Get rich quick: Why buying a luxury home near Crossrail could earn you lots of money February 26, 2015 No one who commutes into work on the Tube can have failed to have noticed the disruption that the construction of Crossrail is causing. With Tottenham Court Road station closed until December to build its new central London hub, you could be forgiven for thinking “is it all worth it?” Well, if you’ve got one [...]
Network Rail chief Mark Carne turns down bonus after “unacceptable” engineering delays caused “misery” for passengers December 30, 2014 Network Rail chief executive Mark Carne has said he will not take his bonus, after the travel chaos that erupted after engineering works overran this Christmas. Carne stood to receive a £34,000 performance-related bonus on top of his £675,000 a year salary. But in light of the huge disruption at King’s Cross and Paddington – [...]
Leaving London for Christmas and New Year? You need to know about these railway closures: December 1, 2014 Train passengers could face chaos this festive period as they try to get out of London during the Christmas and New Year period. A number of lines will be closed due to a series of engineering projects that … Here are the routes that you need to avoid: West Coast mainline The West Coast mainline, [...]
Amazon renews film deal with Studiocanal October 8, 2014 Studiocanal, the production company behind films such as Paddington and The Hunger Games, said yesterday it had extended an agreement with Amazon to supply the online retailer with movies for its streaming service in the UK and Germany.
TfL seals Tube map sponsorship deal with MBNA December 3, 2014 When it first emerged Transport for London (TfL) was seeking a sponsor for Tube maps back in June 2013, many jokes were made about the possibilities for stations like "Oxoford Circus" and "iPaddington". But now the sponsored Tube map is here: TfL announced today MBNA, the contactless card provider, will have its logos plastered across [...]
The going is tough – but so are we – Editor’s Letter December 4, 2014 The nights may be drawing in, but this time of year is still about hope shining in darkness. The latest Autumn Statement seemed the other way around: thick with uncomfortable truths beneath Osborne’s despatch-box bravado. Yet despite a stubbornly high deficit, warning lights flashing across the global economy, and business getting attacked for the sake [...]
Crossrail Paddington plan gets go-ahead February 5, 2014 CROSSRAIL’S plans for a major development over Paddington station were given the go-ahead by Westminster Council on Tuesday night. The 320,000 square feet scheme at the junction of Bishop’s Bridge Road and the Grand Union Canal will have 15 storeys of offices and shops on the ground floor. Crossrail plans to appoint a development partner [...]
Hurricane Gonzalo 2014 hits the UK: Tail end of storm kills woman and injures four others October 21, 2014 Hurricane Gonzalo has resulted in the death of a woman in central London. She was killed by a tree brought down by high winds in Knightsbridge, according to Scotland Yard. A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We sent an ambulance crew, a responder by car, an advanced paramedic, a medical team from London's [...]
More Tube chaos with delays and cancellations on the Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines October 1, 2014 More chaos for London's Tube users this morning, after a broken-down train at Tottenham Court Road caused Transport for London (TfL) to suspend the line between Liverpool Street and Marble Arch. To make matters worse, the Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan and Circle lines were hit with severe delays while TfL fixed a signal failure at [...]
Merchants Walk in east London: Affordable house prices, yet very commutable October 30, 2014 As the fringes of the City soar in both popularity and price, first-time buyers and young professionals on modest incomes are looking to move a bit further afield. In this case “further afield” means 15 minutes away by Tube. Bow in Tower Hamlets, east London, has seen a spurt in popularity as a result, [...]