London Travel News 11/30/2010

Snow — in London? Yup, it really happened…and made a mess of traffic, too.

As part of a citywide pre-Olympics repair campaign, British Waterways is replacing one of the 19th-century lock gates at Hanwell Flight on the Grand Union Canal in Hounslow, west London. In addition, an adjacent pond will be cleaned up and turned into a beauty spot for visitors.

The fourth 24-hour strike over job cuts in London Underground ticket offices has ended, with unions warning their walkouts could escalate in 2011.

The new leader of Britain's biggest trade union attacked the "culture of fear" at British Airways today as he launched a drive to discover the level of "bullying and harassment" against cabin crew.

Gatwick has turned around its reputation as one of Britain's worst run airports a year after it was sold by BAA.

The Olympic Delivery Authority has revealed the impact the Games will have on the city's transport network: they expect an extra 20 million journeys on public transport, with trips almost doubling from the daily norm to 6.5 million on the busiest day. Commuters will be advised to avoid using the Underground during the Olympics as the network struggles to cope with millions more visitors.

London's new year fireworks spectacle on the River Thames will have a musical soundtrack for the first time. The exclusive soundtrack is being created by BBC Radio 1 DJ Nihal, who will be mixing music live in the build-up to midnight.

National Express East Anglia is to introduce free wi-fi facilities for first-class passengers traveling on trains between London, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk; others will have to pay £2.95 per journey.

Prime Minister David Cameron has vowed to clear the permanent peace camp from Parliament Square before the Royal wedding on 29 April.

Tens of thousands of students and school pupils walked out of class, marched, and occupied buildings around the country in the second day of mass action within a fortnight to protest at education cuts and higher tuition fees.

April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey — be (near) there, or be square!