A One Stop Shop to help residents and businesses affected by the outbreak of rioting in the borough will open on Friday.  The shop will provide immediate advice and support to victims ranging from insurance claims to emergency and housing benefits.

Deptford residents have been celebrating a victory in their campaign against the proliferation of betting shops in the high street.

Hackney Council is asking residents  to be on the alert about a scam currently operating in the borough. The call came from the Trading Standards team.

A 25,000 signature petition calling on the police to ban the English Defence League  march through the East End on September 3, was handed to Scotland Yard yesterday by the Hope not Hate campaign and Rushanara Ali, the MP for Bethnal Green and Bow

The morning after the rioting which devastated Croydon, Carla Rees, an internationally renowned flautist, returned to her flat in London Road to discover that she no longer had a home.

Residents of Tower Hamlets have been warned that they face ‘painful’ decisions over which local authority services will face the axe.

Talks were are still taking place over whether the Metropolitan Police will seek a ban on the planned EDL march through Tower Hamlets next month.

After the devastation caused by rioting last week, Croydon is attempting to boost its morale and attract people back into its town centre with a weekend of cheap deals for shoppers, travellers and drivers.

As the percentage of A-level passes increased again this year, pupils in the East London Line boroughs played their part. In riot-hit Hackney and Croydon most pupils passed  their A levels, while some schools have done spectacularly well.

Normal service will be resume soon.