This is the first East London Lines Weekly, our podcast that recounts news from the past seven days and looks forward to the week ahead.

This episode features a wrap up of the week’s headlines in the East London Lines boroughs, as well as segments on the mayoral elections, junk food, world book night, the reopening of the Cutty Sark and a look at events in the upcoming week in  ‘Pick of the Line’.

This edition of East London Lines Weekly Podcast was written by Simon Newton (also presenting) and Max Owens, produced by George Drake Jr (also presenting) and Max Owens. Other presenters and reporters: Alex Bishop, Alex Adey, Delores William, Stephanie Davies & Erin Taylor.

Jingle/music composed and performed by Max Owens.

Other reporters filing for East London Lines this week: Olga Chwilowicz, Heidi Xiwei Gao, Hugo Goodridge, Jessie Levene, Holly Powell-Jones.