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Health experts call for action as Tower Hamlets ranked among worst London areas for TB

Tower Hamlets is among the top ten worst London boroughs for Tuberculosis (TB), a recent report has found. It has …

by Lloyd Johnson/ October 31, 2015/ Health, Lead Stories, News/

MP’s rude email to woman leaves her “speechless”

A Lewisham woman was left speechless by her MP’s reply to a question she put to him about policy, telling …

by Lloyd Johnson/ October 23, 2015/ Lewisham, News/

85-year-old pedestrian killed in lorry accident

An 85-year-old woman from Lewisham has died after being hit by a lorry on Friday on Lewisham Road in Greenwich. …

by Lloyd Johnson/ October 15, 2015/ Commentary, Lewisham, News/

Job losses inevitable under proposed library cuts

Lewisham Council has warned that job losses will be inevitable under a proposed austerity plan that will see £1 million …

by Lloyd Johnson/ October 10, 2015/ Education, Lewisham/

Men in Tower Hamlets have the shortest life expectancy in London according to official figures

Men in Tower Hamlets have the shortest life expectancy in London according to official figures. Tower Hamlets is last in …

by Lloyd Johnson/ October 4, 2015/ Lead Stories, News/

Unite campaign against benefit sanctions

Only two protesters attended a demonstration outside Poplar Jobcentre plus as part of Unite’s national campaign against benefit sanctions last …

by Lloyd Johnson/ March 22, 2015/ News, Tower Hamlets/

Man pleads guilty to theft after claiming innocence

A man claimed his innocence before changing his plea to guilty at Croydon Crown Court on Tuesday last week after …

by Lloyd Johnson/ March 18, 2015/ Croydon, News/

Patients offered more choice on personal care budget

Vulnerable people will be offered greater choice on how money is spent for their care as Tower Hamlets was selected …

by Lloyd Johnson/ March 18, 2015/ News, Tower Hamlets/

Takeaway given late licence despite alleged links to crime

A takeaway on Mile End Road has been granted a late night licence extension despite police objections due to anti-social …

by Lloyd Johnson/ March 6, 2015/ Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/

New statistics show that the teenage pregnancy rate in Croydon is the highest in London

Croydon’s rate of teenage pregnancy has risen in the last year, even though the overall national rates continue to decline. …

by Lloyd Johnson/ March 5, 2015/ Health, Lead Stories, News/

Cognicity challenge looking to award £300,000 to startups

An additional 12 tech start ups are in the running for cash grants as part of Canary Wharf’s transformation into …

by Lloyd Johnson/ March 3, 2015/ Business, News, Tower Hamlets/

UPDATE: Missing girls from Bethnal Green believed to have crossed into Syria with the help of smugglers

The three missing Bethnal Green schoolgirls feared to be looking to join ISIS have crossed into Syria from Turkey, Metropolitan …

by Lloyd Johnson/ February 25, 2015/ Crime, Lead Stories, News/

Met Police deny claims by Turkish deputy prime minister of delayed information concerning missing girls

  The Metropolitan Police have denied allegations that it took three days to inform Turkey about the three missing schoolgirls …

by Lloyd Johnson/ February 24, 2015/ Lead Stories/