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Riverboat commuters can look forward to using their Oyster cards on Thames Clippers boats before the end of the year.
The Wharf can reveal the company is close to agreeing a deal with Transport for London to enable pay-as-you-go Oyster cards to be used on the service, and the system could be operational by the autumn.
Images of a man police want to speak to about a stabbing at The O2 last November have been released.
The pictures were taken from CCTV cameras at the venue and show a man fleeing after violence erupted at the Urban Music Awards at the Indigo2 on November 15.
The O2 is not up for sale. That's the message coming from AEG, who operate the entertainment venue, following reports over the weekend the site had been put up for sale.
Lend Lease and Quintain Estates, who own the leasehold of the site, are apparently looking to sell their interest for around £35million.
The Excel Centre has been selected to host the London economic summit in April.
The exhibition centre in the Royal Docks will be the focus of world scrutiny when international leaders and finance ministers from across the globe meet there on April 2 to discuss the economic crisis.
Kate Kuba is set to reopen its doors in Canary Wharf.
The shoe shop, in Cabot Place West, confirmed it will welcome back customers in the next week and is actively recruiting staff.
Boris Johnson officially opened the newest link in the Docklands Light Railway today but plans to extend the network out to Dagenham remain stalled.
The Mayor of London was at Woolwich Arsenal station this morning to unveil the £180million cross-river extension, completed seven weeks ahead of schedule.
Canary Wharf law firm Clifford Chance has announced plans to shed up to 80 of its London staff.
The surprise announcement comes in response to the credit crunch with many of its high profile clients suffering in the economic downturn.
THE economic downturn looks to have claimed its first retail victim in Canary Wharf.
Kate Kuba, the upmarket women's footwear store, has gone into administration resulting in the closure of its outlet in Cabot Place West.
Nomura is unlikely to move its headquarters to Canary Wharf.
The Japanese bank was mulling over moving its 3,600 staff to the former Lehman Brothers office in Bank Street but seem set to stay in the City.
Barclays is to raise £7.3billion from middle eastern investors to avoid being bailed out by the Government.
A deal was announced today between the Churchill Place-based bank and investors from Qatar and Abu Dhabi, among others, which will see around a third of Barclays pass into foreign ownership.
BOOKS etc closes its doors for the last time in Canary Wharf tomorrow.
The area's only two bookshops, in Jubilee Place Mall and Cabot Place, will shut at 6pm on Wednesday when work starts to transform them into Waterstone's, who acquired the stores last month.
The length of time the shops will be closed has not been disclosed but could be up to two weeks.
The proposed strike on three London Underground lines has been suspended after union members were offered an improved pay deal.
The RMT have agreed a deal "in principle" with maintenance consortium Tube Lines which will suspend the 72-hour stoppage scheduled to start at noon tomorrow.
The strike would have affected the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern lines.
STRIKE action on the tube looks a certainty after pay negotiations between the RMT and Tube Lines broke down.
A 72-hour walk-out by union members is scheduled to start at noon next Wednesday, August 20, affecting the Jubilee, Piccadilly and Northern Lines.
“THIS IS London’s Olympic Borough and it would be a disgrace if there is no sailing facility here, it’s one of our most successful sports.�
These are the passionate words of Peter Chilvers – a man on a mission to save the Royal Victoria Dock Sailing Centre, which he thinks should form a vital part of the 2012 Olympic legacy.
Newham’s only full-time sailing facility, close to the ExCeL Centre, has provided the opportunity for thousands of children to enjoy watersports over the past 20 years, but its future is in doubt.
A THAMES Clippers’ crew has been hailed as heroes after helping save a man from drowning in the river.
The crew of the Hurricane, based at Trinity Buoy Wharf, helped pull the man to safety last Thursday evening after he jumped off London Bridge.
The Hurricane – manned by captain Joe Maw, mate Ben Mann and deckhand Ross Myers – was about to leave London Bridge City Pier at 7pm when a passenger spotted the man in the water. He is believed to be about 35 and of Turkish origin.
The passenger informed the crew and the quick-thinking sailors threw the stranded man a lifebelt while they raised the alarm. A boat from the Metropolitan Police Marine Unit, based at Wapping, and the Tower RNLI lifeboat were quickly on the scene.
A CASH-strapped Isle of Dogs charity desperately needs help to find temporary premises and hopes a Canary Wharf company will step in to help.
The Docklands Settlement, in East Ferry Road, is the main community centre on the Island and is used by more than 1,000 people every week, including beaver scouts, pensioners and groups from Bangladesh, Vietnam and Portugal.
But the charity is housed in an ageing building, built in 1905, which is nearing the end of its useful life. It’s crumbling away and plans are in place to demolish it and build a new facility later this year, but that will present the charity with a headache, as Steve Hill, manager of the centre, explained.
By Raksha Malde-Kara
AT least someone is making a mint out of the current financial turmoil. Food franchises are cashing in as office workers cut back on lavish lunches and opt for the office canteen instead.
Indian restaurant franchise Tiffinbites says its sales are up by 40 per cent over the last six weeks. The company provides food to the canteens of more than 200 blue chip companies including Citigroup and Barclays.
Jimal Himani, CEO and founder of Tiffinbites said: “Our Tiffin days have been operating in offices since 2005. But since the economic slowdown, we have noticed an upturn in profits from canteen sales. Whereas many workers would normally go out for lunch, they are now choosing to save money by eating on site.�
