MA14Sims Archive

#ELLGetRegistered: Methodology for exploring the importance of the youth vote in the 2015 general election

This week’s digital features encouraging young people in the ELL boroughs to register to vote were based on several different …

by Alex Sims/ April 18, 2015/ Uncategorized/

#ELLGetRegistered: Students – think carefully about where you vote! Our guide to the UK’s swing seats

Students: beer drinkers, penny-pinchers and takeaway lovers, but also one of the most under-registered groups on the electoral roll. The …

by Alex Sims/ April 16, 2015/ ELLElections, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/

#ELLGetRegistered: why we need young voters

Why do young people let older people shape their future? Over the next week, ELL will explain why 18-24 year …

by Alex Sims/ April 13, 2015/ Features, General Features, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/

Campaigners prepare march to City Hall on Saturday to demand solutions for London’s housing crisis

Tenants, housing interest groups and trade unionists from across EastLondonLine’s boroughs will march to City Hall this Saturday demanding solutions …

by Alex Sims/ January 29, 2015/ Housing, Lead Stories/

Four ways to kick the hangover this January

The ancient Greeks ate sheep’s lungs and owl’s eggs; in Russia chugging the brine from a jar of pickles is …

by Alex Sims/ January 10, 2015/ Features/

Lewisham MP Joan Ruddock speaks out as London property market is dominated by foreign investors

The number of London homes controlled by foreign investors has been labelled a “huge concern” by a Lewisham MP, after …

by Alex Sims/ January 8, 2015/ Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

‘The Realness’: where laughs lie side by side with violence

Within just a few hours of leaving prison Jay Johnson has been mugged. Surrounded by taunting youths, his phone is …

by Alex Sims/ December 15, 2014/ Arts/

Borough’s first same-sex marriage makes history

A Hackney councillor and his partner made history this week by becoming the borough’s first same-sex couple to turn their …

by Alex Sims/ December 12, 2014/ Hackney/

Taberner House to retain “peverse” 32-story tower

A revision of Taberner House’s controversial redevelopment plans will increase the development ’s affordable housing but retain a “perverse” 32-story …

by Alex Sims/ December 12, 2014/ Croydon/

Stamp Duty reform draws mixed local reaction

Estate agents, housing groups and homebuyers across Eastlondonlines boroughs have given mixed responses to George Osborne’s unexpected Stamp Duty reforms. Some estate …

by Alex Sims/ December 10, 2014/ Features/

ELL Guide to Christmas: Buying Christmas trees

The fragrant aroma of pine needles, the warm glow of stringed lights and the sparkle of glittering baubles are just …

by Alex Sims/ December 4, 2014/ Features, Holiday Features/

Christmas food, pantomimes and crafts: 28 Nov – 5 Dec

  With December round the corner head to the Truman Brewery for your festive fix where live reindeer and snowball …

by Alex Sims/ November 28, 2014/ What's On This Week/

Nov 21 – Nov 28 Jazz, dancing and photography

As the London Jazz Festival continues, the hazy beats of bebop and soul feature heavily on our list. If exotic …

by Alex Sims/ November 21, 2014/ What's On This Week/

Lewisham wins over the Time Out Love London Awards

The votes have been counted and verified and Lewisham has come up trumps at The Time Out Love London Awards. …

by Alex Sims/ November 21, 2014/ Business, Lewisham/

Hackney Council intervenes in New Era dispute, warning owners to treat tenants “with respect and consideration”

The Mayor of Hackney, Jules Pipe, and the council’s cabinet member for housing have called on the owners of Hoxton’s …

by Alex Sims/ November 18, 2014/ Housing, Lead Stories/

Millionaire Tory MP’s company backs out of New Era stake-hold after residents’ “triumphant” campaign

Property company, The Benyon Estate, have announced they will sell their stake in Hoxton’s New Era estate after substantial rent …

by Alex Sims/ November 14, 2014/ Housing, Lead Stories, Local News/

Whitgift regeneration secures go-ahead from High Court

Objections to the £1 billion regeneration of the Whitgift Centre were dismissed by a High Court judge yesterday as plans …

by Alex Sims/ November 12, 2014/ Croydon, Housing/

Council proposes crackdown on criminal landlords

Non-licensed landlords in Croydon could face fines of up to £20,000 if a controversial, council-led scheme to crackdown on rogue …

by Alex Sims/ November 11, 2014/ Croydon, Housing/

Council evictions up by 60 per cent, Greens have revealed

Council tenant evictions have risen by 60 per cent in one year, a Freedom of Information request by the Hackney Green …

by Alex Sims/ November 3, 2014/ Hackney/

Renters to “be exploited in perpetuity” with new Labour housing policy, says Generation Rent

Generation Rent has slammed a Labour housing policy review claiming that its proposals will force renters to be “exploited in …

by Alex Sims/ October 20, 2014/ Housing, Lead Stories/