Children’s services in London amongst best »

Eight of the 10 best performing local authority children’s services in the country are in London, according to new figures issued today (Wednesday) by Ofsted.
Camden, City of London, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston-upon-Thames, Lewisham, Richmond-upon-Thames, Tower Hamlets, and Wandsworth have all been judged as performing excellently under the new annual ratings of the services and support [...]

Innovative scheme to cut carbon from public buildings »

Leading organisations in London and UK are first to sign up
Hospitals, colleges and councils will be helped to cut energy use and save millions off their fuel bills under a major expansion of a climate change programme announced today by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson. Just days before the start of the Copenhagen climate [...]

One ticket for London as Oysterisation of rail and river confirmed »

Oyster pay as you go accepted on National Rail services from 2 January 2010
Mayor announces Oyster pay as you go accepted on Thames Clipper commuter services from today

The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, Transport Secretary, Andrew Adonis, and the Train Operating Companies serving the capital today confirmed that the hundreds of thousands of passengers who [...]

Fourth plinth gets a new temporary resident »

A statue of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, who led the Royal Air Force (RAF) forces over London and the South East of England throughout the Battle of Britain, has been unveiled on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square.
The statue, presented by the Sir Keith Park Memorial Campaign and supported by London Mayor Boris [...]

Proposed new government concessionary fares funding deal angers London Councils »

The government’s decision today (Wednesday) to reopen the third year of the funding settlement for the national bus concession has angered London Councils.
Under a three year package announced by government in 2008, London was set to receive around £58 million in 2010/2011 to help cover the cost of providing free off peak bus travel in [...]