One long-term proponents of a one-hour bus ticket, Liberal Democrat Assembly Member Caroline Pidgeon, has now obtained a breakdown showing which were the most popular bus routes passengers ‘hopped’ on during February 2017.
“Furious” Sadiq Khan orders bus firms to stop underpaying trainee drivers
Payment of the London Living Wage, currently £9.75 an hour, is a condition of the firms’ contracts with Transport for London but the union has discovered that some firms are failing to live up to their obligations.
Local councils join business leaders and landlords in urging ministers to approve Crossrail 2
If built, the rail link would connect Cheshunt in Hertfordshire to Epsom in Surrey, passing through Clapham Junction, Victoria and Tottenham Court Road, slashing journey times for passengers.
London’s small businesses ‘feel more confident despite rising costs’
According to the FSB’s London Small Business Index, confidence stands at 24 in Q1 2017, the highest figure since Q4 2015, and considerably up on the -3.4 recorded after the EU referendum.
Sadiq Khan urged to clamp down on London’s water bottle waste
Assembly Members say that water bottles account for almost half (49%) of all plastic found in the Thames, a level which risks “significant” harm to the river and surrounding environment.
