Jewish man abused twice in one hour in central London over the weekend July 8, 2021 A Jewish man was abused twice in one hour in central London last weekend. He was physically threatened while on his way home because of his appearance, his brother said. Yochai Liberov, a researcher from North London, was sitting on a bus to Oxford Street at around 11.40pm on 3 July when another passenger got [...]
Shaun Bailey: Mayor’s £70m Good Growth Fund created only 109 jobs since 2017 February 23, 2021 Mayor Sadiq Khan faces criticism from Shaun Bailey over Good Growth Fund which has only produced 109 jobs
Strong West End recovery vital for City of London’s future, says Khan March 30, 2021 The UK’s financial services sector will be irreversibly damaged if the West End does not have a strong recovery and Frankfurt is left to scoop up City of London jobs, according to Sadiq Khan. Khan today called out the government for not providing targeted funding for central London, which has been adversely affected by Covid-19, [...]
City Corporation launches consultation on a safer, greener Bank Junction March 29, 2021 The City of London Corporation has today (29 March) launched a public consultation on proposed improvements to Bank Junction, scheduled to coincide with the re-opening of the improved Bank station. Transport for London (TfL) has been upgrading and expanding Bank and Monument stations since April 2016, with works scheduled to be complete by late 2022. [...]
Card payments help Paypoint offset its drop in revenue January 21, 2021 An increase in card payment transactions has helped Paypoint weather the Covid storm as it targets more retail partners amid the pandemic. Underlying group net revenue fell nearly 11 per cent to £24.5m in the third quarter following the end of its contract with British Gas. Its revenue from UK retail services fell 1.4 per [...]
Get e-scooter trials rolling in London, ministers urged October 8, 2020 A group of e-scooter firms have joined forces to call for the government to roll out a capital-wide trial of the new transport option. In an open letter to ministers co-ordinated by think tank the Centre for London, firms such as Lime, Spin, and Voi said e-e scooters could “help create a low carbon, inclusive, [...]
TfL chief faces calls to resign for ‘downplaying’ Crossrail pressures April 23, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) chief Mike Brown is facing calls to resign over allegations he downplayed the pressures facing Crossrail as it became clear the project would struggle to open on time. Email extracts cited in the London Assembly’s second report into Crossrail, which is jointly sponsored by TfL and the Department for Transport, show Brown, [...]
Sadiq Khan allies claim Number 10 is trying to weaken City Hall August 16, 2020 Allies of Sadiq Khan are worried the government is making a concerted attempt to transfer power away from City Hall. The mayor of London has had a series of conflicts with the government, beginning with a set of conditions placed on a £1.6bn TfL bailout from the government. The terms of the bailout saw Boris [...]
TfL awards £1bn Silvertown Tunnel contract to Aberdeen Standard-backed consortium May 30, 2019 A consortium comprising Aberdeen Standard Investments (ASI), Cintra and Macquarie Capital will build the £1bn Silvertown tunnel under the river Thames. The project, which will connect the Greenwich peninsula to Silvertown through an under-the-water tunnel, will come within Transport for London’s (TfL) ultra-low emission zone, meaning vehicles that do not meet certain emissions standards will [...]
Dianne Abbott apologises for drinking cocktail on TfL overground service April 20, 2019 Dianne Abbott has apologised after a photo of her drinking a mojito on a Transport for London service was circulated on social media and various news websites. The shadow home secretary was enjoying the cocktail on one of London's overground trains as she commuted home, which is banned. Read more: Britain cannot keep delaying Brexit, says EU [...]