Boris Watch

BBC London reports:
Hundreds of black cabs in London are to undergo safety checks over fears they may burst into flames.
About 500 vehicles have been recalled after seven engine fires were reported in London in the past three months.
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[A TfL] spokeswoman said TfL had written to all affected taxi owners and advised them their [...]

Newly non-political watchdog London Travelwatch are having a public meeting to discuss, amongst other things, the Route 38, 507 and 521 debendification proposals.  They say:
We will also be looking at proposals on whether bus routes 38 (between Victoria and Clapton Pond), 521 (between Waterloo and London Bridge) and the 507 (between Waterloo and Victoria) should [...]

Via London Reconnections, I note that the answers to the last Mayor’s Questions are now up on the GLA website.  Rather quicker than before, I think, which bodes well.  Let’s pick out a few of the ones we highlighted before they were asked:
1. Valerie Shawcross asked about the retendering of bus routes 38, 507 and [...]