TfL Blackwall Tunnel to introduce toll fee for drivers

TfL Blackwall Tunnel to introduce toll fee for drivers

TfL has announced that the currently free Blackwall Tunnel will soon have a toll fee in the next couple of years. The Blackwall Tunnell comprises two road tunnels that travel beneath the... Read more »
Drivers face daily toll threat under Hammersmith Bridge privatisation plans

Drivers face daily toll threat under Hammersmith Bridge privatisation plans

Part-privatising Hammersmith Bridge is being considered to pay for repairing the south-west London crossing over the River Thames – with work finally scheduled to begin in October. Thousands of drivers risk being... Read more »
Hair stylist Nicky Clarke forced to shut Mayfair salon after 30 years as Covid closures take toll 

Hair stylist Nicky Clarke forced to shut Mayfair salon after 30 years as Covid closures take toll 

When the first lockdown ended in 2020, long queues snaked outside hairdressers and barber’s shops. But now Britain’s most famous hair stylist has suddenly closed his flagship Mayfair salon after more than... Read more »
Omicron wave’s economic toll lingering in latest local jobless figures

Omicron wave’s economic toll lingering in latest local jobless figures

Article content The London-area unemployment rate dropped in February but other indicators of the local labour market’s strength softened, figures released Friday by Statistics Canada show. Article content The region’s jobless rate... Read more »
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‘The terrifying toll on London NHS staff as Covid hit’: doctor records tough shifts on the front line

A doctor working at a London hospital as Covid-19 sufferers flooded in has recorded how staff handled the “terrifying” toll the pandemic has had on the NHS. Orthopaedic registrar Karen Chui stated... Read more »
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We don’t need the Silvertown toll tunnel

THE Silvertown Tunnel is a deliberate highway tunnel beneath the Thames in East London connecting Greenwich and Silvertown. The said intention is to cut back congestion by way of the Blackwall Tunnel.... Read more »