Serco Group PLC signed a £50 million expansion contract to support the expansion for the Barclay’s Cycle Hire Scheme into East London. The contract will run until 2015 and include the design, operation and installation of the scheme in Tower Hamlets. The expansion will add over 200 new docking stations, approximately 4,500 new docking points, [...]
Local businesses that suffered from the disturbances during the riots in August will have until the new year to claim emergency funding.
Squatters at Bedford House in Shoreditch have been preparing for the worst overnight, as they will face eviction by bailiffs today. Some have packed up their belongings, while many others have been holding a final protest that has lasted all night and will continue into the day. EastLondonLines will be reporting live from the squat [...]
Thursday evening, Goldsmiths lecturers and students, visited St Paul’s Cathedral to support the ‘OccupyLSX’ protesters.
Thursday – Mathias Poledna / Florian Pumhösl exhibition @ Raven Row Friday – Hackney Picturehouse opening Saturday – Stour Space Designers Market Sunday –Guilherme Zauith exhibition @ 33 Chatsworth Road Monday – Submotion Orchestra @ Xoyo Tuesday – Hello Bear, Beware Wolf, Dear Red Sea and Loose Talk Cost Lives @ 93 Feet East Wednesday [...]
An East London squatters group are organising a “party of resistance” to eviction tonight . The squatters are due to be evicted tomorrow from the Grade II listed building that they have restored and inhabited over the last four months.
The Wenlock Arms, a cherished pub and local institution in Hackney, has won its fight against redevelopment.
The “artists”, young Muslim girls from East London, stand next to their artwork, smiling proudly as the crowd admires their effort.
With last week’s announcement of the opening of Dalston’s first Starbucks, EastLondonLines have sought refuge in the large number of locally run coffee shops in the area. After hours of enjoying coffee, organic vegan fat and wheat free cakes in cafes decorated by exposed bricks; these were the five that lingered as particularly enjoyable experiences.
A metropolitan police officer was fired after ignoring 141 emergency calls including rape and child abuse reports.
