Charles Alderwick Archive

Pick of the Line 28/04 – 04/05

Thursday – Kate’s Right Royal Hen Do @ Dalston Superstore Friday – My Big Fat Royal Gypsy Wedding Easter Party! …

by Charles Alderwick/ April 30, 2011/ Upcoming, What's On This Week/

Rare coin from Hackney Hoard given to borough

A rare gold coin, from a hoard of 82 found in Hackney in an ‘unprecedented’ UK discovery, has been donated to …

by Charles Alderwick/ April 23, 2011/ Education, Hackney/

Haunted Lewisham: ghosts near you [video]

Lewisham is certainly not without its interesting ghost stories. From an unsolved Victorian murder case (pictured), to a beer-drinking apparition …

by Charles Alderwick/ April 20, 2011/ Lewisham, Society/

16-year-old stable after chicken shop stab attack

A 16-year-old boy who was chased into a takeaway in Poplar and stabbed several times is now in a stable …

by Charles Alderwick/ April 19, 2011/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Scrap metal thieves cost Croydon council £6,000

A recent bout of drain cover thefts in Kenley, Croydon has cost the council almost £6,000 in replacing the covers, …

by Charles Alderwick/ April 18, 2011/ Crime, Croydon/

Croydon: Most Haunted Borough

If you’ve ever heard a ghostly whispering, seen a shadow out of the corner of your eye, or felt a …

by Charles Alderwick/ April 15, 2011/ Croydon, Society/

Jake Greenfield: “I don’t want to die and be forgotten”

We continue profiling east London’s most flamboyant dressers, with 18-year-old Jake Greenfield, from Clapton, Hackney.

by Charles Alderwick/ March 6, 2011/ Arts, People/

Liv Fontaine: ‘I don’t believe that less is more. More is not enough!’

To mark London Fashion Week, ELL will be profiling some of the most distinctive dressers from along the line. In …

by Charles Alderwick/ February 22, 2011/ Arts, Features, People/

Daniel Lismore: ‘London’s most outrageous dresser’

To mark London Fashion Week, ELL will be profiling some of the most distinctive dressers from along the line. Check …

by Charles Alderwick/ February 18, 2011/ Arts, Features, People/

“A social recovery to mend the broken society”: Can Cameron’s plan work for East London?

In the light of David Cameron’s speech on Monday, launching his vision for a “a social recovery to mend the …

by Charles Alderwick/ February 15, 2011/ Lead Stories/

Pick of the Line 27/01 – 02/02

Find out where to go, what to do and when to do it...

by Charles Alderwick/ January 28, 2011/ Upcoming/

Homelessness could rise in “unaffordable” borough

Tower Hamlets is set to become an “unaffordable” place to live because of changes to housing benefits, according to a …

by Charles Alderwick/ January 14, 2011/ Society, Tower Hamlets/

Residents show anger over ‘devastating’ cuts

Residents from Hackney and Tower Hamlets protested outside Downing Street yesterday afternoon against the Government’s changes to social housing and …

by Charles Alderwick/ December 16, 2010/ Hackney, Housing/

Croydon gets easy ride over budget reduction

Croydon Council are to have their ‘spending power’ reduced by the lowest amount out of all the boroughs along the …

by Charles Alderwick/ December 14, 2010/ Croydon, Uncategorized/

Travellers and Gypsies oppose Mayor’s Plan

Gypsy and Traveller groups are protesting against Mayor Boris Johnson’s review of the ‘London Plan’, which proposes to scrap previously …

by Charles Alderwick/ December 13, 2010/ Hackney, Society/

Tower Hamlets Mayor condemns budget cuts

Demonstrators against public spending cuts in Tower Hamlets were told by the borough’s Mayor last night that he shared their …

by Charles Alderwick/ December 9, 2010/ Tower Hamlets/

Your chance to report local empty homes

This week, the public is being asked to identify empty properties in an effort to restore homes to use, and …

by Charles Alderwick/ November 24, 2010/ Housing, Lewisham/

Marathon lasts a day, Olympics’ community benefit could last a lifetime

The highly-publicised, day-long celebration of human potential that is the Olympic marathon would have been a gift to the communities …

by Charles Alderwick/ November 19, 2010/ Commentary, Sports/

“People’s Route” kickstarts Olympic marathon row

New life was breathed into the debate over London’s Olympic marathon route last night as the People’s Route 2012 was …

by Charles Alderwick/ November 17, 2010/ Sports, Tower Hamlets/

Mystery zebras earn their stripes at ‘killer crossing’

Seven identical zebras have been stencilled onto a Hackney road in an apparent protest over a delayed pedestrian crossing.

by Charles Alderwick/ November 11, 2010/ Hackney/

Avalon

by Charles Alderwick/ October 19, 2010/ Listings/