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Mayor tells tube bosses: "Pull your socks up" 
Posted on  22-10-2010 04:52:26 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  [email protected]

Mayor Boris Johnson has told bungling Tube chiefs to get their act together after a week of hell on London Underground.

He was reported to be furious during face-to-face meetings with Transport Commissioner Peter Hendy and LU managing director Mike Brown.

Thousands of passengers had to be led through ...


  
Winter driving tips to avoid problems 
Posted on  30-11-2010 01:09:30 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  Travel Desk

Travel Desk

Londoner's are being warned to be pro-active and take precautions when driving with Sainsbury's issuing a number of tips.

Drivers should check local weather forecasts before making journeys and if weather conditions are treacherous, avoid driving unless the journey is essential.

  
Snow covers London, schools expected to close, "heavy stuff" on the way 
Posted on  30-11-2010 10:05:03 AM (GMT +00:00)
Published By  News Desk

News Desk

London has been covered with snow, with the Met Office issuing an extreme weather warning for the entire capital for Tuesday and the remainder of the week.  Local authorities around London have advised schools to try and "keep open" but several head teachers ...


  
Tube paralysis, "black Monday" for Londoners 
Posted on  29-11-2010 11:18:59 AM (GMT +00:00)
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 +00:00)
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 +00:00)
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 +00:00)
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 +00:00)
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 +00:00)
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 +00:00)
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 ...


  
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