Rally For Medium Reform (clockwise from top-left): Tom Watson MP, Hugh Grant, Jacqui Hanes, Richard Peppiatt, Mary-Ellen Field, Owen Jones Photos: Gao Xiwei
Anti-Murdoch campaigners are campaigning for a new legal and (more…)
Rallying for Media Reform [Video & Audio]
Business, Cops & Crime, Features, Features & People, Politics & Power May 22, 2012Dogs and tree chewing- Council barks some advice
Education, Environment, Features, News By Borough, Society May 22, 2012
Dogs in the Parks. Advice and guidance from Hackney Council
Dog owners in Hackney are facing more criticism for the behaviour of (more…)
East End shopfronts brought back to life in Tower Hamlets [Audio]
Arts & Sports, Features, Society May 20, 2012
Alan Dein: 'After You've Gone: East End Shopfronts, 1988' Photo: George Drake Jr
The lost array of East London shopfronts is being celebrated in a (more…)
South-east London cheers the Diamond Royal Couple [Audio]
Features May 18, 2012
The Queen Visits Bromley. Photo: Dolores William
People turned out in their thousands on Tuesday, to see the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh (more…)
“Doorstep to Olympic Park” [Audio Slideshow]
Education, Environment, Features, Lead Stories, News By Borough, Society, Tower Hamlets News May 9, 2012Residents, families and council members celebrated the reopening of (more…)
Microfinance entrepreneur providing affordable loans
Business, Features, Features & People, Work World May 3, 2012
Looking after the pennies. Image: Low Jianwei
Balancing the books can be a tall order in today’s straightened times. Now a Dalston-based company that prides itself on ethical values is looking to roll out savings accounts as part of a service to help financially excluded people manage their finances. (more…)
Queen reopening Cutty Sark ceremony [Audio]
Business, Features, Lead Stories, Lewisham News Apr 26, 2012
The Queen Reopens the Cutty Sark, Photo: Max Owens
After almost six years of closure The Cutty Sark is reopened for tourists today. East London Lines was there when the Queen visited the famous 19th century clipper impressively restored after the 2007 fire and marked its return to public access. (more…)
I need that record: why the vinyl revival will keep on spinning
Arts, Arts & Sports, Features, Music Apr 20, 2012
Sam Campari, a band member with Alice Gun (above), says vinyl requires effort but gets the most out of music. Pic: Wallace Wainhouse
The popularity of vinyl records is on the increase. Aaron Lee goes in search of answers (more…)
Celebrating Start-Ups: meet the east London entrepreneurs who are building a brighter future
Business, Features, Features & People, Lead Stories Apr 16, 2012
EastLondonLines celebrates the business start-ups that are lighting up the capital. Pic: Jim Campbell's Scattered Light, Dusty Hoskovec/Northern Light
EastLondonLines brings you the founders, inventors and leaders who are turning London’s fortunes around
Unemployment is on the rise and the future is looking bleak, the headlines say. Times are tough, but some people are not content sitting back and hoping they win the lottery – they have started their own businesses and are out to make a difference. (more…)
London bike theft in decline after creation of MPS Cycle Task Force
Features, Features & People, Life World, Uncategorized Apr 11, 2012
pic: Metropolitan Police Service
Cycling in London has grown exponentially over the last decade. There is a widespread desire to be fit and healthy, and with the prominence of the Tour de France and the crowning of road racing cyclist Mark Cavendish as the 2011 BBC Sports Personality of the Year, riding a bike has become a mainstream activity.
