Elizabeth Line to shut partly on Easter holiday weekend 2024

Elizabeth Line to shut partly on Easter holiday weekend 2024

Elizabeth Line, the TfL website says, will not run through the central section, from Paddington to Abbey Wood and Shenfield. Westbound services from Shenfield will terminate at London Liverpool Street National Rail... Read more »
Santa’s House to run for the final time this holiday season

Santa’s House to run for the final time this holiday season

An annual holiday fundraiser in London is coming to an end this year. The Santa’s House campaign will begin later this month for the tenth and final time. The house — owned... Read more »
Deputy mayors visit school in free holiday meals programme – Eastlondonlines

Deputy mayors visit school in free holiday meals programme – Eastlondonlines

Left to right: Chief Executive at The Mayor’s Fund for London, Jim Minton, Deputy Mayor Debbie Weekes-Bernard, Felix Project representative, Jo Hayter, Head of Food and Communities at The Mayor’s Fund for... Read more »
London weather: What to expect for the bank holiday weekend

London weather: What to expect for the bank holiday weekend

The August bank holiday is the final chance for many to take a nice relaxing getaway and soak in the warm weather.  But ahead of the weekend, you might want to check... Read more »
Stamp Duty holiday needed more now than in pandemic -…

Stamp Duty holiday needed more now than in pandemic -…

A Stamp Duty holiday would be more beneficial now than at the start of the pandemic, Knight Frank has suggested. The latest market commentary from Tom Bill, head of UK residential research,... Read more »
London leavers: ‘a holiday rental cottage prompted us to swap west London for Dorset’

London leavers: ‘a holiday rental cottage prompted us to swap west London for Dorset’

W hen Louise Chidgey and Cass Titcombe moved from London to Dorset it was a temporary thing, a chance to spend time with their young son and recharge their batteries for a... Read more »
Transport for London celebrates passenger numbers over bank holiday

Transport for London celebrates passenger numbers over bank holiday

New ridership figures from Transport for London (TfL) show the busiest August Bank Holiday for bus journeys and Tube journeys since the pandemic. Over August Bank Holiday weekend, passenger numbers on Transport... Read more »
Central London scores bank holiday footfall

Central London scores bank holiday footfall

Central London footfall on Sunday 27 August and bank holiday Monday showed a 10.4% and 9% increase year on year, respectively, reflecting a rise in overseas visitors to the capital, MRI Springboard... Read more »
Hope they remembered their wellies! Revellers ignore the downpours as rain hits Leeds Festival and threatens to dampen celebrations in Reading with Brits suffering another drenching over Bank Holiday weekend (but the sun may be back tomorrow!)

Hope they remembered their wellies! Revellers ignore the downpours as rain hits Leeds Festival and threatens to dampen celebrations in Reading with Brits suffering another drenching over Bank Holiday weekend (but the sun may be back tomorrow!)

Revellers ignored the downpours today as rain hit Leeds Festival and threatens to also dampen the celebrations in Reading today.  The Met Office predicted heavy showers in the east for this afternoon... Read more »
It’s party time! Flamboyant revellers mark Notting Hill carnival in style as amazing spectacle of music, dance and steel bands makes its way through streets of West London with two million partygoers flocking to celebrate over bank holiday weekend

It’s party time! Flamboyant revellers mark Notting Hill carnival in style as amazing spectacle of music, dance and steel bands makes its way through streets of West London with two million partygoers flocking to celebrate over bank holiday weekend

Flamboyant revellers today marked the start of the Notting Hill Carnival as they readied themselves to enjoy two days of music, dance and festivites over the August Bank Holiday weekend.   The party... Read more »