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A group of midwives like no other

A group of midwives like no other

After 15 years of offering personal care to mothers-to-be in deprived areas, the Deptford-born Albany midwives practice has been forced to close.

Marshalled taxi ranks for a safer Christmas

Marshalled taxi ranks for a safer Christmas

A man raped by an illegal taxi driver from Deptford warned last week of the dangers of using unlicensed mini-cabs.

Your borough unravelled, all in oneplace

Your borough unravelled, all in oneplace

Is Hackney safer than Tower Hamlets? Will your children be better educated in Lewisham or Croydon? Which borough is the most environmentally friendly?

‘Tis still the season to be jolly…

‘Tis still the season to be jolly…

Advent art is up in shop windows in Brockley; Hackney high street is ablaze with lights and the first of the season’s party animals are being picked up by the annual ‘booze hospital’ service. Christmas is coming and, with Delia Smith back on the box, there’s a risk we will indeed be getting a bit [...]

Booze hospital opens early for festive period

Booze hospital opens early for festive period

London’s seasonal ‘booze hospital’ for drink-related injuries has opened its doors even earlier this year, in order to relieve the pressure on emergency services over the festive period.

Bicycle attack sparks dangerous dog debate

Bicycle attack sparks dangerous dog debate

A Conservative council candidate attacked by a rottweiler on Monday has revived the debate over Tower Hamlets’ animal warden service.
Two weeks after concerned councillors issued recommendations to the service regarding the number of dangerous dogs in the borough, Caroline Kerswell, who is standing for election as a councillor, was knocked off her bike by an aggressive [...]

Punished health spa had no licence to laser

Punished health spa had no licence to laser

The prosecution of an unlicensed laser clinic in Tower Hamlets last week has renewed fears that there may be hundreds of beauty and spa centers in London using laser equipment that does not meet safety standards.

Olympic pin-ups: badges commemorate London landmarks

Olympic pin-ups: badges commemorate London landmarks

Hackney Empire, Horniman Museum, the Tower of London, and Croydon ClockTower; these are the famous landmarks that the communities of east London have deemed ‘great’ enough to be featured in badges as part of the London 2012 ‘Landmark London’ campaign.

A visit to Wilton’s Café, new home to London Fields Radio

A visit to Wilton’s Café, new home to London Fields Radio

Nestled away just moments away from the bright lights of Hackney Empire, Wilton’s Café isn’t just a coffee-lovers dream; it’s a ‘mini radio revolution’.

Lewisham leads the fight against chlamydia

Lewisham leads the fight against chlamydia

Sexual health services in Lewisham had nothing to fear from the audit office’s stinging attack on the national Chlamydia programme on Monday, after NHS figures revealed the trust had once again succeeded in screening more young people than anywhere else in the country.

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