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Tube paralysis, "black Monday" for Londoners 
Posted on  29-11-2010 11:18:59 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Commuters attempting to travel into central London have been severely "hampered" according to London Daily News reporters across the capital.

At 10AM here is the current state of play:

Bakerloo line - 80-90% shut down with official TFL line - "part suspended"
Central ...


  
"Can't believe the rail unions" Mayors outburst following strike talks failure 
Posted on  26-11-2010 01:10:41 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

Mayor Boris Johnson has reacted angrily to the decision by the RMT and TSSA to strike on Sunday evening/ Monday via Twitter with "can't believe the rail unions".

Tube travel on Monday will be hit following a decision by the RMT and TSSA trade ...


  
High speed rail links between London and the north still alive and well 
Posted on  25-11-2010 12:15:02 PM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  Antonis Christodoulou

By Antonis Christodoulou

The Prime Minister confirmed high-speed train links between London and the north will still go ahead despite pressures from other Conservative ministers opposing the idea.

According to Mr. Cameron this new high-speed route will connect London, Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds ...


  
City Hall to consider a fourth airport for London 
Posted on  25-11-2010 12:06:46 PM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  City Hall Desk

City Hall Desk

London needs another airport and not a third runway at Heathrow according to advisors of the Mayor of London.

The Deputy Chairman of Transport for London (TfL), Daniel Moylan has made an appeal to the  Government to include a "new hub airport" ...


  
Heavy snow predicted in London for Saturday 
Posted on  24-11-2010 10:25:39 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk - 9am

The Met Office has issued a warning that London could see snow on Saturday, with the following areas of the south east subject to an extreme weather warning:


London & South East England:
     Bracknell Forest
     Buckinghamshire

  
Strike ballots on the Underground, another round of strife to hit London tube travellers 
Posted on  22-11-2010 01:27:49 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  Travel Desk

Travel Desk

IN TWO separate disputes over the victimisation of RMT London Underground activists the union announced today ballots for action in support of train operators Eamon Lynch and Arwyn Thomas.


Eamon Lynch, RMT Bakerloo Line drivers’ health and safety rep, has been sacked by ...


  
Report shows TfL ‘failing’ 100,000s Londoners with mobility problems 
Posted on  19-11-2010 04:43:58 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Only 10 out of 270 Tube stations are completely step free, half of London busses are not up to scratch and two thirds of rail stations are inaccessible for Londoners with mobility issues, a report has revealed.

The London Assembly said large sections of the transport network ...


  
'Secret Tube cuts memo lies' - "More unstaffed stations without info" 
Posted on  18-11-2010 05:58:44 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  [email protected]

A secret London Underground memo has apparently warned that more stations will be unstaffed as a result of cuts.

These stations will also have "no audable means of providing service disruption information to customers on platforms" - Transport for London are planning on axing 800 jobs.

The internal ...


  
Outraged passengers sit-in protest for diverted Ryanair jet 
Posted on  18-11-2010 03:49:00 AM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  Antonis Christodoulou

By Antonis Christodoulou

Infuriated Ryanair passengers refused to leave the aircraft for four hours after the flight had been diverted from France to Belgium
.

Police authorities attempted to negotiate with the frustrated passengers after the mutineers staged a protest on the runway of Liege ...

 
London City Airport protesters take Newham Council to court 
Posted on  18-11-2010 12:26:58 PM (GMT +01:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Residents opposed to a 50% increase in flights from London City Airport are taking Newham Council to court.

They argue the new flights will increase noise and pollution. Newham Council has declined to comment.

Friends of the Earth are representing the Fight the Fights group after the borough allowed the ...


  
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