Local News Archive

Deptford homeless charity launches appeal for night shelter volunteers

A homeless charity is looking for volunteers to work at their Lewisham night shelter. The 999 Club charity, located in …

by Promita Guha/ June 15, 2018/ Lewisham, Local News, News, Society, Uncategorized/

New £500,000 grant to tackle most vulnerable rough sleepers in Croydon

A £500,000 Government grant has been awarded to Croydon Council to provide homeless people with new housing and medical support …

by Jiang Yu/ June 15, 2018/ Croydon, Local News, News, Society/

Alarms fail as fire breaks out in tower block on Grenfell anniversary

An investigation is underway after alarms failed to sound when fire broke out in a block of flats in Elmira …

by Marlen Kremer/ June 14, 2018/ Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News/

Voting opens tomorrow for Lewisham East by-election

Voters in Lewisham East will decide tomorrow who will be next to represent them in the House of Commons, following …

by Joe Lyness/ June 13, 2018/ Local News, Politics/

Croydon moped thieves target family sitting in car

A family of four sitting in a stationary car were robbed at knifepoint by two men on a moped in …

by Katrina Fairhurst/ June 12, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, Local News, News/

Lewisham refugee charity receives Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service

A Lewisham-based refugee charity has been honoured with the highest award given to British voluntary groups. The  Queens Award for …

by Marlen Kremer/ June 12, 2018/ Education, Lewisham, Local News, Society/

New campaign to end period poverty for Hackney schoolgirls

A Stoke Newington woman has started an initiative to end ‘period poverty’ for schoolgirls, as 48 per cent of UK …

by Andrea Stromskag/ June 12, 2018/ Hackney, Health, Local News, News/

Mother charged with child ill-treatment after death of boy, 3, in Croydon

A Croydon mother, 23, has been charged with child ill-treatment following her three-year-old son’s death. Paramedics found the three-year-old Alfie …

by Marlen Kremer/ June 5, 2018/ Local News/

Hackney Town Hall opens doors to the vaults with new public tours

To celebrate London History Day on May 31 the vaults of Hackney Town Hall will be opened to the public …

by Begum Whitehead/ May 29, 2018/ Hackney, Local News, Society/

Architectural ‘detective agency’ based at Goldsmiths nominated for Turner Prize

Forensic Architecture, a research agency based at Goldsmiths, University of London, is one of the nominees in the shortlist for …

by Tamara Chagaeva/ May 29, 2018/ Lewisham, Local News/

Memorial for Mary Wollstonecraft planned for Newington Green

An award-winning artist has been commissioned to create a public sculpture that will celebrate philosopher and advocate of women’s rights …

by Charlotte Pritchard/ May 26, 2018/ Arts, Hackney, Local News/

Petition launched to recognise Windrush Day

A former Hackney councillor, social commentator and political activist has relaunched a petition asking the Prime Minister to recognise June …

by Erenata Kadrolli/ May 25, 2018/ Hackney, Local News, News, Politics/

Commander receives Tower Hamlets Freedom of the Borough award

Commander John Ludgate has been awarded Freedom of the Borough by Tower Hamlets Council. During the Council’s Annual General Meeting …

by Edward Spratt/ May 25, 2018/ Local News, News, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Lewisham vows to fight child poverty as report reveals soaring levels in the borough

Lewisham Poverty Commission has vowed to renew its fight against deprivation in the borough after recent figures showed one in …

by Laura Butcher/ May 24, 2018/ Employment, Health, Housing, Lead Stories, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/

High levels of illegal ‘family voting’ reported at Tower Hamlets local election

Democratic voting campaigners have reported “unacceptably high” levels of ‘family voting’ during the Tower Hamlets local elections on May 3.  …

by Laura Butcher/ May 22, 2018/ Crime, Local News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Janet Daby to stand for Labour in Lewisham East by-election

Lewisham’s deputy mayor Janet Daby was selected yesterday to become Labour’s parliamentary candidate for the safe seat of Lewisham East, …

by Roza Andreou/ May 20, 2018/ Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, Politics/

Diane Abbott vows to end Britain’s ‘hostile environment’ for immigrants

Diane Abbott has branded the Windrush scandal a “direct consequence of government policy”, revealing Labour’s plan to overhaul Britain’s immigration …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ May 17, 2018/ Hackney, Local News, News, Politics/

Hospital patients in Lewisham more likely to die at weekend

Patients at Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust hospitals are more likely to die if admitted at the weekend, studies have …

by Edward Spratt/ May 17, 2018/ Health, Lewisham, Local News, News/

Almost everything you need to know about the Hackney Half Marathon

The final countdown to the Hackney Half Marathon, organised by Virgin Sport, has begun. With four sleeps to go before …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ May 16, 2018/ Hackney, Health, Local News, Sports/

