Employers of the daredevil window-cleaners charged with maintaining Britain’s tallest building are backing a government campaign to emphasise safety in the workplace.

A popular New Cross café which has been shortlisted for a local business award is unsure how much longer it can remain in business.
Café Crema, located on New Cross Road, is in the running for the ‘Environmental’ category of Lewisham Council’s annual Business Awards.
Chris Boddington, who owns the café jointly with his wife, said he [...]

Tower Hamlets Council is alleged to be falling to the control of extremist Islamic groups, according to a television documentary aired yesterday.

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Female creativity was celebrated in New Cross during the past week, as Goldsmiths hosted its annual ‘Ladyfest’. The ‘pop-up feminist festival’, aims to exhibit women’s talents in artistic endeavours of all kinds.

Proposals to build a set of ‘hijab gates’ in Brick Lane have proved unpopular among local people. According to a report by Tower Hamlets Council, the plans, which involve the construction of ornamental arches resembling the Islamic headscarf, had yet to garner any letters of support.

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A public meeting is to be held next week to discuss the future of the much loved Hackney Empire, which temporarily closed last month amid a crisis over its funding.
The public meeting will be held at the theatre itself on February 25, with local politicians and representatives of the venue’s Board of Trustees in [...]

The Discover Young Hackney festival, which encourages young people to get involved in the creative arts, is running throughout this month in arts venues across the borough.

Cupid’s arrow is shooting through south and east London this weekend.

The United Kingdom is officially out of recession, according to new figures released on Tuesday. But what does this actually mean for the people of East and South London?
Statistics show that the British economy grew by 0.1% in the last three months of 2009. This comes after the longest period of economic contraction, during [...]