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Missing girl from Lewisham found safe and well

Missing girl from Lewisham found safe and well

The Metropolitan Police are very pleased to announce, Thursday May 23, that Justeena Everest, 14, missing from home since May 8, 2013 has “returned safe and well.” The missing persons alert was covered by local and national media organisations and the police “thank the media for their assistance.”…

Re-newed plans for Sainsbury’s Wilmer Place

Re-newed plans for Sainsbury’s Wilmer Place

A new planning application for a Sainsbury’s at Wilmer Place, Stoke Newington has been submitted to Hackney council, a month after the previous refusal. A spokesperson for Newmark Properties said: “After carefully considering the reasons for refusal we have submitted a revised application to Hackney Council which aims to fully…

Digital Start-ups and East London Growth

Digital Start-ups and East London Growth

A new website/app from Transport for London and a free pop-up university are just two of the many glimpses into the not-so-distant future that are currently on display at Digital Shoreditch. From Monday May 20, thousands of techies, entrepreneurs and investors are gathering in Shoreditch Town Hall for the third…

Kickstarter campaign launched to fund village hall

Kickstarter campaign launched to fund village hall

A new Kickstarter campaign has been launched to create a village hall in Shoreditch. The plan is to renovate a disused 1950’s Warehouse and turn it into a space that will serve the local community. Kickstarter is a new form of community empowerment in the digital age. It began in…

“Suspected Islamist terror” attack in Woolwich

“Suspected Islamist terror” attack in Woolwich

A large area of south east London is under a security alert with an investigation into what is being described by the Home Secretary as a “barbaric and sickening attack” resulting in the death of a man in John Wilson Street, Woolwich, a busy junction of the South Circular. A…

Stephen Lawrence honoured with blue heritage plaque

Stephen Lawrence honoured with blue heritage plaque

Stephen Lawrence has been honoured with a blue heritage plaque in tribute to his life. Lawrence is the third person to receive this kind of memorial. The plaque was  unveiled during a service led by Chairman of the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, Symon Sentain and Doreen Lawrence, Stephen’s mother, at The Stephen Lawrence Centre in…

Hackney young filmmakers shortlisted for award

Hackney young filmmakers shortlisted for award

Students at Hackney Community College have been shortlisted for their anti-smoking film What Will You Do About It? for the National Cut Film Festival awards. The Cut Film project aims to dissuade young people from smoking. It was started by the Deborah Hutton Campaign group, a peer to peer smoking prevention charity,…

Croydon Council takes part in Foster Care Fortnight to combat the lack of foster carers in the borough

Croydon Council takes part in Foster Care Fortnight to combat the lack of foster carers in the borough

Croydon Council has 700 children currently in care and they urgently need more foster carers to give these young people the chance of a home life beyond council accommodation. Active support for the annual campaign run by the charity Fostering Network aims to highlight the need for more than 9,000 new…

27 million pound scheme for Fairfield Halls

27 million pound scheme for Fairfield Halls

Fairfield Halls will be working more closely together with Croydon Council in the future management…

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