Archive for April, 2008



London calling in far away town

Wednesday 30 April 2008 @ 11:04 pm

BLACK cabs may seem slightly out of place away from the hustle and bustle of London, but a Brookvale firm has brought the icon to the northern beaches. English-born Ross Elliott, owner of the London Cab Company, said he gave up a

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Ordinary lives of Muslims on show

Tuesday 29 April 2008 @ 2:04 am

By Frances Harrison. Taxi driver Erbil Celebi is one of the people profiled in the exhibition. A storytelling exhibition called Peace by Piece has opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory in Southwark in south London that aims to

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It’sa world of upstairs-downstairs really driven home

Tuesday 29 April 2008 @ 12:04 am

TO ENTER one of London’s shiny black cabs is to return, briefly, to a time when security, cleanliness and courtesy were comforting, everyday examples of the Anglo-Saxon talent for order and attention to detail.

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Black cabs to go green

Monday 28 April 2008 @ 12:04 am

If you were to ask your average UK citizen which word they associate with black most would say cab. There are around 20000 licensed black cabs on London roads with the first engine powered cab being introduced on 1903.

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Chester's black cabs protest at new licence plans

Saturday 26 April 2008 @ 11:04 pm

BLACK cab drivers flooded the streets of Chester yesterday in protest at a new council policy.

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A London Taxi Ride

Saturday 26 April 2008 @ 11:04 pm

Video: London Taxi.

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Green 'Black Cabs'

Saturday 26 April 2008 @ 3:04 am

Some years ago, Biz/ed produced one of its company profiles on the firm Manganese Bronze Holdings (MBH). If… (25/04/2008)

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Black cabs to go electric

Saturday 26 April 2008 @ 12:04 am

Black cabs to go electric.

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113/366 London Taxi

Friday 25 April 2008 @ 11:04 pm

Thorpe1uk posted a photo:. 113/366 London Taxi.

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London’s black cabs turn green

Friday 25 April 2008 @ 2:04 am

London’s cab drivers are renowned for their worldly wise views on everything from politics to sports - but now their hot topic is the environment with their famous black cabs about to turn green. Don’t worry, it’s not a coat of paint

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