A 19-year-old man has died and a 22-year-old man was injured last night after being shot in the street. The incident took place on Hindrey Road, in Clapton, Hackney at 8.20 pm yesterday, police said. The victims were taken to hospital by ambulance, where the 19-year-old later died. The…
Tower Hamlets councillors and doctors have pledged to “retain the founding values” of the NHS in response to health service reforms from central government. The Tower Hamlets pledge follows the national NHS pledge; a campaign by the shadow Health Secretary Andy Burnham against the Health and Social Care Bill 2012.…
Anthony Bowen is a 38-year-old, rugby playing, Catford resident and the connoisseur behind Man Made Foods, a new food and catering company. The concept of Man Made Foods is ‘anti-delicate’ and therefore anti- Great British Bake off style cooking. To emphasise that point, one of the photos on the company website even features…
Valentines Day Mini Mix The EastLondonLines events team has cherry picked some of the best romantic evenings out in ELL boroughs for your enjoyment. If Valentines Day isn’t your thing, look away now! Teen Dreams Prom Thursday, February 14, 8pm – 2am The Book Club, 100-106 Leonard St, London EC2A 4RH…
Bows and Wardrobes, Time Capsule Café, Gina’s Closet, Zealand Road Coffee and The Stables are all names of little shops and cafes, new or refurbished, that have cropped up in a 100m stretch of Roman Road in Bow. Where previously there were blank spaces, or hard-to -remember newsagents and…
A man has been arrested in Croydon on suspicion of murder after a woman was found dead Thursday afternoon. Police were called to an incident at Duppas Court flats on Duppas Hill Lane at about 3.20pm after neighbours reported hearing a disturbance. After the officers knocked on the door and…
After a four year battle with Transport for London, Rio Cinema in Dalston has finally got its name on the bus stop outside. Enquiries made of TfL by the local news site, Loving Dalston, has led to the on board announcements and electronic signs being changed as well. The cinema…
Teachers and campaigners across east London have slammed Michael Gove’s controversial plans for GCSE reform, calling the move to reduce the focus on arts “cultural vandalism”. The English Baccalaureate, or ‘EBacc’, is the new qualification being made available to 14 to 16-year-olds as a replacement for GCSEs in their current…
Tony McCluskie, 35, the brother of EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie pleaded not guilty to murder but guilty to manslaughter at the Old Bailey today, December 7. McCluskie appeared in court via video link from Belmarsh prison. He claims to have ‘suffered loss of control’ leading to the actress’s death on…
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The Academy Takeover of Roke School Reveals the Gove Agenda
Last week Roke Primary School in Croydon was told by the Government that it would be sold to the Harris academy chain. The swift action to take a school out of local authority control is revealing of the Michael Gove agenda which is not, it would seem, about giving power…
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