‘Choices’ drama to tackle gun and knife crime
Tackling gun and knife crime is an important issue in all the ELL boroughs, particularly the need to engage with …
Hanna Woodside Archive
Momentum builds for Spending Review protests
People up and down the East London Line are getting ready to protest against the impending cuts, as the coalition …
October 19, 2010/
Lead Stories/
Mother told son “I love you” as he stabbed her
A Croydon man, who is accused of murdering both his parents, told his mother he loved her moments before stabbing …
October 15, 2010/
Crime, Croydon, Uncategorized/
Hackney bus services continue despite strike
Bus workers in Hackney are striking for a second day at the Ashgrove bus depot in a dispute over low …
London firefighters announce dates for two days of strike action in dispute over new contracts
Firefighters across the East London Lines area will take strike action on two days at the end of October and …
October 14, 2010/
Lead Stories/
Bittersweet news for Sam Hallam campaign
Sam Hallam's murder conviction is re-opened but the news is over-shadowed by his father's suicide
CLR James library campaigners win
The battle to save the name of the CLR James Library in Dalston has been won.
Common ground gets green makeover
Brockley Common is being transformed from a “weedy wasteland” into a beautiful community garden in time for spring. The Brockley …
March 31, 2010/
Lewisham, Uncategorized/
Matalan murderer convicted
A teenager has been sentenced to life imprisonment for stabbing the manager of a Matalan store during a failed robbery …
March 22, 2010/
Crime, Lead Stories/
Human rights activist found murdered
A human rights lawyer who was stabbed to death at his Lewisham home is suspected to have been murdered for …
Trial date set for New Cross murder
The trial of a New Cross man charged with murder and arson has been rescheduled to September this year. Richard …
March 12, 2010/
Crime, Lewisham, Uncategorized/
Major fire destroys Shoreditch building
A fire which broke out early Thursday morning gutted a restaurant and office block in East London.The blaze broke out …
March 11, 2010/
Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/
All aboard the Deptford Project Café
Tucked away down Deptford High Street you might be surprised to find a brightly painted train carriage, home to the …
March 9, 2010/
Meet The Traders/
Mystery remains over canal corpse
An artist’s impression has been released by police of a man who was found dead in the River Lea in …
March 9, 2010/
Crime, Tower Hamlets/
Witness appeal over Stoke Newington murder
Police have released CCTV images of potential witnesses to the murder of a Stoke Newington teenager.
Witness appeal over Valentine’s Day killing
Police are appealing for witnesses and information after a man was murdered in South Norwood on Valentine’s Day.
Dalston Matalan murderer is found guilty
A teenager was found guilty yesterday at the Old Bailey of murdering the manager of a Matalan store in Dalston.
Tower Hamlets divided over mayoral vote
Tower Hamlets is divided over whether to have a directly elected mayor instead of the current council cabinet system. The …
February 20, 2010/
Tower Hamlets/
Roses are red, but bruises are blue
Kisses, flowers and chocolates abound on Valentine’s Day, but for some the occasion is far bleaker. Tower Hamlet’s
February 10, 2010/
Crime, Tower Hamlets/