Tower Hamlets and Hackney are to be two of the six places in England to pilot the controversial NHS reform which will abolish GP practice boundaries, the  Department of Health has announced. The east London boroughs will join NHS services in Westminster, Salford, Manchester and Nottingham City at the beginning of April in being the [...]

Stoke Newington school students marched in support of gay rights at Clissold Park today.

Hackney residents and health workers joined a national campaign outside the House of Lords on Wednesday in protest over proposed NHS reforms. The demo, organised by the Hackney division of ‘Keep Our NHS Public’, took place while the controversial Health and Social Care Bill was being scrutinised by the chamber.

A campaign group formed of NHS health workers named ‘Keep Our NHS Public’ have called for a picket of the House of Lords at 2pm today – just as the contentious NHS reform bill reaches report stage in the Lords.

An investigation conducted by Lewisham police has led to four Lewisham residents being charged with fraud.

Lewisham Police appealed today for the public’s help in tracking down three men who have broken their conditions of parole.

Hackney MP, Diane Abbott has quit a cross-party abortion group in protest over the government’s new plans.

Boris Johnson has been dubbed “out of touch” by Jennette Arnold, London Assembly Member for North East London.

Hackney comedian Kojo returned to his home stage last weekend to perform his sell out show, ‘Live and Kicking’.  It was the 32 year-old’s first solo outing in five years and the comic did not disappoint.

Olympic hopeful, Perri Shakes Drayton, has thrown her support behind her home borough’s city bid. The 23 year old 400m specialist, joins the likes of the City of London, Canary Wharf Group, Tower of London and the Whitechapel Bell Foundry, the oldest manufacturing company in the UK, who have all pledged to give Tower Hamlets’ [...]