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Time Out
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Yard Sale has collaborated with Lime bikes for a special green pizza
Nothing says summer in London like pizza and a Lime bike. It is heartening then to hear about a new collab between Yard Sale Pizza and Lime, who've come together for a special pizza inspired by this city's courageous fleet of electric bikes. The 'Pibil Power' pizza will be available from all 14 branches of Yard Sale from now until August 26 and features pork pibil, sweetcorn, red onion, and a Lime-shaded green tomatillo salsa on top of a tomato and fior di latte mozzarella base. There's also a mushroom pibil version for vegetarians and the pizza can be made vegan as well. To double down on the luminous Lime green, each pizza will come with a Lime Crema garlic and lime dip for crust-dunking purposes. Though the pizzas won't be delivered on a Lime bike, they will all come in a limited-edition Lime x Yard Sale Pizza box with Yard Sale's mascot, Juan the Chilli, riding on a Lime bike. The Lime collab is the latest in a string of many Yard Sale collaborations, with special pizzas made in league with rapper Loyle Carner, and comedian Romesh Ranganathan as well as London's leading restaurants, including former Time Out London Restaurant of the Year Mambow, as well as Tayyabs in Whitechapel, Stoke Newington's Sonora Taqueria and Chuku's in Tottenham. Yard Sale has eat-in and takeaway locations in Clapton, Finsbury Park, Walthamstow, Leytonstone, Hackney Road, East Dulwich, Balham, Crystal Palace, Crofton Park, Tottenham, Hither Green, Earlsfield, Tufnell Park, and Bermondsey, as well as the option to deliver to a number of pubs across the capital.
Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
'I went to every celebrity-owned pub in London and one drink was absolutely disgusting'
Owning your own pub seems to be the latest trend among celebrities, with Ed Sheeran, Idris Elba, Sir Ian McKellen, and David Beckham and Guy Ritchie all opening boozers in and around the capital in recent years. But not all celebrity pubs are created equal, and YouTuber Ed Chapman set out on an epic trek to find out which was the best, and worst, of the big-name boozers. And along the way, he sampled one drink that was as unpleasant as it was expensive. Sipping a frozen Aperol Spritz in one upmarket King's Cross bar, he said: 'This is probably one of the worst drinks I've ever had, truly. It's half a glass. God knows how much it's cost… and it's absolutely disgusting.' Ed started his jaunt at The Grapes, in Limehouse – a short walk from Canary Wharf. The historic pub owes its notoriety to the fact that it's owned by Sir Ian McKellen – star of the Lord of the Rings and X-Men franchises, as well as several West End stage productions. The Grapes serves a decent Guinness, Ed discovered, but it's far from roomy: 'There's a nice outside area, but there's only two tables. It is a very small, very tight pub.' He also had one or two questions about the friendliness of the service, saying that the bartender appeared to 'slam the drinks down on the bar.' Next, Ed and his cameraman hopped on a couple of Lime bikes and pedalled up to Shoreditch, where Eighties star Rick Astley co-owns the Mikkeller bar. It's focused around quirky craft beers, including the rather odd-sounding Strawberry Krush – a fruity £6 concoction that 'just tasted like lager,' according to Ed.
BBC News
3 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Edinburgh yet to name operator for new cycle hire scheme
Edinburgh is to trial a new cycle hire scheme in August but an operator has yet to be put in place.A small number of dockless electric bikes are scheduled to be rolled out on the city's streets from the week of 18 August, the City of Edinburgh Council firms, Dott and Lime, are under consideration to run the scheme, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, but a final decision has yet to be the local authority's transport convener, Stephen Jenkinson, said he was "confident" the pilot would run to schedule during the festival season. It will mark the first time in four years that Edinburgh will have a public bike hire Dott and Lime run similar cycle hire programmes in cities across the UK and Europe. Jenkinson said he expected the operator to be chosen next said every effort would be made to "minimise disruption" when the trial begins during the city's annual added: "Our initial target was to launch the trial cycle hire scheme during the month of August, and I remain confident that we'll deliver this."The tender process is still under way, and a contract has not yet been awarded."We're actively working to finalise arrangements and remain committed to making the scheme operational as soon as possible."He said the council was determined that any cycle hire scheme would be "implemented diligently". 'Vandalism and theft' A previous scheme, operated by Serco and sponsored by food delivery service Just Eat, ran for three years between 2018 and 2021 before being ended when the contractor pulled bikes, which had to be unlocked from specialised docking stations placed at points around the city, were beset by issues with vandalism and often had to be retrieved from bodies of water, including the Water of the new scheme will operate the "dockless" model, with the council collecting inappropriately parked bikes and charging the future operator a £235 fee for their mirrors the model used in the City of London, where Lime already has a Greens councillor Chas Booth said: "While it's very welcome news that a new cycle hire scheme has taken a step closer, it's essential that any scheme meets the needs of all the city, including those on low incomes and living outside the city centre."It's also essential the operator addresses the shortcomings of the previous scheme, particularly around vandalism and theft, if it's to become a permanent part of the city's sustainable transport offering." Reporting by local democracy journalist Joe Sullivan.
