Posted on November 3, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Tower Hamlets
The proposed £65m cuts to London’s fire services are “irresponsible,” Rushanara Ali Labour MP for Bethnal Green and Bow, has told the House of Commons.…
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Posted on November 2, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Features
Make comic books, ride your BMX, scream at the screen, explore the Thames tunnel. This half term, parents can be assured that they will not hear the dreaded phrase- “I’m bored”. Eastlondonlines has half term covered.…
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Posted on October 31, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Croydon, Society
Lee Jasper, former policy adviser to Ken Livingstone, has been selected as Respect’s candidate for the Croydon North by-election.…
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Posted on October 26, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Lead Stories
The EDL have been banned from marching in Walthamstow and elsewhere in north-east London for 30 days. However the far-right group have been permitted to march outside the Houses of Parliament from 1-2pm on Saturday 27. The ban prevents all marches in Waltham Forest and neighbouring boroughs including Tower Hamlets,…
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Posted on October 25, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Lead Stories
The Metropolitan Police have asked the home secretary to ban the EDL from marching through east London. The Met said the request is “based on specific intelligence”. Scotland Yard wants the ban enforced under section 13 of the Public Order Act. The Act gives the police the power to ban…
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Posted on October 23, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Croydon, Uncategorized
Nominations for the Labour candidate for the Croydon-North by-election closed at noon on Monday and the shortlist will be decided on Wednesday.…
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Posted on October 23, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Hackney
Facebook’s European boss Joanna Shields is taking her talents to East London boroughs, including Hackney, to head the UK government’s investment group for technology start-ups.…
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Posted on October 19, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Croydon
Malcolm Wicks, the MP for Croydon North who died at the end of last month, is to be made a freeman of the borough.…
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Posted on October 16, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Croydon, Uncategorized
A memorial service will be held for Malcolm Wicks MP at 11am on Friday October 19 at Croydon Minster. Reception will follow in the Parish Hall across the Minster Green.…
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