The RMT is balloting London Underground workers for strike action over the “victimisation of Tube staff” February 27, 2017 More London Underground walkouts could be on the horizon as the RMT union has announced it's balloting station staff for strike action and action short of a strike. The RMT said it will be balloting station staff across its London Bridge group after one member was fired and two others disciplined for intervening to stop a "serious [...]
London’s best places to buy a pied-a-terre: Thinking of selling up for a landing pad in the city? Here are the best locations March 10, 2017 For those disenchanted Londoners considering a move to the country, but afraid of spending half their lives on commuter trains, buying a pied-à-terre could be the solution. For a fraction of the price that you would sell a family home in London, hard-working city executives can hole up close to the office during the week, [...]
Tube talks have failed – Monday’s strike is expected go on January 7, 2017 A last-ditch meeting between Transport for London (TfL) and unions to prevent tomorrow's Tube strike fell apart after the RMT union left the talks declaring the strike would go ahead. The Transport Salaried Staffs Association (TSSA) union and London Underground remain in talks at conciliation service Acas. John Leach, regional organiser for RMT told reporters London Underground's position has not changed [...]
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 [...]
Keep fit after January: Here are five of the best lunchtime-length runs around the City February 24, 2017 After all the enthusiasm and zeal of January, you can be forgiven if your commitment to those New Year’s resolutions are slacking a little by now. Time to shake-up your routine? The people at The Color Run UK have compiled a list of the best lunchtime runs in the Square Mile exclusively for City A.M. [...]
Severe delays strike South West Trains from London Waterloo via Wimbledon due to emergency engineering work January 23, 2017 Fog isn't the only thing causing misery on the transport system this morning: there's also disruption on the trains. Today South West Trains said services to and from London Waterloo via Wimbledon are expected to be disrupted until 12pm, thanks to emergency engineering work to repair a broken rail. Services may be cancelled, delayed or run non-stop between [...]
New Homes: What’s on sale in London this weekend in Hackney, Southwark, Bermondsey, Mitcham and Clapham March 10, 2017 Kings Crescent, Hackney From £98,750 for a 25 per cent share First time buyers living or working in Hackney will be able to get a step on the ladder with Shared Ownership at Kings Crescent. Tomorrow will see 36 none to three bedroom apartments on sale, some refurbished some new, next to Clissold Park each [...]
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 [...]
We French will continue investing in London’s world-beating tech sector no matter what June 23, 2016 We are French and, as such, we have a somewhat complicated relationship with the UK. Waterloo signalled the end of French global leadership, and started 140 years of British supremacy. Adding insult to injury, for a few years the French had to endure arriving in London on Eurostar at Waterloo station. But we fought side-by-side [...]
Canary Wharf station reopens after flooding trouble causes more travel headaches for the capital’s commuters January 12, 2017 The capital's commuters have been given yet more travel headaches for the week, after flooding caused station troubles during rush-hour. Canary Wharf was evacuated due to flooding, while westbound services weren't stopping at Mansion House and Victoria station also because of flooding. Bank was also closed due to overcrowding. Trains are now stopping at Mansion House, though Circle [...]