Results tagged “Marsh Wall”
A new private school will form part of a large mixed-use scheme planned for Marsh Wall.
Developers ZBV Ltd and Skylines Ltd are hoping to receive clearance to level the Skylines Business Park and replace it with 806 apartments, a hotel, school, business space and open gardens.
The owner of the Docklands shop which was blown up by the IRA fears for his future in South Quay.
Ihsan Bashir, 43, believes a Tesco Express is planned for space next to his newsagent and that the competition would destroy his business if one opens.

Plans for a 305-bedroom hotel in Marsh Wall have failed to impress Tower Hamlets Council.
The authority's Strategic Development Committee refused to grant planning permission for the 39-storey tower at 40 Marsh Wall this week, citing concerns over its size.
He was a student looking to pay his way through university with a part-time job - but found himself involved in a lucrative scheme to catch unwary punters parked at a Canary Wharf pub.
In February Masrur Hoque started working for clamping company Knightwatch, who were responsible for car park security at the City Pride pub in Marsh Wall.

Libya has "opened the door" for a deal which could benefit victims of IRA attacks such as the 1996 Marsh Wall blast.
The Middle Eastern country's government received a British delegation in Tripoli late last month, and the group returned home hopeful that an agreement could be reached.

A victim of the IRA's devastating bomb at Canary Wharf has spoken of the importance of keeping the pressure on Libya to compensate victims.
At the weekend, the campaign took a huge step forward when Prime Minister Gordon Brown caved in to pressure and said he would back attempts to force Colonel Gaddafi to pay for IRA attacks.

A sauna in one of the Wharf's most luxurious developments was "destroyed" in a fire at the weekend.
Around 60 firefighters and 12 fire engines battled the blaze, which broke out on the third floor of Pan Peninsula's six-floor residents-only leisure complex at just before 8.20am on Saturday.

This year's Docklands Business Club Businessperson of the Year was Mike Tobin, who has helped transform Telecity into one of Europe's top providers of data centres.
The Wharf visited one centre in Marsh Wall, which serves as a hub for as much as 90 per cent of the country's internet traffic.

Roadworks around South Quay DLR station are now likely to continue until September.
Transport for London announced last January that the westbound lane of Marsh Wall would be closed for about 18 months for the construction of a new three-car-friendly station.
South Quay has for too long been overlooked as a dining destination but one restaurant aims to change that by offering good food at affordable prices.
Astons, in Marsh Wall, has revamped its menu, along with its image, making it a definite contender in the eating stakes.

They are more used to advising big businesses, but a group of Wharf-based management consultants is now taking time out to help in children's hospitals.
EA Consulting Group, which has recently had its foundation registered as a charity, is offering grants to good causes as well as providing staff to work as consultants.

While many Wharf companies are tightening their belts, one conference centre at Canary Wharf is about to unveil a major expansion.
CCT Venues has been in Docklands for little more than six months but has the optimism to increase the its facilities at Marsh Wall.

A CANARY Wharf management consultancy must have wanted 2008 to carry on.
Last year, eacg, celebrated its 10th anniversary being named 22nd in a list of fastest growing UK businesses and top in its industry sector.

A planned walkout by 200,000 civil servants has been suspended as officials head back to the table.
Union bosses have delayed strike action until December to allow further talks to take place in a dispute over low pay.