BME women battle for Lewisham East seat Labour nomination

When Heidi Alexander suddenly quit as MP for Lewisham East, a contest for the seat began – not between the …

by Roza Andreou/ May 16, 2018/ Lewisham, Local News, News/

Philip Glanville demands justice for Hackney’s Windrush generation

Hackney Mayor, Philip Glanville, has asked the new Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, to address the immigration policies that denied members …

by Erenata Kadrolli/ May 15, 2018/ Hackney, Local News, News, Politics, Society/

Holocaust survivor named Lewisham’s official Mayoress

Holocaust survivor Liane Segal has been selected by Lewisham’s Labour Mayor Damien Egan as the borough’s official Mayoress, following a …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ May 15, 2018/ Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News/

Hackney begins work on council-run energy company

Residents could be facing cheaper bills after  Hackney Council began the process of building its own energy company.  Mayor Philip …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ May 14, 2018/ Environment, Hackney, Local News/

Croydon church under investigation for ‘serious regulatory concern’

A Croydon Christian charity has had its bank account frozen over a “serious regulatory concern”. The investigation by the Charity …

by Edward Spratt/ May 11, 2018/ Croydon, Local News, News/

Rockers and bikers from the 1960s hold reunion in Hackney church

  A motorcycle club with its origins in the 1960s has gathered in Hackney to celebrate the rich history of …

by William Taylor-Gammon/ May 11, 2018/ Features, Hackney, Local News/

New lead in hunt for killer of Deptford father and daughter Noel and Marie Brown

Scotland Yard have confirmed a major development into the double murder of Noel Brown and his daughter Marie Brown. Mr Brown, …

by Edward Spratt/ May 11, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham, Local News/

10 years on: Remembering schoolboy Jimmy Mizen and the safer London legacy his death inspired

Outside the Good Hope Café in Ladywell Fields, Lewisham, the sun beats down as barefoot locals lie on the grass …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ May 11, 2018/ Lewisham, Local News, People/

Teenage boy stabbed in “mass brawl” on Hackney’s Nightingale Estate

A teenage boy was stabbed repeatedly in a “mass brawl” involving machetes on the Nightingale Estate green in Hackney according …

by Laura Butcher/ May 9, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News/

New skyscrapers set to change Tower Hamlets skyline

The Tower Hamlets skyline is set for massive change with an annual survey revealing 28 skyscrapers currently under construction in …

by Edward Spratt/ May 9, 2018/ Housing, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

Three billboards installed in Hackney churchyard to highlight homelessness

Three billboards have been installed in the grounds of a church in Hackney in an effort to raise awareness about …

by Laura Butcher/ May 8, 2018/ Hackney, Housing, Local News, Society/

Three hospitalised after being attacked with ‘noxious substance’

Two men and a 17-year-old boy have been hospitalised after being sprayed with a “noxious substance” on Shacklewell Lane in …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ May 7, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, News, Uncategorized/

Campaigners petition to save Lewisham’s last Crown Post Office service in Sydenham

Approximately 1,000 people have signed a petition to save Lewisham’s last Crown Post Office, a branch on the high street …

by Charlotte Pritchard/ May 7, 2018/ Lewisham, Local News, News, Society/

Local Elections 2018 – Labour Hold

by Roza Andreou/ May 7, 2018/ Croydon, Data, ELLElections, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, Politics, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

London Mayoral Elections 2018 – Labour holds firm

by Roza Andreou/ May 5, 2018/ Croydon, Data, ELLElections, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, Politics, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Staff at Lewisham Southwark College have decided to strike over pay

Staff at Lewisham Southwark College have announced they “have had enough” and will strike later this month in a row …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ May 4, 2018/ Education, Lewisham, Local News, News/

Campaign to help Muslims quit smoking before Ramadan launches in Tower Hamlets

A campaign launched by Tower Hamlets Council invites Muslims in the community to sign up to ‘Quit Tobacco Before Ramadan’ …

by Erenata Kadrolli/ May 4, 2018/ Health, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

Tower Hamlets hate crime rates on the rise 40 years after the murder of Altab Ali

Campaigners in Tower Hamlets say they  ”remain vigilant against the ugly face of racism” as they mark the 40th anniversary …

by Edward Spratt/ May 4, 2018/ Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/

Women’s Equality Party in Hackney mayoral bid

While many in Hackney may not have heard of the Women’s Equality Party, Catharine Mayer, the co-founder of the Women’s …

by Begum Whitehead/ May 2, 2018/ Hackney, Local News, News, Politics, Society/

On the eve of local elections, how will each party tackle air pollution?

Hackney Liberal Democrats have accused Mayor Phillip Glanville of inadequate efforts in reducing air pollution immediately ahead of Thursday’s mayoral …

by Callum Haslehurst-Mackenzie/ May 2, 2018/ ELLElections, Hackney, Local News, News, Politics, Society/

Lewisham Conservative Party candidate suspended over series of ‘anti-Islam’ tweets

Karen Sunderland, a Conservative Party candidate for Crofton Park, Lewisham, has been suspended pending investigation into ‘Islamophobic’ tweets in which …

by Laura Butcher/ May 1, 2018/ Lewisham, Local News, Politics/