| Businesses call for Crossrail 2 plans to“start now’ - Mon, 21 May 2012 11:09:49 +0000 |
| Detailed planning for a second Crossrail scheme should “start now” according to a new report. Currently under construction, Crossrail is a £15bn high capacity rail service linking Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west, to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east. Services are due to start in 2018. Today’s report was commissioned by London First [...] |
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| Johnson faces calls to adopt Livingstone’s EMA pledge - Wed, 16 May 2012 14:27:49 +0000 |
| Boris Johnson will next week be asked to implement Ken Livingstone’s policy of re-introducing the Education Maintenance Allowance for London’s 16-19 year olds. During the election Mr Livingstone said he would work with colleges and local authorities to re-introduce the allowance after it was cut across England by the national coalition Government. At next week’s [...] |
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| London Assembly elects Jennette Arnold as Chair - Fri, 11 May 2012 13:22:45 +0000 |
| The London Assembly has elected Labour’s Jennette Arnold as its new Chair for the coming year. Assembly Members also elected Green Party AM Darren Johnson as Deputy Chair. Both AMs held the positions during some of the previous City Hall term. Arnold said she was “honoured to be serving a third term as Chair of [...] |
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