ever share of the radio market at 25.4 per cent, producing an unrivalled total of 258 million hours across all their platforms. An increase of listeners to [...]
London’s ULEZ must be fair and effective or risk reversal July 29, 2022 THE CLIMATE is changing rapidly. We saw that with the heatwaves that swept the country and the fires raging in Europe. But climate action can’t steamroll over people, or make them poorer as an economic crisis sets in. Well-meaning but unfair policies will, after all, eventually be unwound. No policy is a better example than [...]
Government plans to delay HS2 will cost the UK more in the long term, London business group warns March 9, 2023 Delaying the construction of HS2 to save money will cost the UK more in the long term, a London business group has warned after reports the government is set to announce further delays to the already over budget and overdue project. “Delaying construction of HS2 to save money is a false economy. Failing to invest [...]
FTSE 100 close: Wall Street sell off tames London index after Powell rate warning March 8, 2023 London’s FTSE 100 was tamed today by a sell off that gathered pace in Wall Street last night after US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell signalled outsized interest rate rises could be back on the menu. The capital’s premier index squeezed out a 0.13 per cent gain to close at 7,929.93 points, while the domestically-focused [...]
London start-up founders reap rewards of almost £200m in loans October 10, 2022 London has received more start-up loan cash than anywhere else in the country after a decade of a programme supporting entrepreneurs. Founders in the capital have received £187.1m through the government backed Start Up Loan scheme, with businesses across the country being provided with loans and mentoring. The scheme has delivered more than 97,000 loans [...]
Khan pumps fresh cash into London creatives as energy bills spiral September 1, 2022 The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has pledged £1.2m to help creative workspaces in London to become greener and more energy efficient.
‘London can be to Formula E what Monaco is to Formula 1’ July 26, 2022 Nothing conjures up images of east London quite like the warm Mediterranean and a plethora of casinos, right? Because that’s where Formula E’s sporting director Frederic Espinos believes organisers of the London E-Prix should set their sights. Alright, the Swiss bigwig isn’t actually suggesting that Formula E turn the banks of the Thames adjacent to [...]
Eurostar forced to leave hundreds of seats empty on London routes to avoid Brexit-induced long queues January 24, 2023 Eurostar is being forced to leave hundreds of seats empty on trains to and from London to avoid long queues at stations, the cross-Channel train operator said. Chief executive Gwendoline Cazenave said a reduction in the number of border officials is driving an almost 30% increase in the time it takes to process passengers departing [...]
NatWest to shutter two London branches in latest round of closures taking UK total to 66 January 26, 2023 Natwest will close a further 23 branches between April and June this year, including two in London, as the shuttering of its presence on Britain’s high streets picks up pace. The closures add to the 43 branches Natwest has already confirmed will be closing in 2023. Only two of the branches – Clapham High Street [...]
London Heathrow reports busiest day since Covid with 6.2m jetting off for Easter despite strikes April 11, 2023 London’s Heathrow Airport reported over 6.2m passengers travelled through Britain’s biggest airport in March, a rise of more than a million since February. The West London hub also recorded its busiest day since 2019, with 221,606 flying through on 31 March, despite it being the first day of Unite’s industrial action. The five-week walk-out by [...]