ELL spoke to two of the capital’s many key workers who sacrifice their own festivities to keep London in order on Christmas day. PC Hilary Sizmur, 39 a member of the Lewisham Response Team said:…
There is little left in the blue borough that points toward its bass heavy history. But back in the day, two of the most famous and influential UK reggae music sound-systems were residents: Jah Shaka in New Cross and Saxon in Lewisham town.…
Former Lib-Dem director of policy urges party members to engage with Labour…
Plums, apples, pears, cherries and apricots will one day be harvested in Haggerston, thanks to the London Orchard Project, twenty volunteers, a bunch of kids from Hackney City Farm and Russell Miller of Hackney based “Tree Musketeers” who demonstrated how tree planting should be done. Digging proved to be hard…
As the annual White Ribbon Campaign draws to a close this week, London has seen a crackdown by the Metropolitan Police on domestic violence. Almost 150 people were arrested in dawn raids across the capital on 25 November -the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. And the…
Hundreds of toys are to be donated to families across South London by TfL during the Christmas period. The scheme, announced yesterday in association with the Deptford branch of the Salvation Army, will see some of the thousands of items left on public transport being given to disadvantaged children.…
Brockley residents worked together yesterday as they weeded and tidied flower beds in Brockley Common, a community garden in the area. The project was led by Brockley Cross Action Group, an organisation of local volunteers who have worked to improve the community and environment of Brockley Cross since its foundation…
Award-winning actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke spoke candidly about his near descent into crime and the pitfalls of the film industry when he talked to a packed audience last night. Clarke shot to fame following the release of gritty Kidulthood in 2006, but he talked about the many challenges he…
In the basement of Toynbee Studios Emily James and her team are waiting to hear if they have secured an important piece of funding. Her new not-for-profit feature film, Just Do It: get off your arse and change the world has been made without the backing of a broadcaster and is…
Tributes will be paid this week to a legendary pub landlord who passed away on October 29. Erich Höfer presided over The Duke on Creek Road in Deptford from 1977 to 2000, successfully transforming a struggling pub into a vibrant watering hole much-loved by musicians, artists and residents alike.…
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