Homeowners near Crossrail 2 stations could be hit by new tax May 11, 2018 People living near Crossrail 2 stations could be hit by a new tax, under proposals being considered by Transport for London (TfL). The proposed £31bn project will start from Cheshunt in Hertfordshire and run through London and then out to stations in Surrey such as Epsom, Hampton Court, Chessington South and Shepperton. Property magazine Estates [...]
Sadiq Khan floats ‘junk food’ advertising ban on entire TfL network May 11, 2018 London Mayor Sadiq Khan has today proposed a ban on “junk food” across the entire Transport for London (TfL) network. The move is intended to tackle the “ticking timebomb” of childhood obesity in London. Khan said: “Child obesity in London is a ticking timebomb and I am determined to act. If we don’t take bold [...]
Heidi Alexander quits as Labour MP to take on transport reins at City Hall May 8, 2018 Labour MP Heidi Alexander has quit her parliamentary role to join City Hall as the new deputy mayor for transport. The Lewisham East MP had been widely expected to resign as she increasingly came into conflict with the current leadership’s approach to a number of issues, most notably Brexit. She will take over from Val [...]
Minicab drivers protest outside TfL headquarters over ‘institutional racism’ May 3, 2018 Minicab drivers have launched a surprise flash demo at Transport for London’s (TfL) headquarters today to protest against “institutional racism”. The United Private Hire Drivers (UPHD) branch of the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has accused TfL of pushing policies that have added “crushing new costs” to drivers such as regulations including additional [...]
London’s busiest Tube line is the Northern Line as full ranking shows Central and Jubilee aren’t far behind | City A.M. May 2, 2018 As those passengers using the stretch between Tooting Bec and Stockwell may have guessed, the Northern Line is London’s busiest Tube line with 294m journeys made on it during the past year. It runs through both Waterloo and King’s Cross St Pancras Tube stations – the two busiest on the network. But how do the [...]
Northern Line extension row over rising costs on the £1.2bn project remains unresolved seven months on April 27, 2018 A row over extra costs to the Northern Line extension is still yet to be resolved, six months since Transport for London (TfL) said that court could be an option in the stand-off, though not one it was keen to pursue. The £1.2bn project will extend the Northern Line from Kennington to Battersea via Nine [...]
Fresh doubt cast over Oxford Street pedestrianisation as Westminster orders halt on works April 27, 2018 Fresh doubt has been cast over Sadiq Khan’s plans to pedestrianise Oxford Street after Westminster Council said work should be halted while it mines the responses of residents in an ongoing consultation. Council head Daniel Astaire, who is a vocal opponent of Sadiq Khan’s plans to take buses, cabs and delivery vans off one of [...]
Here’s how to plan around the disruption caused by this weekend’s London Marathon April 20, 2018 The DLR strike may have been called off, but Londoners can still expect some disruption during the annual London Marathon, which kicks off on Sunday. Thankfully, all Transport for London (TfL) services will be running as normal, but from 6am tomorrow there will be road closures along the marathon route, which starts in Greenwich and [...]
London weather: This is now the UK’s hottest April day since 1949 as temperatures near 28 degrees in London April 19, 2018 The Met Office said it is officially the warmest April day since 1949, after temperatures in Northolt in Greater London hit 27.9 degrees celsius. It was already down as the the hottest day of the year so far, with that record being topped before midday after the temperature at Heathrow Airport was noted as 25.7 [...]
London Marathon 2018 could be the hottest on record as temperatures in London soar April 18, 2018 Runners taking part in this year’s London Marathon will want to stock up on the sun cream, as the 2018 race could be the hottest yet. Temperatures are expected to peak during the week, with London basking in the sun today, and Thursday 19 April forecast to be the hottest day of the year so [...]