London helps to drive profits at hotelier PPHE August 28, 2014 PPHE Hotel Group, the owner of the Park Plaza at Westminster Bridge (pictured below), reported a surge in profits and revenue in the first half of the year, boosted by a rise in visitor numbers and a room price hike. The group, which owns and manages 38 art’otel and Park Plaza hotels across Europe, the [...]
London Marathon 2015: How to get around the capital by Tube, train, bus, DLR, overground and car April 26, 2015 If you're not taking part in one of the country's largest sports events today, you might want to avoid central London – it's almost certain to be a travel nightmare. But for those of you who are running/supporting/spectating, here are some top tips issued by Transport for London to help you get around the city. [...]
Bad news if you travel through Elephant & Castle – prepare for commuter disruption for the next year March 31, 2015 If you travel through Elephant & Castle to get to work, prepare yourselves for more than a year of disruption as part of the Crossrail for Bikes project gets underway. The northern roundabout at the south London junction is being overhauled by Transport for London to provide two-way traffic, dedicated cycle lanes and safer pedestrian [...]
Elephant and Castle named the most dangerous junction in London as top 10 cycle hotspots revealed February 25, 2015 The 10 worst hot spots for cyclists in London have been identified – and Elephant and Castle has been named the most dangerous junction in the capital. There have been 80 accidents between motorists and cyclists reported to police between 2009 and 2013, topping the list of locations surveyed by insurance giant Aviva. The next [...]
London Bridge commuters face over a year of disruption as platforms remain closed January 12, 2015 Commuters using London Bridge station haven't seen the end of their travel woes, according to Network Rail bosses. Rebuilding work at the station could mean disruption and inconvenience to passengers for over a year. Those travelling to London Bridge using Southeastern's Charing Cross service will need to take another route entirely from today. The service [...]
Travel chaos as Waterloo & City line suspended as Thameslink travel woes continue February 2, 2015 The sentence commuters dread to hear on a Monday morning has been tweeted by Waterloo & City today. “No service on the line while we fix a faulty train.” Transport for London has issued scant detail as to what the problem is. However, an announcer on the line itself said service had [...]
More London bus strikes scheduled over driver pay disparity – here are the companies taking part and routes affected February 3, 2015 More bus strikes are scheduled to take place over the next fortnight, as unions fight against pay discrepancies across operators. The first is scheduled for February 5 and will run from around 4am Thursday morning until early Friday morning. Buses should operate as normal on Friday by the morning rush hour. A second 24 hour [...]
UK national rail strike: Which train routes are affected, will my ticket be valid, when will the strike take place? All your Network Rail bank holiday walkout questions answered May 21, 2015 UPDATE 2.45pm: The RMT has followed the TSSA union in "suspending" its strike . Things are not going well for Network Rail: having tried everything in its arsenal to prevent a planned strike by workers in the RMT union over pay and jobs, yesterday it resorted to sending threatening legal letters. Not exactly a sign of power. As [...]
London travel chaos: Heathrow Express suspends services as A13 lorry crash causes traffic delays January 21, 2015 Commuters faced chaos this morning as Heathrow Connect and Heathrow Express cancelled services and an accident on the A13 led to severe traffic diversions. The A13 was shut down in both directions at Marsh Way, east London. Police were called in at 5:16am this morning after a collision between a lorry and two vans. Two [...]
Focus on Earlsfield: The hidden wonder near Nappy Valley February 12, 2015 A few years ago, I’d say where I lived and no one would have a clue where it was,” says Rupert Grieg, sales manager at Foxtons’ Earlsfield branch. “But then you said, it’s between Wimbledon and Balham, and suddenly it made sense.” For most people, this is probably still true. Swamped by popular neighbours – [...]