Beekeeping is on the rise in Tower Hamlets as schemes like the Capital Bee campaign attract new beekeepers in the borough. The campaign accepted entrants from across the borough last week, and will screen them for suitability before announcing the winners next month.

The Fairbridge charity – which has a major centre in Hackney –  has announced plans to merge with The Prince’s Trust in April.

Three Tower Hamlets secondary schools are among the 50 most improved in the UK, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Education.

Thousands of demonstrators descended on London yesterday in a new round of protests against the removal of the EMA, the forthcoming rise in tuition fees and cuts to education funding.

ELL visits London’s best pub – the Dog and Bell in Deptford

An exhibition examining the East End’s boxing history has opened at Hackney Museum.

Lewisham has celebrated the inauguration of its seventh Young Mayor, with Kieza Silveira De Sousa becoming the new voice for young people in the borough.

The Bow School of Maths and Computing will receive a new home as part of Tower Hamlets Council’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.

ELL visits a Hackney strip club in order to examine the effects of the new ‘nil’ licensing policy.