Barclays has deducted more than £1.5m from its sponsorship of the capital’s cycle hire scheme, a new Freedom of Information request has revealed. The bank had promised up to £50m towards the loss-making £225m scheme, … [Read more...]
Barclays deducts £1.5m from cycle hire sponsorship over performance failures
April 23, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Boris Bikes satisfaction levels fall after price hike
April 17, 2013 by 6 Comments
Satisfaction levels with the capital’s cycle hire scheme has fallen, with users unhappy about the recent price increase and bike & docking station availability, according to internal Transport for London polling. In November … [Read more...]
Fire Brigade staff in line for £1.5m backpay after Court of Appeal verdict
April 11, 2013 by 1 Comment
Staff employed by the London Fire Brigade are in line for a backdated pay rise of £1.5m after the Court of Appeal backed a legal challenge over the wording of a three-year pay deal. In July 2007 the London Fire & Emergency … [Read more...]
Boris calls on developers to transform London’s Royal Docks
March 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Boris Johnson has launched an international competition to find developers to design the UK’s first floating village, bringing homes, jobs and workspaces to the Royal Docks. The development would sit “directly under” the … [Read more...]
Further rail devolution for London could be announced by April
January 31, 2013 by
Plans for Transport for London to take control of more surface rail services could be announced by April according to Mayor Boris Johnson. TfL already operates the London Overground and is seeking control of suburban services … [Read more...]
Exclusive: TfL reveals how much Barclays has paid for Cycle Hire scheme
December 19, 2012 by
Barclays Bank has so far paid £13.43m out of its promised £50m sponsorship of the London Cycle Hire scheme. The figure was released to MayorWatch by Transport for London following a series of Freedom of Information … [Read more...]
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