Colin has been totally blind since he was born 57 years ago. He works as an information resource officer and lives in Lewisham with his wife. Colin has asked us not to use his surname. Here, he describes his life to Clare Finney:

There comes a point in the life of every young woman when the urge for a full-length, full stretch, warts-and-all

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.

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

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

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

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.

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.