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The Clapton Arts Trust has outlined plans to restore the grade II-listed Old Schoolhouse on Lea Bridge Road. The building, built in 1841, is just a stone’s throw from the new Olympic Park. The Trust hope the restoration will bring the schoolhouse back into use to provide educational activities for local children.

A park in Deptford has been christened as London’s Best New Public Space – its third prestigious award in the span of a year.

Lewisham Council was faced with angry residents, community activists and a fuel poverty action group, who came together on Friday evening to protest against high energy bills. People gathered in front of Lewisham Town Hall in Catford for a briefing on the issue, before entering the reception, not just to warm up but to stay [...]

Tower Hamlets Council has said there are no plans to close a children’s club in Victoria Park, following rumours that it will be axed as part of cuts.

A woman escaped ‘without any serious injuries’ when a fire broke out in two-storey maisonette on Wick Road in Hackney, according to the London Fire Brigade.

A Labour councillor is encouraging local residents to take advantage of a new giant screen, which is to be placed on Blackheath in time for the Olympics.

Detectives are appealing for witnesses following an incident in which police officers were shot at while they were on patrol in Clapton on Tuesday.