Just over 17 years ago, a former Mayor of London announced the launch of the London Overground, a railway that was to spread its orange tentacles across the tube map. Today, the current Mayor of ...

If you want to give something this Christmas that your recipient can use all year round, rather than socks and fragrances… give them membership to a museum or gallery they love. Most museums have some ...

A somewhat fun exhibition has opened on Oxford Street, which is all about IKEA’s famous blue bags, and you can buy a personalised bag from them. As an exhibition, it’s fairly small, and where I had ...

The City of London has made the decision to break away from centuries of direct control over several of its food markets. The decision taken in a closed meeting of the Court of Common Council ...

The Elizabeth line is suffering its second day of a major signalling outage which has shut down the core section of the railway. There is no service between Abbey Wood and Paddington through the new ...

A section of canal walkway in Paddington is to get a makeover after Westminster Council approved funding for the works to start. At the moment, there’s a length of canal path in Westbourne Green that ...

Under plans being put forward by Barratt London and TfL’s Places for London, approximately 300 new homes could be built around High Barnet tube station on the Northern line. High Barnet is a northern ...

London Underground staff members of the RMT union have accepted a pay rise, which will end the ongoing series of tube strikes. Under the terms of the pay deal, lower-paid staff will receive raises ...

The charges to use the Silvertown and Blackwall tunnels have been announced by Transport for London (TfL), ahead of the new Silvertown Tunnel opening in Spring 2025. Although the Silvertown Tunnel is ...

To help reduce flooding in the Tulse Hill and Herne Hill areas of south London, a network of new Sustainable Urban Drainage System (SuDS) to be constructed along the roads. The Soak Up Lambeth ...

Transport for London (TfL) is to start using carrots and sticks to deal with the scourge of dockless bikes blocking pavements in London. TfL will be both clamping down on badly dumped bikes that cause ...

Planning applications can reveal surprises, such as that planes weren’t allowed to lift off from Heathrow Airport’s northern runway when flying eastwards. It’s generally beneficial to fly into the ...