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Britain is running 10% fewer trains today than pre-COVID, yet ridership is up by 110%. This means more overcrowding (already bad in 2019) and less choice for passengers. The good thing? We can actually fix this quite quickly.
My feature in @RAIL: railmagazine.com/features-la…
ALT a graphic showing the level of available seat capacity into cities in England and Wales
The Footbridge - L S Lowry (1938).
Claimed to be Collyhurst, Manchester.
“I can’t think what you want to go to London for, you won’t find any better lamp posts there…” L S Lowry used to tell young artists who asked his career advice.
Maybe, but the hills and chimneys.
'North Korean group blamed for $6.3bn Binance hack in biggest ever crypto heist'
theguardian.com/business/202…
'Oxford Street gets its first ever brand identity as it enters a new era' creativereview.co.uk/oxford-…
Altar is a new music +more venue in Leytonstone. We will see.
Before on the same site was the renowned Luna Lounge (image). A tough act to follow.
Bundesliga ad with Harry Kane in Ilford today. Trying to promote themselves as alternative (or complementary) to Premier League? A tough hill to climb. Maybe they could also focus on having lot less dodgy club owners.
Theory is quality wins as long as price similar.
Not with pasties. How do Ginsters dominate with their terrible product? Just try proper pasty in Cornwall, e.g. from Philps in Hayle & taste a large difference. Is it really impossible to sell such in Penzance but not in Plaistow?
'new formula assumes every council charges notional Band D of £2,060. Barnet charges £438 less, but grant calculated as if difference were being collected. Council cannot collect it because rises above limit need Secretary of State consent or referendum' conservativehome.com/2026/10…
Welcome @LonTravelWatch, capital's official public transport watchdog, about a type of 'floating bus-stop' is calling for "compulsory and immediate removal of all existing SUBBs in London, rather than just a pause on their use."
A danger to the blind, etc londontravelwatch.org.uk/new…
What London Sphere could have looked like.
Newham Council & Mayor of London rejected due to light pollution. Developer could've bought impacted property or paid compensation to owners. Now will be a food court. Using old buses.
Terrible decision by @NewhamLondon & @MayorofLondon
Ironic this vid about Las Vegas Sphere, leader in 'experience economy' (but content MOR, e.g. U2) part of series from Stratford's @HereEast
As here would've been site of transformative sister London Sphere, rejected by London Mayor in 23. This is site now m.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGLA5…
Grade II ex Denmark Arms (c1890), East Ham, diagonally opposite complementary Grade II East Ham (later Newham) Town Hall (1901)
Plan to turn into gambling centre rejected. Unlikely to be a pub again yet major investment in nearby Grade II 1899 Bolelyn Tavern makes that possible?
Ironic this vid about Las Vegas Sphere, leader in 'experience economy' (but content MOR, e.g. U2) part of series from Stratford's @HereEast
As here would've been site of transformative sister London Sphere, rejected by London Mayor in 23. This is site now m.youtube.com/watch?v=ieGLA5…
