The 5th November marks the anniversary of the discovery of a plot organised by Catholic conspirators, one being Guy Fawkes, to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605. Guy Fawkes disagreed with the then King of England, King James and plotted with a group of men to fill a cellar under the Houses of [...]

The planned bonfire night strike has been called off hours before it was due to start.

Members of the Fire Brigade’s union in London were due to walk out for 47 hours from 10am this morning, leaving staff from a private firm to provide emergency cover on bonfire night.

Men across the East London Line are growing moustaches to raise awareness of prostate cancer. Movember is a charity for prostate cancer – the most common cancer in men mainly affecting those over the age of 50. Around 36,000 men in the UK are diagnosed with it every year. In the UK, African Caribbean men [...]

There is no good news this week for more than 14,000 households currently stuck on the Lewisham housing waiting lists and over 2,000 households living in temporary accomodation.

There is growing concern for 12-year-old boy Amari Glenn who went missing on Sunday 17th Octocber from his home address in Hackney. Amari was last seen on Redwald Road at 3.50pm and has not been in contact with family and friends since, which is very out of character for him. He is black and about [...]

Detectives have released an e-fit of a suspect wanted in connection with a violent assault of a man in Forest Hill. The incident occurred on Friday 10 September when a man was parked in his car on Valentine Court estate. At around 11pm, the victim was robbed of his property and dragged from his vehicle [...]

Education leaders in Lewisham are facing a shortfall in primary places due to the pupil population rise of more than 20 per cent and have had to build temporary classrooms.

With high levels of heart disease and strokes in many parts of south and east London, there is good news for those of you who choose this time of year to indulge in chocolate – it really is good for you!

Chung-Rowe sells unique handcrafted jewellery and clothes in the heart of Old Spitalfields Market.

A funeral arranger is organising a heart-felt tribute to all mothers to celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday.