Local businessmen have reacted angrily to research that claims Tower Hamlets is in the top three local authority areas with the greatest potential for economic growth.

In the current debate regarding the road beyond recession, the common wisdom is that bailing out the banks is the way forward, but the platitudes that investing in young people is laying the foundations for the country’s future are all too quickly forgotten.

Mayor of Lewisham Sir Steve Bullock has agreed to write to recycling firm Veolia asking them to justify their controversial work in the West Bank.

Trade unions are predicting a wave of strikes across the capital that could cause travel mayhem for East Londoners in the run up to Christmas.

A troubled teenager from Croydon has been given a second chance after being cast in a new “street” version of a Shakespearian tragedy.

She may be incapable of making her bed, but artist Tracey Emin made a tidy sum for Tower Hamlets Amnesty group this afternoon. They sold a signed notebook donated by the artist herself on Ebay to help raise money for Amnesty International.

In an attempt to prevent the mania inducing last minute shopping runs of Christmas Eve AND to remedy the painful disappointment of receiving unwanted gifts on the big day, The Old Truman Brewery has kindly opened a one stop Christmas market.

Criticisms issued by the chief of Ofsted this week have stirred up disagreement among local education professionals along the East London line. Chief officer Christine Gilbert issued a stark warning to local authorities to improve standards

A mass meeting of 2000 London community activists has demanded politicians introduce a ceiling on loan interest rates.

Plans to dramatically reduce outpatient appointments in a multi-million pound cost-cutting proposal are set to provoke anger and controversy in the East End. Some 21 members of the Joint Committee of Primary Care Trusts for north-east London, including representatives from Tower Hamlets and Hackney, voted unanimously on Tuesday evening to launch a 13-week consultation into [...]