Shima Begum, Author at Eastlondonlines

Family hit by £16,665 planning levy for extending home

A Croydon couple have received a bill for more than £16,500 from their local council after applying to extend their home. …

by Shima Begum/ May 20, 2016/ Croydon, Housing, Local News, News/

Viewers of the BBC soap opera EastEnders tuned in last night (May 17) to watch Barbara Windsor’s last performance as …

by Shima Begum/ May 18, 2016/ Arts, Hackney, Local News, Uncategorized/

Footage has emerged of an unknown woman talking down a young girl from apparently attempting to commit suicide. Witnesses and …

by Shima Begum/ May 16, 2016/ Health, Local News, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

The Holla Mahalla Sikh festival in Bethnal Green on Saturday (May 14) showcased some of the many rituals traditionally performed …

by Shima Begum/ May 15, 2016/ Arts, Arts Features, Local News, Music, Reviews, Society, Tower Hamlets/

A Croydon woman who built an indoor swimming pool without planning permission has been fined £7,000 and ordered to pull …

by Shima Begum/ May 13, 2016/ Croydon, Housing, News, Society/

A Hackney man is fighting for his life after chasing a suspected bicycle thief. The man in his early forties …

by Shima Begum/ May 9, 2016/ Crime, Hackney, Local News, News/

Crystal Palace secured a place in the FA Cup final at Wembley last night, their first championship spot since 1990. Manager …

by Shima Begum/ April 25, 2016/ Croydon, News, Sports/

Could you ever see yourself in the middle of a war zone? Aid workers from Human Relief Foundation in Whitechapel are doing just …

by Shima Begum/ March 19, 2016/ Features, General Features, People/

Fifty bags worth of litter was pulled from the River Lea by volunteers in canoes as part of Thames21’s Love …

by Shima Begum/ March 3, 2016/ Tower Hamlets/

Members of The Royal Artillery Living History Group dressed as sergeants and nurses on Saturday in Tower Hamlets to educate …

by Shima Begum/ February 28, 2016/ Features, Reviews, Tower Hamlets/

Two documentary film makers raised donations for Tower Hamlets foodbanks by showing short films for free – in exchange for …

by Shima Begum/ February 19, 2016/ Arts, Society, Tower Hamlets/

It seems that all too often, London news reports are full of stories of precious community assets such as pubs …

by Shima Begum/ February 17, 2016/ Features, General Features, Society, Tower Hamlets/