More details have emerged about the plans for Croydon’s public space, at a recent community forum led by Tim Naylor, head of special planning for Croydon Council. The High Streets Project is part of the ‘public realm’ regeneration program, meant to be completed by March 2015. It is funded mainly…
At a public meeting in South East London last Thursday April 18 representatives from TFL and bus operators Abellio responded to complaints…
Family and friends of singer Shivon Watson, who died while cycling to work three years ago, were left feeling hurt after Hackney Council ordered them to remove a ‘ghost bike’ which commemorates her life. The removal notice, which was attached to the bike memorial at the roundabout between Lauriston Road…
A man has been sentenced to more than 12 years in prison following a violent machete attack at Catford Bridge Station last year. Damien Huxtable, also known as Omar Brown, 31, from Bristol, was convicted at Blackfriars Crown Court following a 10 day trial. The court heard about how Huxtable…
A Croydon coach company that takes disabled and special needs children to and from school, has had 60 percent of its operating licences revoked. Olympic South Limited lost its passenger service vehicle (PSV) licences because of failures to keep proper maintenance records as well as issues with registering vehicles in…
TfL announced plans, on January 30, to extend tube hours on Fridays and Saturdays to 2am, following the success of extending opening hours during the Olympics. But the Overground will not be part of the plan. The extended hours will start with the Northern, Victoria and Jubilee lines in…
In Hackney, 15.4 per cent of residents use a bicycle when travelling to work – the highest number in London. This compares to seven per cent of Tower Hamlets residents and 4.1 per cent of Lewisham residents cycling to work. Croydon has lowest rate out of the four ELL…
Yesterday saw widespread disruption on the transport network in Eastlondonlines boroughs as snow covered the capital. Below is our live-blog that was updated throughout the day: After two days ripe for tobogganing, regular travel in the capital has been left struggling. There were multiple delays on the Tube this…
For another year running public transport will be free on New Years Eve, but there will be plenty of disruption for the rest of the festive season. Eastlondonlines brings you a day-by-day breakdown of how to move around our boroughs this winterval. December 24: - Tubes will run a Saturday…
After a four year battle with Transport for London, Rio Cinema in Dalston has finally got its name on the bus stop outside. Enquiries made of TfL by the local news site, Loving Dalston, has led to the on board announcements and electronic signs being changed as well. The cinema…
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