Hackney residents air their view on proposed Dalston 18-storey towerblock development [VIDEO]

This week EastLondonLines reported on proposals for an 18-storey tower block on Kingsland High Street. We visited the area to find out what people who live and work in the area think of the planning application and what they see as the impact it will have on the area.

The People’s Supermarket launches fundraising effort to renovate Hackney building brick by brick

The People’s Supermarket has launched a campaign to renovate its new premises in Hackney. The ‘brick by brick’ campaign, where people can buy a piece of the re-development for £1, aims to bring new life to the building opposite Homerton station.

St Joseph’s school children join the fight against Thames Water’s plans for super sewer in Deptford

School children will be put at risk and face noise, smell and dust pollution for more than three years if the proposed Thames Tunnel super sewer in Deptford goes ahead, school governors have warned.

Tower Hamlets’ city bid gains momentum as Olympic athlete pledges her support

Olympic hopeful, Perri Shakes Drayton, has thrown her support behind her home borough’s city bid. The 23 year old 400m specialist, joins the likes of the City of London, Canary Wharf Group, Tower of London and the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the oldest manufacturing company in the UK, who have all pledged to give Tower Hamlets’ [...]

Olympic park legacy powers given green light by London Assembly

A new body that will control the future of the Olympic Legacy site – incuding areas in Hackney and Tower Hamlets – is one step closer to creation after the London Assembly voted unanimously in favour of its proposal.