Gatwick’s partnering with Bluecity to roll out electric car-sharing October 12, 2016 Gatwick is upping its green credentials by partnering up with electric car-sharing firm Bluecity. A new electric point-to-point car-sharing service is being rolled out at the Airport to make it easier for passengers travelling to and from the airport – as well as making their journeys more environmentally-friendly. Read more: Gatwick gets my vote for [...]
Now Theresa May agrees to ‘full and transparent’ Brexit debate as Labour lines up 170 questions October 12, 2016 Theresa May has made a move to quell any possible Tory rebellion over her Brexit strategy by assuring that Parliament will be able to scrutinise the plan before Article 50 is invoked. Demands have been bubbling for "a full and transparent" Commons debate and while May made the concession on Tuesday night, she has not [...]
Monarch breathes a sigh of relief as majority shareholder Greybull Capital invests £165m October 12, 2016 Monarch Airlines has received a £165m cash injection from its majority shareholder, private equity fund Greybull Capital. The lifeline investment, which is the largest in Monarch's 48-year history, has allowed the air group to renew its ATOL licences from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for the next 12 months. Monarch was granted a two-week extension on [...]
TfL signs £17.6m advertising contract with Outdoor Plus October 11, 2016 Transport for London (TfL) has signed up Outdoor Plus as its advertising partner in a £17.6m contract to bring digital advertising screens across road underpasses in the capital. TfL said the network of roadside screens would generate at least £13m to reinvest in modernising the transport network over the next ten years. Initially, Outdoor Plus [...]
Every new house in Europe to have an electric vehicle charging point by 2019 October 11, 2016 Is the take-up of electric cars about to accelerate? A draft EU directive expected to be introduced by 2019 states that every new or refurbished house in Europe will need to be equipped with an electric vehicle recharging point. The guidelines due to be published by the end of the year will also state that ten per [...]
Heathrow’s exports soar six per cent in September October 11, 2016 Heathrow Airport may have been firmly in the Remain camp ahead of the referendum vote, but its September figures suggested Brexit wasn't giving rise to much turbulence. It welcomed a record number of passengers in September – 6.8m travelled through the airport, while Heathrow's cargo volumes rose six per cent on the back of growth to [...]
Government watchdog warns taxpayers stand to lose £22.5m should Garden Bridge project collapse October 11, 2016 The National Audit Office (NAO) has announced the findings of its investigation into the use of public funds to pay for one of Boris Johnson’s projects as London Mayor: the Garden Bridge. And it’s not impressed. Meg Hillier MP, chair of the committee of public accounts, said: “It worries me that whenever the Garden Bridge [...]
Southern Rail commuters had some very British responses to the latest RMT strikes and engineering chaos October 11, 2016 Travel chaos is well and truly underway as strikes (and over-running engineering works) cause more turmoil for Southern commuters. And passengers have been doing what any good Brit would do – taking to social media to complain. Strikes might be disruptive, but they do provide ample opportunity to take part in one of the national pastimes: queuing [...]
FCA commits to having 50/50 gender split in its senior leadership team by 2025 October 11, 2016 The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has unveiled a new set of diversity targets as part of an effort to show its commitment to inclusion. The City watchdog published targets for the Women in Finance Charter, which it signed in June 2016 and announced its Black, Asian, minority ethnic (BAME) targets for 2020 and 2025. Read [...]
