East London tunnel vision

Over the weekend the public had a “never again chance” to take a step back in time, and look into the future… of the East London Line.
The Thames Tunnel, which will form part of the new East London line, opened for the public to walk through for the first time in 145 years.
The tunnel was [...]

Amir Khan supports ‘Jab Don’t Stab’

Boxing national hero, Amir Khan visited the Double Jab gym in Forest Hill, Lewisham on Friday. The Olympian, 23, met with young people who train at the gym: slogan, ‘Jab Don’t Stab’.
Amir Khan was in the local area, working on  a new television show called ‘Justin Lee Collins: Good Times’ which was being recorded in [...]

Anger at Hackney Empire plans

Local Hackney residents reacted angrily last night over plans to sell a building used and owned by the Hackney Empire in order to pay back its spiralling deficit.

Major fire destroys Shoreditch building

A fire which broke out early Thursday morning gutted a restaurant and office block in East London.The blaze broke out at about 4 am at the Sosho restaurant on Tabernacle Street, on the border between Shoreditch and the City of London.

Campaign to support Albany midwives takes to the streets

Hundreds of people attended a protest march yesterday in support of the pioneering Albany Midwifery Practise  - closed down by Kings College Hospital earlier this year.
The ‘Reclaiming Birth Rally called for the re-opening of the Albany  practice as well as the adoption of their maternity model as a standard. The practise was the only independent [...]