As part of its Under Attack: London, Coventry and Dresden exhibition programme, the London Transport Museum is to to holdi an illustrated talk on ‘Beauty and the Blitz’. At next week’s talk fashion and design historian Emmanuelle Dirix will disuse how beauty and fashion practices became much more inventive during an era of rationing and […]
Londoners face further Tube strike
Commuters face the prospect of a further Tube strike next week after talks between unions and Transport for London broke down The 24-hour strike is set to begin at 6.30pm on Sunday, setting the scene for widespread disruption as Londoners return to work on Monday morning. Tube workers are unhappy at plans to reduce ticket […]
Calls for Mayor to sack Fire Authority Chair
Boris Johnson is facing calls to sack the Chairman of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority after he was quoted describing the Fire Brigades Union as “a thoroughly unpleasant and nasty lot.” Brian Coleman, who is also a Conservative member of the London Assembly, reportedly told the Ham & High newspaper that “most” union […]
Thames Water apologies for A10 ‘failures’
Thames Water has apologised to motorists after the A10 Bishopsgate was “gridlocked” this morning after the company failed to reinstate the carriageway surface after emergency repairs last night at the junction of Threadneedle Street.
Uncertainty over Olympic media centre
A media centre intended to provide “thousands” of unaccredited journalists a place to work during the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games may not now go ahead according to Sir Simon Milton, Chief of Staff to Boris Johnson.
