Posted on November 5, 2012 by Helen Lock and saved under Education, Lead Stories, Slideshow
One half of chart-topping duo Chase and Status has put forward plans to open a free school in Tower Hamlets. Will Kennard, also known as Status, spoke to EastLondonLines about his proposal to establish the East London Academy of Music. The school will cater for 16- to 19-year-olds who want…
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Posted on October 9, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Education, Lead Stories
Overseas students no longer have to queue in the early hours to register with the Overseas Visitors Records Office. Instead students can now register with their universities. Last week EastLondonLines interviewed foreign students who were queuing for up to nine hours from 12am to ensure they could register within the…
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Posted on October 6, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Croydon, Education
Croydon councillors resolved to go ahead with a “savage cut” to the Upper Norwood Joint Library at a heated scrutiny meeting before the public on Friday.…
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Posted on October 4, 2012 by Chloe Hirst and saved under Education, Lead Stories
Hundreds of foreign students are queuing throughout the night to register with the police to stay in the UK. While the Overseas Visitors Records Office opens at 9am, students begin queuing in the early hours to ensure they secure their registration. Many students have repeatedly been turned away due to…
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Posted on October 2, 2012 by Laurence Dodds and saved under Croydon, Education
Plans to hand Upper Norwood Joint Library over to a community group but cut over £100,000 of its funding will go before the council’s scrutiny committee this Friday.…
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Posted on September 26, 2012 by Laurence Dodds and saved under Education, Lead Stories, Society
As university first-years descend on east London, EastLondonLines has created interactive maps of Lewisham and Tower Hamlets to help you find the essentials near you. From pubs through supermarkets to quirky backstreet museums, we’ve marked out key locations for those coming to the area for the first time.…
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