Battersea Power Station receives green light for next phase of development Property Battersea Power Station has received planning consent for the next phase of its 42-acre regeneration. A new group of residential, retail, community and leisure builds has secured planning approval from Wandsworth Council, completing “London’s newest street”, Electric Boulevard. Head of development at Battersea Power Station Development Company (BPSDC), James Wixley, called the planning consent the [...]
Concern for British high street as sector set for four-fold tax rise in April Business The double effect of inflation-linked tax bumps, as well as the end of business rate relief for consumer-facing firms, will lead to a four-fold tax increase for high street businesses next April, industry bodies have warned. Industry leaders across the board have been increasingly vocal about the need for reform to business rate taxes, and have [...]
In defence of wasting time Opinion Pleasure-focused pastimes such as reading fiction are being sacrificed for productivity-boosting pursuits. Anna Moloney, in repose, defends idleness.
Pond life: The politics of Hampstead Heath’s swimming ponds August 27, 2024 Hampstead Heath's ponds are a wild swimming utopia, but politics bubble beneath the surface, writes Anna Moloney.
No more Aperol Spritz? Fever-Tree sets out to shake up the spritz market May 13, 2024 Aperol Spritz, owned by Campari Group, has led the spritz market in recent years, but now Fever-Tree seems to be looking to chime in on the summer fun.