| AMs ask transport chiefs to report on snow disruption - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:29:46 +0000 |
| The London Assembly has asked Transport for London and train operating companies to report on their performance during the weekend’s snow. Adverse weather caused disruption to London Overground, Tube and network rail services, delaying passengers and forcing some to abandon travel plans. Assembly Members on the Transport Committee have asked for details of any weather [...] |
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| Mayor calls on business to create more apprenticeships - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:18:07 +0000 |
| Boris Johnson has called on employers to take on more apprenticeships and provide youngsters with the work-skills they need. The call came as the Mayor announced he was half-way towards meeting his target of creating 100,000 apprenticeships by the end of 2012. Speaking on Tuesday the Mayor said: “There are thousands of enthusiastic young Londoners [...] |
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| Livingstone makes police numbers pledge - Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:17:05 +0000 |
| Labour’s Mayoral candidate Ken Livingstone says he would reverse “cuts” to London’s police numbers if elected in May. The number of Met officers has long been contested by Livingstone and Mayor Boris Johnson who has promised there will be “around 1,000 more fully warranted police officers on London’s streets at the end of this term [...] |
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