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Taxis “Day of Protest” on Wednesday

Taxis “Day of Protest” on Wednesday

November 8, 2011 No Comments

London taxi driver members of specialist transport union RMT will be holding a day of protest on Wednesday (9 November) over attacks on the licensed taxi trade. Kicking off the action, RMT London Taxi Branch will be holding a demonstration outside the headquarters of TFL Windsor house Victoria Street SW1 between 2-4pm on Wed 9 ...

Chart toppers Rizzle Kicks team up with TfL to help reduce teenage road casualties in London

Chart toppers Rizzle Kicks team up with TfL to help reduce teenage road casualties in London

September 27, 2011 No Comments

Young Londoners are being asked to come up with ideas to help their peers avoid road accidents for the chance to meet chart toppers Rizzle Kicks. Last year 258 teenagers were killed or seriously injured on London’s roads and distractions such as using mobile phones, MP3 players and talking to friends often contribute to this. ...

First Group “Penny pinching”, says RMT

First Group “Penny pinching”, says RMT

September 27, 2011 No Comments

In what the RMT has reported as a “penny-pinching measure, designed solely to pump up profits at the expense of passenger service”, service provider, First Group are running the 5.46am service out of Exeter St David’s to Paddington with what has been described as inadequate kitchens meaning that hot breakfast are often unavailable. An Early ...

Green wall for Edgware Road Tube station to trap harmful pollution

Green wall for Edgware Road Tube station to trap harmful pollution

September 27, 2011 No Comments

More measures to clean up London’s air in areas of busy traffic have been unveiled by the Mayor today. This includes the announcement that Edgware Road Tube station will soon feature an innovative ‘green wall’ to help trap harmful pollution. The initiatives, announced on World Environmental Health Day, are part of the London Clean Air ...

Boris announces huge fare increase for Londoners

Boris announces huge fare increase for Londoners

September 14, 2011 No Comments

Following the publication of Boris Johnson’s bus, tube, tram and rail fare increases today Ken Livingstone said, ”London already has some of the highest fares in the world, but instead of putting squeezed Londoners first, Boris Johnson is sticking to further stealth-taxes on fares even as he argues for tax cuts for the rich. “These ...

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Companies fined after Arsenal stadium injury

Three construction companies were fined after a worker helping build Arsenal’s Ashburton Grove stadium was injured so badly, his...

New pensions research undermines government’s ‘fairness’ myth

New research by the PCS union has revealed that the perception of Civil Servants having gilt pensions compared to...