Cat Wiener Archive

’400 Women’ exhibition opens in Shoreditch

Since 1993, more than 400 women have been brutally raped, mutilated and murdered

by Cat Wiener/ November 12, 2010/ Arts/

Crofton Park kids campaign for safer streets

Schoolchildren from Crofton Park offered flowers to shopkeepers participating in the City Safe Havens scheme as a ‘thank you’ for …

by Cat Wiener/ October 26, 2010/ Education, Features/

Secrets of real-life MI6 spook revealed in new book

A new book exposing the mysterious multiple lives of a secret agent and spy fiction writer

by Cat Wiener/ October 13, 2010/ Arts, Lewisham, Reviews, Uncategorized/

Croydon Athletic boss found dead

The chairman of  troubled Croydon Athletic Football Club

by Cat Wiener/ October 4, 2010/ Croydon, Sports, Uncategorized/

Commons clerk jailed for fake expenses claim

A former House of Commons clerk from Limehouse who faked MPs’ expenses

by Cat Wiener/ October 1, 2010/ Crime, Uncategorized/

Police link car attack to Gipsy Hill murder

Police are appealing for witnesses to an attack on a car that may be linked

by Cat Wiener/ September 30, 2010/ Crime, Croydon, Uncategorized/

Did smouldering passion spark £40m club fire?

The blaze at a Shoreditch nightclub that caused up to £40 million of damage

by Cat Wiener/ September 30, 2010/ Business, Hackney/

From Hackney to Herne Hill: campaign to save south London’s Olympic velodrome

Cyclists throughout London, bike shops, families, councillors and the local MP are joining forces to save the Herne Hill Velodrome, …

by Cat Wiener/ September 30, 2010/ Lead Stories, Sports, Uncategorized/

New Shonibare work against cuts

Artist Yinka Shonibare, who lives and works in London’s East End,

by Cat Wiener/ September 30, 2010/ Arts, Uncategorized/

Film-maker celebrates first social housing

A Poplar film-maker will explore the history of social housing in the East End

by Cat Wiener/ September 29, 2010/ Housing, Tower Hamlets/

Local MP to open state-of-the-art care home

A Croydon MP will formally open a new residential home for the elderly

by Cat Wiener/ September 29, 2010/ Croydon, Health, Uncategorized/

Wapping residents vs Tower Hamlets Homes

Residents on a Wapping estate, fighting against plans to impose a new

by Cat Wiener/ September 29, 2010/ Housing, Tower Hamlets/

Doherty drug charges over Hackney flat death

Singer Pete Doherty was charged on Tuesday with possessing cocaine

by Cat Wiener/ September 28, 2010/ Crime, Hackney/

Tower Hamlets’ role in the Story of London

Tower Hamlets’ history as a pioneer of social housing will be showcased

by Cat Wiener/ September 27, 2010/ Society, Tower Hamlets/

Burglary rates in Hackney down by a sixth

Burglaries of homes in Hackney have fallen by 16.5% over the last year,

by Cat Wiener/ September 27, 2010/ Crime, Hackney/

Reporting restrictions lifted on teenage stabber

An Old Bailey judge has lifted reporting restrictions on a teenager who lured

by Cat Wiener/ September 27, 2010/ Crime, Croydon/

Hands off our public services!

More than 200 local campaigners gathered at a Bethnal Green

by Cat Wiener/ September 27, 2010/ Tower Hamlets/

“Lock before you leave”: Croydon burglaries fall

With over 5,000 homes burgled in London last year by thieves simply walking in

by Cat Wiener/ September 27, 2010/ Crime, Croydon/

Croydon Rams: “The rebirth has begun!”

Croydon Athletic FC finally looks secure for the coming season

by Cat Wiener/ September 24, 2010/ Croydon, Sports/

Community safety open day this Saturday

Teams responsible for Hackney residents’ safety will talk about

by Cat Wiener/ September 24, 2010/ Crime, Hackney, Uncategorized/

“Malicious” child porn caretaker gets 12 years

Assistant school caretaker Neil Weiner has been sentenced to 12 years in jail

by Cat Wiener/ September 23, 2010/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Local response to NHS White Paper planned

A Hackney health watchdog is organising a public meeting this evening

by Cat Wiener/ September 23, 2010/ Hackney, Health/

Hospital to close A&E and maternity ward

Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup on the Lewisham border, has announced

by Cat Wiener/ September 22, 2010/ Health, Lewisham/

“Ballots not received” as election deadline looms

Hackney MP Diane Abbott this morning warned that some Labour Party

by Cat Wiener/ September 22, 2010/ Hackney/

Rams saved by a whisker – but for how long?

Last night Croydon Athletic FC escaped death by a whisker as the financial

by Cat Wiener/ September 22, 2010/ Croydon, Sports/

Stephen Lawrence friend may run for mayor

Duwayne Brooks, who was with Stephen Lawrence the night he was murdered,

by Cat Wiener/ September 22, 2010/ Lewisham/

Rams back in the game – but for how long?

Croydon Athletic FC will play its first Ryman League fixture since

by Cat Wiener/ September 21, 2010/ Croydon, Sports, Uncategorized/

£20,000 reward to catch Valentine’s Day killer

Police are offering a reward of up to £20,000 to for information

by Cat Wiener/ September 21, 2010/ Crime, Croydon, Uncategorized/

New station design to go ahead

Designs for a new Lewisham station will go ahead, despite the government

by Cat Wiener/ September 21, 2010/ Lewisham, Transport/

Billingsgate march for “centuries of heritage”

Hundreds of fish porters from Billingsgate fish market held a march in protest

by Cat Wiener/ September 21, 2010/ Employment, Tower Hamlets/

Connecting communities in New Cross Gate?

Postal workers, refuse collectors, publicans and even the local

by Cat Wiener/ September 20, 2010/ Lewisham/

The siren call of New Cross…

by Cat Wiener/ September 20, 2010/ Uncategorized, Videos/

Tories win council by-election

The Conservative candidate triumphed over Labour in the recent by-election

by Cat Wiener/ September 20, 2010/ Hackney/

New East London Line station design to go ahead despite £7 million government shortfall

by Cat Wiener/ September 20, 2010/ Lead Stories, Transport/

Paralympics triumph at Mile End Stadium

250 young people with special needs competed for trophies in track and field

by Cat Wiener/ September 18, 2010/ Sports, Tower Hamlets/

Norwood’s Georgian tea rooms under threat

Timber tea rooms dating back to the 1830s may face demolition

by Cat Wiener/ September 17, 2010/ Croydon, Environment/

Firefighters vote to act against mass sackings

London firefighters have voted overwhelmingly to back industrial action

by Cat Wiener/ September 17, 2010/ Employment, Hackney/

‘Scarface’ cleared of footballer’s murder

Richard Harrison-Allen, said to go under the gang name of ‘Scarface’,

by Cat Wiener/ September 16, 2010/ Crime, Hackney/

Volunteers wanted for ‘greatest show on earth’

Applications to volunteer as Games Makers for the Olympic and Paralympic

by Cat Wiener/ September 16, 2010/ Sports, Tower Hamlets/

Police seek witnesses to eight-year-old’s fatal fall

Police are appealing for information after an eight-year-old girl fell 120 feet

by Cat Wiener/ September 15, 2010/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/