London News and Opinion
Planned early evening closures on the Northern Line have been cancelled by Transport for London following Sunday's takeover of Tube Lines by TfL. The closures on the Northern line’s Bank and Barnet branches were scheduled to come into effect from next Monday but have been put … [Read more...]
Transport for London has reformed how it makes information and data feeds available to web developers opening up the prospect of a range of new websites and mobile phone applications offering information to passengers. Historically TfL required anyone using their data for commercial … [Read more...]
A new iPhone app from the Museum of London will allow owners of the handset to 'look back in time' and see how over 200 locations looked in the past. The Streetmuseum app, which launched as part of last month's opening of the museum's Galleries of Modern London, overlays images … [Read more...]
Transport for London has distanced itself from a strike ballot involving RMT members working for the soon to be nationalised PPP contractor Tube Lines. The union is set to ballot members for industrial action "over a continuing threat to jobs and safe working conditions and in … [Read more...]
The Port of London Authority (PLA) is to hold a public meeting next week at which members of the public will be able to put questions and ideas about the tidal Thames direct to senior managers. The meeting will be held at 6.30pm on Wednesday 19th May onboard the ship HQS Wellington, … [Read more...]
Nick Anstee will this weekend become the first serving Lord Mayor of London to run the London Marathon when the annual race takes place this Sunday. City of London Corporation officials say the Lord Mayor has continued training throughout the build-up to the race, despite his schedule … [Read more...]
Almost sixty percent of the 47 people who died in fires last year had no smoke alarm fitted in their premises according to figures released by the London Fire Brigade. The figures have been released as part of a Brigade warning of the risks of not fitting, and maintaining, an alarm. … [Read more...]
Tube passengers using Oxford Circus Tube station are being advised that from Monday 19th April they'll only be able to exit the Tube from the station on weekdays after London Underground announced access restrictions to facilitate work to replace three escalators at the station. London … [Read more...]
