Chris Stevenson Archive

Stoke Newington Lit Festival – WIN VIP PASSES!

As the proud media partner of the Stoke Newington Literary Festival we are in the extremely fortunate position to offer …

by Chris Stevenson/ June 2, 2011/ Upcoming/

Lit Fest: talking to Rowland Rivron

Rowland Rivron was a stalwart of the 1980s alternative comedy scene who went on to craft a wonderfully varied

by Chris Stevenson/ June 1, 2011/ Events, People/

John Terry ensures survival of boyhood club

John Terry has stepped in to save Senrab, his boyhood football team, after a campaign to keep it afloat. The …

by Chris Stevenson/ April 20, 2011/ Sports, Tower Hamlets/

Cameron: “Let them learn English”

    Yesterday David Cameron attacked immigrants into Britain for failing to learn English:

by Chris Stevenson/ April 14, 2011/ Commentary/

CUTS WEEK – A Summary

The cuts have formed the backbone to much of the coverage on ELL throughout the past six months and have …

by Chris Stevenson/ April 8, 2011/ Lead Stories/

CUTS WEEK – Part Three: ESOL Funding

In the third of our series looking at how cuts will affect the boroughs, funding for the teaching of English …

by Chris Stevenson/ April 7, 2011/ Lead Stories/

CUTS WEEK – Part Two: Childcare

In the second of our series looking at how the cuts will affect those across the boroughs, ELL investigates how …

by Chris Stevenson/ April 5, 2011/ Lead Stories, Society/

GALLERY: March for the Alternative

Hundreds of thousands of people descended on the centre of London last Saturday for the TUC ‘March for the Alternative’, …

by Chris Stevenson/ March 27, 2011/ Lead Stories/

LIVE BLOG: March for the Alternative

Hundreds of thousands of people descended on the centre of London yesterday for the TUC ‘March for the Alternative’, in …

by Chris Stevenson/ March 26, 2011/ Lead Stories/

Teenage girl in critical condition after hit and run

A 14-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital after being struck by a car in a hit and …

by Chris Stevenson/ February 27, 2011/ Crime, Croydon/

Why the ‘big society’ has already failed

The ‘big society’ has already failed. Today’s announcement by David Cameron that the policy is his political ‘mission’ cannot hide …

by Chris Stevenson/ February 14, 2011/ Commentary/

New Cross library occupation ended on Sunday

A group of 35-40 took part in the occupation, with 15-20 staying overnight. The protest lasted until 12 noon Sunday.

by Chris Stevenson/ February 7, 2011/ Lead Stories/

Two die in Deptford tower block blaze

Two people have died in a fire at a block of flats in Deptford.

by Chris Stevenson/ February 4, 2011/ Lewisham, Society/

Sports scheme gets funding boost to help women keep active

Women in Tower Hamlets are to benefit from a new scheme aiming to boost their participation in sport. Sports4Women has …

by Chris Stevenson/ January 7, 2011/ Lead Stories, Sports/

Kate MacGarry Gallery

by Chris Stevenson/ January 6, 2011/ Listings/

Space Engineering Dance Studio

by Chris Stevenson/ January 6, 2011/ Listings/

The Wapping Project

by Chris Stevenson/ January 6, 2011/ Listings/

The Nunnery Gallery

by Chris Stevenson/ January 6, 2011/ Listings/

Local artists encouraged to submit entries for £40,000 Olympic artwork award

Artists are being encouraged to submit entries for a £40,000 award, which will partner them with residents of the Olympic …

by Chris Stevenson/ January 5, 2011/ Lead Stories, Society/

Relief as Government backtracks on axe for school sports

School sports coordinators expressed relief this week that the  School Sports Partnerships (SSP) will stay in place until the summer …

by Chris Stevenson/ December 21, 2010/ Lewisham, Sports/

Local pupil with eye for the birds wins prize

A Hackney student has snapped the winning entry in a London-wide photography competition run by London Underground.

by Chris Stevenson/ December 17, 2010/ Hackney/

Croydon teenagers found guilty of homophobic killing

Two teenagers from Croydon have been found guilty of manslaughter after a violent homophobic assault on a 62-year-old man led …

by Chris Stevenson/ December 16, 2010/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

School sports and Olympic legacy under threat due to funding cuts

Community groups have appealed to Prime Minister to stop 'ill-conceived' changes

by Chris Stevenson/ December 16, 2010/ Features, Sports/

LIVE BLOG: Thousands march on Parliament as MPs debate controversial tuition fees rise

Thousands of students, lecturers, teachers and staff from universities, colleges and schools in south and east London marched on Westminster …

by Chris Stevenson/ December 9, 2010/ Lead Stories/

ELL TV – Goldsmiths Students Occupy the Library

by Chris Stevenson/ December 9, 2010/ Videos/

Blink and they hope you’ll miss it; the coalition’s rush job on the tuition fees vote.

In the midst of all the squabbling and backbiting that constitutes the discussion of the merits of the student protests, one …

by Chris Stevenson/ December 8, 2010/ Commentary/

Disruption in south and east London begins to ease as temperatures start to rise this weekend

Schools, transport and other public services across the four boroughs have slowly been returning to normal as temperatures across London …

by Chris Stevenson/ December 4, 2010/ Lead Stories, Transport/

TfL helps donate lost toys to new homes this festive season

Hundreds of toys are to be donated to families across South London by TfL during the Christmas period. The scheme, …

by Chris Stevenson/ December 1, 2010/ People, Transport/

Tony Benn: Unions and young people should fight “brutally unfair” cuts together

Tony Benn has called for solidarity between young people and the unions in the fight against cuts to higher education …

by Chris Stevenson/ November 26, 2010/ Education, Lead Stories/

Bowie’s brother to urban legend: A history of Cane Hill asylum

When fire ripped through the last vestiges of Cane Hill Asylum in Croydon, last Saturday, it brought a final end …

by Chris Stevenson/ November 22, 2010/ Features/

Six crews tackle huge New Cross hostel fire

Over 30 firefighters were needed to tackle a massive blaze in a hostel in New Cross on Wednesday night Six …

by Chris Stevenson/ November 18, 2010/ Crime, Lewisham/

NUS/UCU ‘Fund our Future’ Demonstration

The Metropolitan Police have released a statement detailing that 50 people have been arrested in connection with the disorder at …

by Chris Stevenson/ November 10, 2010/ Education, Lead Stories/