As we have previously reported, 2016 has been an interesting year so far for the leisure and hospitality industry. With Brexit, a new Prime Minister and Chancellor with different ideas, and an Autumn Statement coming on 23rd November, the next few months – and years – will be critical for workers, restaurateurs, suppliers, customers and investors working in the sector. And it looks like it… Read more
100,000 people boarded a Night Tube train on the 18th and 19th August, marking a successful start to the service’s opening weekend. The Night Tube, which sees London Underground services running through Friday and Saturday nights on the Central and Victoria lines (soon to be expanded to the Northern and Jubilee lines), has been widely predicted to give London’s night-time economy a shot in the… Read more
Crossrail, soon to be known as the ‘Elizabeth line’, is set for an operational launch of 2018. Stretching over 60 miles from Reading and Heathrow in the west across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, the Elizabeth line will stop at 40 stations – 10 newly built and 30 newly upgraded – Crossrail will serve approximately 200 million people each year. According to… Read more