Wilton’s Music Hall, one of the oldest surviving music halls in the world, has received a £700,000 funding boost from independent trust SITA in order to protect and conserve the historic building. But further funds of over £2 million are still needed to protect the building from closure.
The Vicar of Hackney’s “clown church” has outlined her terms for becoming the Church of England’s first female bishop – before she has been offered the promotion.
A ‘Creativity in Mental Health’ event involving Tower Hamlets Council and a wide range of east London charities was held in Mile End yesterday. The event was organised by Community Options, a support, advice and recovery service for mental health patients, and took place in the Mile End Ecology Pavilion.
Prince Charles visited the Good Hope Café in Lewisham last night, delighting locals who filled Hither Green Lane to greet him. The Prince was visiting the café to meet with young people who have been helped by the Prince’s Trust, as well as representatives from the Scouts Association and Youth United, an initiative launched by [...]
A number of new psychiatric Liaison Services for older people will launch accross east London, the NHS anounced yesterday.
Figures released by the Government last week show Tower Hamlets is the second most improved local authority for GCSE results in the country.
The director of a go-karting business has been fined over £7,000 after the hair and scarf of a 15-year-old girl became entangled in the moving parts of the go-kart she was driving in September 2008.
A project working with children in Croydon has been awarded nearly £900,000 by the Big Lottery Fund, it was announced on Thursday.
Tower Hamlets Council has said it will recruit 16 more police officers and one sergeant by the summer.
A local coffee shop set up by the parents of a murdered teenager has recieved an award for excellence in social enterprise from the Mayor of Lewisham.