Edinburgh Reporter
3 days ago
- Business
- Edinburgh Reporter
Edinburgh's cycle hire scheme is set to launch in August despite delay concerns
Edinburgh's cycle hire scheme is still set for a 'soft launch' in August, despite concerns that it would be delayed and with no operator yet in place. A small number of dockless electric hire bikes are expected to be on city streets by the week of August 18, with the scheme expanding from there. The city's transport boss has said the scheme will be implemented 'diligently', and in a way that fits the Capital's 'specific needs'. While a company to run the hire service will not be selected until the week of August 4, officials believe the launch will run to schedule. Concerns had previously been raised over the ability of the scheme to launch on time. It is understood that two companies, Dott and Lime, are in the running to operate the city's cycle hire service, both of which operate similar schemes across the UK. The city's last cycle hire scheme, known as the Just Eat bikes, collapsed almost four years ago due to a range of issues, with private operator Serco being unwilling to continue running it. Theft and vandalism were major issues, with large numbers of bikes being thrown in the Water of Leith and other bodies of water. Leith councillor and Green co-leader Chas Booth said: 'While it's very welcome news that a new cycle hire scheme has taken a step closer, it's essential that any scheme meets the needs of all the city, including those on low incomes and living outside the city centre. 'It's also essential the operator addresses the shortcomings of the previous scheme, particularly around vandalism and theft, if it's to become a permanent part of the city's sustainable transport offering.' Efforts to reintroduce a cycle hire scheme have been underway since the previous scheme failed, but for several years there were concerns that it would not be feasible to reintroduce one in the city. Among the concerns was the cost that running a scheme could have involved, with the Just Eat bikes scheme costing the city £1.8 million. But by using a dockless model, the new scheme will be run at no cost to the city, with hire fares for the bikes subsidising the costs of running the service. And any cycle hire scheme will see Edinburgh Council collect any cycle hire bikes parked inappropriately, and charge the company running it to get them back. The policy is modelled off of one used in the City of London, where the council holds misplaced hire bikes for 24 hours and then charges operators £235 for their return. Labour councillor and Transport and Environment Committee convener Stephen Jenkinson said: 'Our initial target was to launch the trial cycle hire scheme during the month of August, and I remain confident that we'll deliver this. 'As ever, we'll work closely with summer festival operators and our other partners to minimise disruption during this busy period. 'However, the tender process is still underway, and a contract has not yet been awarded. We're actively working to finalise arrangements and remain committed to making the scheme operational as soon as possible. 'We're determined that any cycle hire scheme is implemented diligently and in the right way for the specific needs of Edinburgh. 'I'm confident that once a scheme is operational it will greatly benefit our residents and visitors alike.' The scheme will initially run as a two year trial, but the council aims to keep it as a permanent offering after that. Any rollout would start out nearer to the city centre, with expansions outward as time goes on. When final approval for a scheme was given in May, Cllr Jenkinson said he would 'not apologise' for placing council officers under significant time pressure to launch it. Council officers were then confident that the scheme would see bikes on the street by August, meaning they would be available for the festival season. And at the time, Liberal Democrat councillor Kevin Lang said: 'I think it's great the work that officers have done with this, I'm really pleased on how this has moved on. 'I remember the debates about if this was feasible, if this was going to require a significant injection of council money on an ongoing basis. 'I think officers are to be commended for the work that has been done. By Joseph Sullivan Local Democracy Reporter Like this: Like Related
New York Post
4 days ago
- Business
- New York Post
NYC pol wants to force Citi Bike to install system to ban kids from riding
