Whether you prefer to run with Russian riot grrrls or the Hollywood set, if you want to turn your hand to sewing or refine your beer-tasting palate, there’s going to be something on this week to take your fancy. Theatre or dubstep? That is the question.…
Eva needs some help. “It’s getting to the point where I might have to get rid of her, which would break my heart into a million pieces”. Three years ago Goldsmiths anthropology student Eva made the unusual move of buying a double decker bus on ebay, and now the bus…
Twice a week in a sports centre in New Addington, approximately 20 women (and a couple of men) don hot-pants, leggings, personalised team t-shirts, with names such as Carnal Sanders, Daft Ada, T-Vexed and VikiSpeedia, to participate in a sport so brutal and fast-paced it’s rare to leave without a…
If you run into trouble over the festive period and it is not a trip to A&E that you need, don’t panic:…
If Eastlondonlines hasn’t managed to get you all into the Christmas spirit with our run-down of the best events, places to buy trees, and markets for your gift shopping, then don’t fear: here is our list of pantos in the boroughs. Celebs, drama, cross-dressing and family fun – this is the…
Croydon’s flagging arts scene could be rescued with funding crowdsourced by a local business. Matthews Yard, a café and workspace in the centre of Croydon, is using crowdfunding website Kickstarter to raise money for a new arts space on their premises. There has been a huge void in the Croydon…
A Forest Hill woman being treated for leukaemia at Lewisham Hospital has sparked a bone marrow donation drive – drawing attention to a serious lack of donors from minority ethnic backgrounds. Bengu Shail, 34, who is a case studies officer for Macmillan Cancer Support, has acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Although there…
A specialised gym that serves hundreds of people suffering with long-term illnesses and injuries faces closure if it fails to find funding. Ability Bow, Tower Hamlets, was put under threat when its contract with the NHS, which made up 40 per cent of its budget, ended in March. Although they…
Francis Boulle, star of reality tv show Made in Chelsea, venture capitalist and CEO of investment network Fundmine,will be signing copies of his book at Waterstones in Croydon on Saturday. Fans of the 24-year-old reality star will be able to join a queue from the Whitgift Centre’s opening time of 7am in…
The public consultation process on the fate of Lewisham Hospital…
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