Posted on May 20, 2013 by Saskia Black and saved under Business, Employment, Hackney, People
In Shoreditch a monthly meeting called the Roundabout Kids has started to bring young entrepreneurs working in the the tech scene at the Silicon Roundabout together. Alex Nguyen and friend Vishal Ladwar thought it would be a good idea to have meetings for young professionals who want to start up…
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Posted on May 17, 2013 by Hannah Newton and saved under Business, Features, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, Society
The South London Press, one of the famous titles in London’s print media, is supporting Local Newspaper Week, by emphasizing the role of local papers as “being essential to democracy.” The paper has had a turnaround in fortunes and is bucking the trend in local paper closures and rationalization after…
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Posted on May 4, 2013 by Hannah Newton and saved under Business, Environment, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Society
Plans for the Convoys Wharf site, Deptford, the largest development site in the Borough of Lewisham, have been resubmitted by “internationally recognised firm of architects” Terry Farrell and Partners. The firm, known for projects such as the MI6 building at Vauxhall Cross, was invited by developers Hutchison Whampoa to work…
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Posted on May 1, 2013 by Lucy Johnson and saved under Business, Lead Stories, Local News, News, Society, Tower Hamlets
Labour councillors in Tower Hamlets are campaigning to increase local authority powers to control the spread of betting shops in the High Street. At a council meeting last week, the group urged Tower Hamlets mayor Lutfur Rahman to sign up to a cross-borough and cross-party request to the Government that…
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Posted on April 22, 2013 by Hannah Newton and saved under Business, Lead Stories, News, Sports, Tower Hamlets
The thirty third London Marathon passed through the Boroughs of Lewisham and Tower Hamlets on Sunday during its 23 mile route and attracted record crowds of more than 700,000 who cheered and clapped 34,278 runners crossing the finishing line in the Mall.…
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Posted on April 1, 2013 by Tooba Masood and saved under Arts, Business, Hackney
A new drop-in workshop, where budding musicians and producers can get critical feedback and practical advice on how to launch a career from industry giants, will start in Shoreditch this week. The Starling Sessions, starting Tuesday, are the brainchild of Leanne Page, a professional singer and a lecturer in Events…
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Posted on March 20, 2013 by Sophie Nichol and saved under Business, Croydon, Lead Stories, News
Small businesses are being offered discounts of up to 65 per cent on their business rates as part of a new scheme unveiled by Croydon Council, to encourage businesses into the borough. The Business Rate Relief scheme will allow firms to offset big fixed costs of running a shop or office…
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