Almost nine out of ten Hackney residents are satisfied with the borough, according to a new research conducted for Hackney Council. The figures show a substantial increase over the level in the last equivalent survey in 2005, when only 72 per cent of local people said they were satisfied with…
Games Makers Micky Stevenson and Tina Harding thought it would be great to bring together half a dozen Olympic volunteers over a Chinese meal – just as a way to keep in touch after the summer’s antics. They ended up hiring the Hilton London Metropole for the evening of February 2…
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…
After nearly seven years, the Tour de France is set to return to Britain in 2014, with the third stage passing through Tower Hamlets. The prestigious cycling race will shoot past the Olympic park where crowds will be hoping the UK’s Bradley Wiggins or the Manx Missile Mark Cavendish will…
With only a week to go until Christmas, businesses across Hackney and Tower Hamlets are relying on festive sales to make up for a loss in custom of up to 70 per cent during this summer’s Olympic Games, a study by Eastlondonlines shows. ELL approached nearly 60 randomly selected high…
ELL is researching the impact of the Olympics on businesses in Hackney and Tower Hamlets. We want business-owners and managers to complete our short survey (2-3 minutes) and tell us what they think. Replies will be mapped and quoted in an upcoming feature. To take this opportunity to voice your…
One of Team GB’s top sprinters is hoping the sales of a new DVD will help to promote himself as he appeals for new sponsorship. Catford’s James Ellington, 27, is one of 12 international athletes to feature in the official London Olympics documentary, First. The 200m-sprinter famously tried to sell…
The Olympic Park handover was completed today as abseilers braved rainy conditions to detach the last strips of outer shell from the Aquatics Centre. The London Legacy Development Corporation is now officially responsible for the site, and will oversee the first stages of its re-opening to the public under the…
The newly renamed London Lions basketball franchise has moved into Croydon’s Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. After 15 years of competing in Milton Keynes, the British Basketball League outfit took the decision to move town and change their name, after failing to secure a permanent venue. A deal was struck…
A collection of trees are being planted in Victoria Park to honour the nations who participated in the London 2012 Olympic Games. As part of National Tree Week, the Park is to have 22 new trees, and thousands of seedlings are being planted in other parks across Tower Hamlets.…
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