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Londoners to question Mayor Boris at Talk London

May 19, 2011 - Staff

Londoners will have the chance to question Boris Johnson next month when the Mayor holds London’s annual statutory ‘state of London’ debate. The event, which this year has been re-named ‘Talk London’, will be held on June 2nd at Westminster’s Methodist Central Hall and will be compered by LBC breakfast show host, Nick Ferrari. Johnson […]

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Calls for Mayor to confirm cable car start date

May 18, 2011 - Martin Hoscik

Boris Johnson has been urged to “get on top” of his cable car scheme after he was unable to tell Assembly Members when the project would be completed and open to passengers.

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Tough questions for Boris over Visit London pensions

May 18, 2011 - Martin Hoscik

Boris Johnson appeared to confirm he was aware that placing Visit London into administration would threaten the pensions of workers. The Mayor was responding to a question from Labour’s Len Duvall at this morning’s Mayor’s Question Time. Visit London, the capital’s former promotional and tourism agency, was placed into administration on 1 April this year […]

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Assembly questions long term success of recycling incentives

May 17, 2011 - Martin Hoscik

The long term benefits of schemes which reward households for recycling are uncertain according to a new report by the London Assembly. Assembly Members say just a third of waste in the capital is recycled, relegating the capital to the bottom of the national league table for recycling.

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London Overground named Britain’s most punctual railway

May 17, 2011 - Martin Hoscik

The capital’s publicly owned London Overground is Britain’s most punctual surface rail service according to the latest performance figures issued by Network Rail.

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