BAJR2-18Butcher Archive

Lewisham vows to fight child poverty as report reveals soaring levels in the borough

Lewisham Poverty Commission has vowed to renew its fight against deprivation in the borough after recent figures showed one in …

by Laura Butcher/ May 24, 2018/ Employment, Health, Housing, Lead Stories, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/

High levels of illegal ‘family voting’ reported at Tower Hamlets local election

Democratic voting campaigners have reported “unacceptably high” levels of ‘family voting’ during the Tower Hamlets local elections on May 3.  …

by Laura Butcher/ May 22, 2018/ Crime, Local News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Police plea for witnesses after Croydon town centre stabbing

Police are investigating the stabbing of a man in Croydon town centre who took himself to hospital after the attack. …

by Laura Butcher/ May 21, 2018/ Crime, Croydon, News/

Teenage boy stabbed in “mass brawl” on Hackney’s Nightingale Estate

A teenage boy was stabbed repeatedly in a “mass brawl” involving machetes on the Nightingale Estate green in Hackney according …

by Laura Butcher/ May 9, 2018/ Crime, Hackney, Local News/

Two shot in New Cross during Bank Holiday violence

Two men are being treated in hospital after separate shooting attacks in Lewisham within a 24-hour period. The first incident …

by Laura Butcher/ May 8, 2018/ Crime, Lewisham/

Three billboards installed in Hackney churchyard to highlight homelessness

Three billboards have been installed in the grounds of a church in Hackney in an effort to raise awareness about …

by Laura Butcher/ May 8, 2018/ Hackney, Housing, Local News, Society/

Lewisham Conservative Party candidate suspended over series of ‘anti-Islam’ tweets

Karen Sunderland, a Conservative Party candidate for Crofton Park, Lewisham, has been suspended pending investigation into ‘Islamophobic’ tweets in which …

by Laura Butcher/ May 1, 2018/ Lewisham, Local News, Politics/

Blast from the past: Black Mirror filming in Croydon with 80s set

Black Mirror has come to Croydon to film the 5th season of the much-loved sci-fi Netflix series, sparking excitement among …

by Laura Butcher/ April 30, 2018/ Croydon, News/

Designer heavan with Dior and Dolce & Gabbana at Serotonin Vintage

Located in the heart of Shoreditch, Serotonin Vintage is second-hand designer heaven. Elliot Cook, 27, and his sister Rachael, 26, …

by Laura Butcher/ March 30, 2018/ Local News/

Hackney children battle ‘false’ food advertising in new exhibition

Advertising aimed at young people encouraging them to choose unhealthy foods has become the focus of a new exhibition featuring …

by Laura Butcher/ March 20, 2018/ Arts, Hackney, Local News/

Parents say denial of air pollution level at school risks children’s health

Parents of children at a Stoke Newington primary school say they are appalled at a councillor for denying that pollution in …

by Laura Butcher/ March 11, 2018/ Environment, Local News, News/

Stories of Hackney’s LGBTQI+ communities go on display

An exhibition displaying the personal stories and experiences of lesbian, gay and transexual people in Hackney opens on Thursday as …

by Laura Butcher/ January 30, 2018/ Local News, News, Upcoming/

Stoke Newington parents protest over Hackney road closure plans

Stoke Newington parents have launched a petition opposing Hackney Council’s new road closure plans over concerns it will increase air …

by Laura Butcher/ January 23, 2018/ Hackney, Local News, Transport/