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Pick of the Line – September 14 – September 20

Pick of the Line – September 14 – September 20

The East London overground line is an audiovisual smorgasbord this week, or perhaps more of a sushi conveyor belt; along its length you’ll find immersive screenings of classic sci-fi flicks, histories of animation, co-operative opera and a classic of the pre-Shakespearian playhouse. Immerse yourself in the theatric, the cinematic, the…

Plan to rebuild Deptford warship kindles new Olympic spirit

Plan to rebuild Deptford warship kindles new Olympic spirit

Deptford residents have launched an ambitious plan to reconstruct a 17th-century warship built in the UK’s oldest royal dockyard on the bank of the Thames.…

Police find stolen iPad using ‘find my iPad’ app

Police find stolen iPad using ‘find my iPad’ app

A Greenwich resident has been reunited with a stolen Apple iPad after Lewisham Police harnessed the latest in GPS mobile technology to track down the missing device in Deptford.…

Local choir welcomes torch after delayed trip through London

Local choir welcomes torch after delayed trip through London

A Lewisham choir sang to welcome the Paralympic torch to the opening ceremony on Wednesday after it passed through Deptford, Tower Hamlets and Hackney.…

Deptford schoolgirl steals the limelight at opening ceremony

Deptford schoolgirl steals the limelight at opening ceremony

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…

Utrophia: horse power, smoothies and marching bands

Utrophia: horse power, smoothies and marching bands

Marching bands, a local currency and smoothies sold at markets – all run on a mixture of horse power and personal passion.…

Deptford cash robbery gang get 17 years

Deptford cash robbery gang get 17 years

Three men have received prison sentences totalling 17  years for a cash in transit robbery…

Glue technology sticks it to Deptford cash robbers

Glue technology sticks it to Deptford cash robbers

An automatic glue and dye spoiling technology that makes transit van robbery cash unusable, led to the Old Bailey convictions of three men who robbed a G4S delivery to Lloyds TSB  in January last year.…

A capital of culture gearing up [Audio]

A capital of culture gearing up [Audio]

Top cultural projects from across the East London Lines boroughs are…

Operation Trilogy against guns and drugs

Operation Trilogy against guns and drugs

Four men operating a drugs factory from a flat in Deptford aimed at “flooding the streets of London…