London’s Mayor was left hanging in mid-air as crowds of people at the BT Live Event in Victoria Park celebrated the London 2012 Olympics. Readying himself with a hard hat and two British flags, Boris took to the zip wire above the waiting crowd before coming to an abrupt halt 20…
A Deptford schoolgirl and pupil at Croydon’s BRIT school has achieved overnight fame after she starred in the internet tribute section of Danny Boyle’s Olympic opening ceremony extravaganza. Jasmine Breinburg, 18, played the part of a young girl who loses her phone on a night out and is tracked down…
The opening Olympic ceremony attracted a global audience of one billion, and a staggering 27 million UK viewers. So with the city being so immersed in sport, which Olympic sports are people watching? Are Londoners enjoying the games? And how much time are people spending watching the Olympics?…
A Croydon man has been charged with ticket touting in connection with the 2012 Olympics. Paul Johnson, 42 of Oakfield Road, was charged with ticket-touting and is due to appear at Camberwell Green Magistrates’ Court on August 17 2012.…
I greet Twinelle Hopeson outside the Sutton arena training ground. Twenty-year-old Twinelle was a Lloyds TSB local hero, and her dedication and involvement to her sport and in the community saw her selected to be a torchbearer in Croydon last week.…
While an estimated billion people tuned in to see Danny Boyle’s Olympic Opening Ceremony on Friday night, several thousand made their way to Haggerston Park in Hackney to watch it on the big screen. Armed with picnic blankets and umbrellla, groups of family and friends settled on the grass to watch what…
In the early hours of Monday morning, the Torch began day 66 of its route as it reached Lewisham. Doreen Lawrence – mother of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence – was the first to carry the flame through the South East London borough. The sun shone as thousands of people lined the…
The Olympic torch made its way through Tower Hamlets and Hackney on Saturday, and EastLondonLines was live-blogging its progress every step of the way. Our updates have now ceased, but you can read them below, or see our summary: The torch has wound its long path along Bow Road through…
After years of preparation and build up, the Olympics start next week in London. The bunting and flags have begun appearing throughout the city and the torch relay is just days away, promising a day of celebration for Londoners. The worlds media and the thousands of athletes have already…
The opening ceremony is just one week away and from tomorrow Londoners will begin to see the impacts of the Games on the way they travel and move around the city. ELL have compiled an Olympic Guide to the big events and main closures that will affect you. Whether you…
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