The curry house workers of Brick Lane made history this week by creating their first official workers union. The Bangladeshi Workers Union has over 500 members, mostly from the restaurant industry, but also from manufacturing and other trades.

Croydon Council’s weekly food waste collection has reached 1000 tonnes, saving the council £80,000 in landfill tax.

Crime rates in Dalston have dropped by over a third since a gang of drug dealers was taken off the streets in July, police statistics revealed this week. Yet traders on Ridley Road fear it could be too little too late.

The long awaited Boxpark mall began trading on Wednesday 30 next to Shoreditch High Street station. A mass of slick black industrial units over two storeys, BoxPark houses lifestyle brands such as Levi’s and Vans. The second storey is home to an array of eateries, including a ‘froyo’ shop selling Frae Frozen Yogurt, and the [...]

Yesterday, 30 unions including Unite, UCU and Unison took to the streets across the UK for a 24-hour public sector strike. Involving up to two million people, the national action became the largest of its kind seen in the country for almost 40 years. Approximately 25,000 people joined the London demonstrations.

Today, 17 unions including Unite, UCU and Unison take to the streets across the country for a mass public sector strike – the largest national strike action seen in the UK for 40 years, with over 2 million people expected to walk out of work. Public sector services, including schools and hospitals will be affected, [...]

Public opinion is sharply divided over tomorrow’s public sector strike, yet the facts behind the dispute are often distorted by the media, and shrouded in myth. The government’s case for the reforms, which will see workers contributing more from their wages, retiring later and ultimately receiving less, rests on the assumption that public sector pensions [...]