Getting hired is all about communication: This guy did it by holding up a sign at Waterloo Station. Now he’s back – and hiring January 27, 2015 Back in August, new graduate Alfred Ajani was struggling to find a job. Having finished a sports marketing degree at Coventry University three months earlier, Ajani says he had submitted 300 job applications, but had yet to receive an offer he was interested in. So en route to a job interview, he [...]
Can you get this Plymouth graduate a job? International student touts for work outside Canary Wharf station September 10, 2015 There's a growing trend for touting one’s talents at Tube stations. It started last year, when new graduate Alfred Ajani was struggling to find a job, so took a hands-on approach and stood outside Waterloo station during rush hour until nabbing his first job at recruiter Asoria Group. Since then, the stunt has [...]
Waterloo and City line Tube strike 2015 dates: RMT staff will stage 48-hour walk out from 28-30 September September 22, 2015 Tube workers will stage a fresh 48-hour Tube strike in a row over pay targetting one of the capital's major commuter routes – the Waterloo and City line. The strike will go ahead following a vote in favour of action by RMT union members. However, London Underground claims just three people voted for it. Control [...]
Bank and Monument Tube stations re-opened after fire alert; Waterloo & City Line, DLR to restart August 18, 2015 Bank and Monument Tube stations in central London have been re-opened this morning after a fire alert turned out to be a false alarm. Transport for London tweeted about the closure shortly after 11am, the stations were evacuated for around 20 minutes. The London Fire Brigade was called to the scene. A TfL [...]
TfL: Bank station reopens fire alert and reported flooding as Waterloo and City, Circle, Hammersmith and City lines disrupted August 28, 2015 Commuters faced travel chaos in the run-up to the bank holiday, after Bank and Monument stations were closed and several lines were disrupted after a fire alert. Although the stations have now reopened, several lines, including the Waterloo and City line, were still disrupted. Transport for London cannot give an estimate of when normal service [...]
Disruption on Jubilee Line over problem at Bond Street and overcrowding at Canada Water station March 9, 2016 Commuters faced a nightmare getting into work this morning after disruption across the Jubilee Line caused chaos at key stations including Bond Street, Waterloo and Canada Water. A customer incident at Bond Street at around 7:30am led to the entire line being briefly halted. Transport for London warned that some trains are being held up for short periods [...]
Easter weekend travel: Passengers describe “chaos”, “hell” and “horrific” scenes across London’s busiest train stations March 25, 2016 It wouldn't be Easter without Londoners sharing their troubles from the capital's transport hubs. And this weekend has proved no exception so far, with travellers complaining of "total chaos" at St Pancras, “horrific” scenes at Euston and “hell” at Paddington. Read more: Why your Easter travel plans may be disrupted The government warned yesterday that delays would be [...]
Visual vanguard: JCDecaux’s Spencer Berwin talks hawks, scaling and London’s digital landscape April 25, 2016 London's landscape is in flux. Almost 120 skyscrapers are in the pipeline, and the proliferation of bright digital billboards in train stations, roundabouts and bus shelters are transforming the capital’s aspect into something altogether more dynamic and enthralling. Outdoor specialist JCDecaux is behind this massive digital roll-out. After winning TfL’s £300m bus shelter contract last [...]
Obelisks to Old Street: What next for out-of-home? September 6, 2015 SINCE the Ancient Egyptians inscribed their laws on giant stone obelisks, “out-of-home” advertising (OOH) has been grabbing our attention. Few commuters will have missed the “dino” domination of Waterloo Station earlier this summer – a project by Universal Pictures and JCDecaux UK to create buzz around the release of the blockbuster Jurassic World. It was [...]
August bank holiday 2015 train travel disruption: Charing Cross, Cannon Street, Waterloo East and London Bridge among several stations closed August 28, 2015 Hoping to travel by train this bank holiday? Think again: it looks like there will be pretty widespread disruption to rail services in London and the rest of the country between tomorrow and Monday. Here's just how bad it's going to get. Trains in and out of London are going to be severely [...]