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Sadiq pledges £400k to tackle London’s growing knife crime problem

July 13, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

Official statistics show that knife crime in London increased by 16 per cent over the past two years, a trend which City Hall says poses a “grave threat to young lives”.

Filed Under: News

TfL strikes £15m licensing deal for London’s contactless fares system

July 13, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

Under the deal announced today, CTS will be able to include TfL’s code into the ticketing systems it sells to transport operators and city authorities around the world.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Contactless Fares

Sadiq calls on ministers to end passenger “misery” and take over Southern Rail’s service

July 12, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

Southern, which covers London and south-east England, has been beset by delays and cancellations caused by staff shortages and industrial action over planned changes to the train conductor’s role.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Devolution

Conductors axed on Boris’s New Routemaster due to funding cuts

July 11, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

The second crew members were introduced to supervise use of the bus’s opening rear platform, one of its key features which was lauded by the former Mayor as a return to the glory days of the original hop-on, hop-off Routemaster bus.

Filed Under: News

Sadiq Khan pledges “urgent action” to clean up London’s air quality

July 5, 2016 - Martin Hoscik

All cars built before 2005 are to be charged an additional £10 per day to enter central London, Mayor Sadiq Khan announced today.

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