London News and Opinion
Bank Holiday visitors to the Churchill War Rooms will be able to witness a re-enactment of a WWII RAF operations room with a team of Battle of Britain uniformed re-enactors playing out a raid on London on 15th September 1940. Between 28th and 30th August there will be four daily … [Read more...]
Royal Mail is marking the London Eye's tenth anniversary with a special Commemorative Sheet of stamps which goes on sale from today. The sheet of 10 first class Union Flag stamps features images spanning the Eye's life, including sketches, construction as well as views from the … [Read more...]
The upgrade of the Jubilee Line may not be completed by end of the year according to London Underground bosses who claim Tube Lines, the PPP contractor recently bought out by Transport for London, was "well behind schedule" despite giving assurances that they would complete the work … [Read more...]
Londoners and visitors to the capital are being invited to enjoy an "Empire State Building-style viewing gallery" when Westminster's Altitude 360 throws open the doors to the public this month. The viewing gallery, located on the 29th floor of the Millbank Tower, offers a 360 degree … [Read more...]
The case for higher Tube and bus fares in the capital has not been made according to a new report due to be published today by the London Assembly’s Budget and Performance Committee. With passenger numbers higher during the recession than previously forecast, Assembly Members … [Read more...]
Boris Johnson joined Tube bosses and passengers this morning for the official launch of London Underground's first air-conditioned train. The Mayor travelled from Wembley Park to Watford on the new Metropolitan line train - the first of a fleet of 191 S-Stock trains for the sub-surface … [Read more...]
London's cycle hire scheme officially opened today, almost three years after then Mayor of London Ken Livingstone asked transport bosses in the capital to investigate the feasibility of such a scheme after being impressed by Paris's Velib service. At the 2008 Mayoral elections … [Read more...]
A new report from the London Assembly has called on London Mayor Boris Johnson and local boroughs to do more to protect the capital's local shops. The Assembly’s Planning and Housing Committee has today published 'Cornered shops' which sets out ways in which both tiers of London … [Read more...]
