People make stories and this week we want to introduce you to some of the people who make the EastLondonLine boroughs the most exciting place to live in London. 

When Home Secretary  Theresa May  got her chosen candidate for chief of the Metropolitan Police, his sole qualification for the job seemed to be that he hadn’t yet criticised the Government.  So, perhaps to show his boss that he is ready for action, he has started by vigorously kicking the ball down the pitch towards [...]

Jason Grant was brought up in New Cross. This is his view of why kids are rioting. I grew up in  New Cross in the 1980s. A place the young people have not destroyed because my area  has nothing to smash. My old primary school caught fire over a year ago and has been sitting [...]

Tower Hamlets council has declared its backing for the independent commission which is to look into plans for the so-called ‘super sewer’ under the Thames.

Sam Hallam, a  24-year-old Hoxton man who claims to have been wrongly convicted of the murder of a chef in 2004, has had his case referred to the Court of Appeal.

Stoke Newington residents are to be consulted about plans for a Sainsbury’s supermarket just off Stoke Newington Church Street. The public exhibition of  the proposals  are  at Abney Public Hall, on  July 1 and 2.

The annual Lewisham in Bloom  competition is now open and the council is looking for the borough’s most beautiful garden. Last year, Forest Hill School for boys was overall winner, as well as winner of the school’s section. Staff member Sharon Curtis,  said: “The students were absolutely thrilled when they heard we had been invited [...]