A Brooklyn lawmaker is demanding that Lyft install an age verification program to prevent riders under the age of 16 from renting a Citi Bike or even setting up an account. 'We should be using these tools to prevent riders younger than 16 from making a Citi Bike account and getting immediate access to one of the 20,000 e-bikes in the fleet,' Councilman Justin Brannan said in a July 24 letter to Lyft CEO David Risher. 'We must protect our youngest riders on the road.' 5 A Brooklyn lawmaker is demanding that Lyft install an age verification program to prevent riders under the age of 16 from renting a Citi Bike or even setting up an account. Robert Miller 5 Councilman Justin Brannan said 'We must protect our youngest riders on the road.' Robert Miller Brannan, during an interview, said he was spurred to contact Lyft after hearing from parents complaining about seeing youngsters under 16 on e-bikes. 'I hear from parents who are worried about their kids. This is a potential disaster just waiting to happen –and it's entirely preventable,' he also said in the letter. The councilman said he will push legislation to require action if Lyft doesn't voluntarily do so 'before a 14 year old makes a Citi Bike account and is seriously injured or killed while riding an ebike.' Currently, the Citi Bike rental agreement says that individuals must be 16 years of age or older to ride. But there is no method in place to verify the age of riders. Anyone with a cell phone, email address and payment method can create a new Citi Bike account in seconds, Brannan noted. 'Riders simply self-attest their age by manually inputting their date of birth. There's nothing holding back a 14-year old — or someone even younger — from renting a 15 miles-per-hour bike with just a few taps on their phone,' the councilman said. 5 The councilman said he will push legislation to require action if Lyft doesn't voluntarily do so 'before a 14 year old makes a Citi Bike account and is seriously injured or killed while riding an ebike.' Robert Miller Brannan also claimed the lack of verification deviates from Lyft's rigorous screening program for its car rideshare platform and even bike share programs elsewhere. 'This is preventable,' he said. 'To ensure rider safety in cars, Lyft has the tools to verify the ages of hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of drivers on their rideshare platform.' Meanwhile in other markets where Lyft runs the bikeshare network such as Mexico City, riders must use their phone to scan a form of identification to verify their age when making a new account, Brannan noted. Lime, which operates a scooter network in Queens and the Bronx, also requires new riders 18 years or older to scan a form of identification to verify their age, and start with 'beginner mode' — slower speeds and a nighttime curfew. 5 Currently, the Citi Bike rental agreement says that individuals must be 16 years of age or older to ride. Robert Miller Brann cited statistics showing a surge in reported e-bike accidents. In 2023, 76% of cycling fatalities in New York City were on ebikes, or 23 fatalities total. The ebike fatality rate quintupled from 2019 to 2023. Last year, a minor on a Citi Bike ebike slammed into another rider, sending them to the hospital and destroying their bike. According to media accounts, no police report was filed because the rider was under 18. In another case, a 16-year-old sued Citi Bike after crashing and breaking her jaw while riding an ebike in Brooklyn. 'I believe that Lyft must take immediate action and close a dangerous loophole to keep riders – especially teenagers – safe. It has become common practice for teenagers in New York City to rent e-bikes and ride them at top speed without wearing helmets and without understanding how to safely ride them,' Brannan told the Lyft CEO in the letter. 'I was a teenager once. You were too. Maybe you were different from me, but I had very bad judgment at that age. I thought I was invincible. A lot of things have changed since I was a kid but teenagers doing dangerous things is not one of them.' 5 There is no method in place to verify the age of riders. Robert Miller Brannan also requested that Lyft share crash and safety data for traditional bikes and ebikes, broken down by age, gender, and other demographic groups. He said Lyft can help prevent tragedies with a 'quick fix' to its Citi Bike using tools it already has. A Lyft spokesperson confirmed it received Brannan's letter and is reviewing it. A Citi spokesperson had no comment. But the company has had meetings with Lyft, as recently as last month, to discuss e-bikes and safety issues.
