Tube maintenance workers are to be balloted for strike action in a row over a maintenance depot which could be demolished to support the regeneration of Earls Court.
Video: Zac Goldsmith and Sadiq Khan go head to head at City AM debate
Last night City AM, London’s the business focused newspaper, pitched Mayoral hopefuls Sadiq Khan and Zac Goldsmith against one another in their first head-to-head debate of the campaign.
Zac Goldsmith pledges to create 500,000 new jobs for London workers
Goldsmith said the jobs would be created both through his commitment to build 50,000 homes a year and his promise to “protect transport investment” from the “£1.9 billion black hole” he claims would be created by Labour rival Sadiq Khan’s pledge to freeze fares.
Actimel pays £225,000 to sponsor five Tube stations
The deal will see peak hour passengers using Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Canary Wharf, Westminster and Green Park stations offered samples of Actimel’s products as well as vouchers.
Goldsmith pledges £20m to rescue London’s local high streets
The money would sit alongside the appointment of a ‘Retail Tsar’ to champion the work of independent retailers. Creation of the role has been backed by more than 28,000 people who signed a change.org petition.
