London News
New hybrid double-decker for London.
A 285,000 hybrid engine double-decker bus - the worlds first - is to go into service at the end of November on route 141 between Wood Green and London Bridge. The hybrid engine runs on a combination o...
London News
October is Black History Month and there is an extensive programme of arts and educational events across the capital, including an exhibition of work by African and Caribbean designers at the Victoria...
London News
London buses to run on Venezuelan oil.
Discount-price diesel from Venezuela may be used to fuel some of London's 8,000 buses under an agreement between the South American country's charismatic president Hugo Chavez and London mayor, Ken Li...
London News
Overground rail network for London.
Transport for London (TfL) is to take over the running of the North London Railway in November 2007 as a first step towards the creation of a new Metro-style rail network for the capital. The London O...
London News
London Transports Oyster card goes international.
The electronic Oyster travel cards used by millions of London commuters to get around the city are to be made available to overseas visitors as well. An agreement between Transport for London and the...
London News
London mayor Ken Livingstons proposal to register cyclists and their bikes has infuriated cycling groups, who claim the law would go against the development of a more cycle-friendly urban environment....
London News
Covent Garden sale heralds change.
The property group Capital and Counties has bought the seven-acre Covent Garden market for 421 million, announcing a change in focus for the famous tourist attraction in central London. Plans include...
London News
London forges new climate alliance.
A new partnership between the Large Cities Climate Leadership Group,(LCCLG), representing the mayors of 22 of the worlds biggest cities, and former US president Bill Clinton has been launched in Los...
London News
Higher congestion charge for polluting vehicles.
London mayor Ken Livingston has announced plans for a differentiated congestion charge in central and western London, favouring vehicles with low CO2 emissions and punishing high-polluting cars like t...
London News
Thames fleet gets two new boats.
Londons Leisure River Services now have two new boats operating hop-on hop-off cruises along the Thames between Westminster and St Katharines Pier. The identical Dutch-built boats are owned by two sep...
London News
Victoria Underground station is to be the first to benefit from trials of an environmentally friendly groundwater cooling system involving the pumping of cold water through heat exchange units install...
London News
Giant incinerator for southeast London.
The government has given the go-ahead to plans for a waste incinerator to be built in Belvedere in southeast London. The decision to build the incinerator was made following a public inquiry into the...
London News
Londons historic Roundhouse Theatre has reopened following a 29.7million revamp financed by English Heritage, the Heritage Lottery Fund and Torquil Norman, the inventor of Polly Pocket dolls, who boug...
London News
The London Metropolitan Police Authority (MPA) has invited Londoners to take part online in consultations to decide community policing priorities for 2007/8. Phase 1 of the online consultation process...
London News
Heathrow night flights freeze.
The government has backed down on its proposal to increase the limit on the number of night flights landing at Heathrow following a campaign by residents, local MPs and pressure group Hacan Clearskies...
London News
Conservatives gain local votes.
On 4 May, 176 English local authorities went to the polls, including all 32 London boroughs and 14 councils on the borders of Greater London. Of the 46 London councils, 24 are now controlled by the Co...
London News
Ten tube stations on the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines have been refurbished as part of Transport for Londons five-year 10 billion upgrading scheme for the London Underground. The stations no...
London News
Transport for London (TfL) has organized a competition to promote safe cycling among children. The Cycle Safer Challenge is divided into three categories: designing a piece of cycle safety equipment,...
London News
As part of Transport for Londons 2012 Olympics expansion programme, a tunnel is being built under the River Thames linking Docklands Light Railway (DLR) King George V station to Woolwich town centre....
London News
The Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust has announced plans to lose 100 beds and 480 jobs in an attempt to save 25 million from next years budget, a figure representing seven percent of the hospitals annua...
London News
Nelsons Column to be restored.
Nelsons Column is to get a major overhaul for only the third time since being erected in Trafalgar Square in 1843 to celebrate Britains naval victory at the Battle of Trafalgar. The last major renovat...
London News
5 billion are to be spent over the next year on improvements to the London Underground network. Around 50 stations, including Baker Street, Earls Court, Embankment, Kings Cross and Blackfriars station...
London News
Historic swimming baths saved.
The Forest Hill Pools on Dartmouth Road are to be given a 4 million revamp as the result of a decision by Lewisham Council following a public consultation with residents. The pools, which serve the Fo...
London News
The mayor of Londons council tax increase of 33.80 per year, a 13.3 per cent increase in his share of the unpopular tax, has been approved by the London Assembly. For a Band D household this will mean...
London News
Redevelopment plans for Waterloo.
London mayor Ken Livingstone has announced proposals for a major redevelopment project in Waterloo. Plans include improving access to and expanding the national rail station and creating a town square...
London News
Tube and bus fares increased for cash.
Transport for London (TfL) has raised the price of tickets on Londons tubes and buses but only for passengers paying cash. The idea is to encourage greater use of the pre-paid Oyster cards. Tube fares...
London News
The mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, has announced that there will be neighbourhood teams of bobbies on the beat in every London ward by April 2006. Teams will initially consist of a sergeant, a poli...
London News
The Jubilee underground line has reopened after a brief closure over the Christmas period for the introduction of a seventh carriage on all Jubilee line trains. With the extra carriages the line will...
London News
On 9 December 2005, Londons famous red Routemaster buses were finally decommissioned and taken off the city streets after 50 years of service. Two converted vehicles have been sent by London charity...
