NHS desperate for male blood donors
Men in four South London boroughs are being urged to come forward to give blood to help increase supplies across …
Eastlondonlines Archive
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all our readers
Eastlondonlines is now taking a break over Christmas and we will return early in the New Year. We would like …
December 21, 2019/
Lead Stories/
What’s on this Christmas and New Year
By Barney Stone and James Bayley
December 18, 2019/
Events, What's On This Week/
#ELLGE2019 Lewisham landslide for Labour in the face of national Tory sweep
By James Bayley and Charles Woodham All three Labour MPs retained their seats in the Lewisham constituencies, albeit with reduced …
December 13, 2019/
Lewisham/
#ELLGE19 Hillier and Abbott re-elected with reduced majorities
By Clara Hill and Barney Stone Labour MPs Meg Hillier and Diane Abbott were convincingly re-elected to their Hackney constituencies …
December 13, 2019/
Hackney/
#ELLGE19 Ali and Begum secure strong majorities in Labour stronghold
By Georgina Gambetta and Tom McGhie Labour’s Rushanara Ali and Apsana Begum secured strong majorities in the constituencies of Bethnal Green and Bow, and …
December 13, 2019/
Tower Hamlets/
#ELLGE19 Labour stands strong in local boroughs as Tories take the nation
By Harry Thompson and Caitlin Griffith Otway In a night that felt like it was over before it began, following …
December 13, 2019/
Lead Stories/
#ELLGE19 Jones bucks trend to increase majority in Croydon Central
By Evie Breese and Dom Webb Despite catastrophic losses across the country, there was good news for the Labour Party …
December 13, 2019/
Croydon/
#ELLGE19: LIVE: All Lewisham, Hackney, and Tower Hamlets seats held by Labour as Tories win majority
Ten hours after the polls closed, the UK has witnessed the most significant Conservative majority since 1987. With 648 of …
December 12, 2019/
ELLection2019/
Protestors take to the streets in second anti-SPAC Nation demonstration
By Dominic Webb and Evie Breese Anti-SPAC Nation campaigners ramped up the pressure on the controversial church with second protest …
December 2, 2019/
Croydon/
Knife-wielding suspect shot dead by police as two die in London Bridge terror attack
By Clara Hill and Lois Borny Police have declared the incident on London Bridge a terrorist attack after a knife-wielding …
November 29, 2019/
Lead Stories/
LIVE UPDATES AFTER LONDON BRIDGE ATTACK: Two members of public killed, suspect shot dead by police in terrorist alert
KEY DEVELOPMENTS Suspected knife attack being treated as a terror incident Suicide vest earlier reported by Eastlondonlines said to be …
November 29, 2019/
Local News/
News in Brief
Croydon Council install extra security cameras to tackle anti-social behaviour. Two temporary security cameras are to be installed in Purley …
November 21, 2019/
Crime, Environment, Health, Housing, Local News, News/
Alcohol Awareness week events held across London
By Barney Stone and Eleanor Magill A range of initiatives to support Alcohol Awareness Week were launched across Hackney and …
November 16, 2019/
Health, Local News, News, Uncategorized/
Waiting times in local A&Es among nation’s worst
By Evie Breese and Georgina Gambetta Hospitals in Tower Hamlets, Croydon, and Lewisham have some of the worst A&E waiting times in London, hitting …
November 15, 2019/
Health, Lead Stories/
News in brief
Local residents demand solution to anti-social behaviour. Local residents have called for new measures to address anti-social behaviour in and …
November 15, 2019/
Crime, Local News, News, Transport/
Knife Crime down in Lewisham, Hackney and Croydon but sex offences up
by Chiara Paccagnini, Giacomo Antonelli and GengShuo Hu. Statistics for reported knife crimes in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon show …
January 31, 2019/
Crime, Data, Lead Stories/
New plannning restrictions on betting shops agreed
From this week (30th April), betting shops will be considered in their own category of planning regulations, meaning local councils …
New Goals for Elderly Health & Independence in Croydon
The percentage of elderly people in Croydon is to “rise significantly”
May 1, 2014/
Croydon/
April 24 – May 1: Fairs to farms to extreme stunt shows
With the Easter Holidays having passed some might think that the activities across the ELL boroughs would stop. However, that …
April 26, 2014/
What's On This Week/
How deprivation and voter turnout is linked
The poor don’t vote: it’s an intuitively held assumption, but it’s also reflected in the data. Tower Hamlets, however, defies …
April 25, 2014/
ELLElections, Tower Hamlets/
Among most deprived areas of the country
Stroll through Broadway Market in Hackney on a Saturday afternoon, and you’d be hard-pressed to find any signs of poverty. …
April 25, 2014/
Hackney/
Lewisham: How deprivation and voter turnout are linked
Deprivation is not always visible. In Lewisham, it’s made manifest by its many payday loan lenders – the borough has …
April 25, 2014/
Lewisham/
Croydon: How deprivation and voter turnout are linked
Like many boroughs in London, Croydon’s poverty is hidden behind the fact that some wards are the least deprived in …
April 25, 2014/
Croydon/
The link between deprivation and voter turnout explored in the EastLondonLines boroughs
In the run-up to the London borough elections on May 22, ELL asks: Why do the poor leave the rich …
April 25, 2014/
Lead Stories/
Deprivation voter turnout methodology
In this week’s digital feature examining the link between voter turnout and deprivation, ELL looked at several different data sets. …
April 25, 2014/
ELLElections/
Staggering rise in cases of rape and domestic violence
Reported rapes in Croydon have risen by a staggering 33 per cent despite the overall crime rate falling by nearly …
With degree shows on the horizon ELL looks at how Fine Art Graduates can get their foot in the door
With art seemingly more popular then ever, ELL investigates how to get your foot in that ever-elusive door, through further …
April 24, 2014/
Arts, Lead Stories/
Life on Regent’s Canal cuts bills for houseboat lovers
On Regent’s Canal, the houseboats lining the walkways have become an integral part of the East London landscape. Yet, these …
ELL Events: wondering what to do this bumper Easter bank holiday weekend? Wonder no more!
From painting eggs to eating chocolate bunnies, eastlondonlines is on hand to help you plan the rest of the Easter …
April 18, 2014/
Uncategorized/
Heading to church this weekend? Why not check out the Shoreditch church with a Shakespearean connection
A church in Shoreditch where Shakespeare may have worshipped could be subject to high-tech excavation work, in a bid to …
April 18, 2014/
Lead Stories/
Last Orders: is it calling time on Britain’s beloved boozers? Mayor of London called on to protect pubs
Steve O’Connell, author of Keep Local: How to Save London’s Pubs as Community Resources, is concerned about the growing number …
April 18, 2014/
Lead Stories/
Campaigners take Sainsbury’s battle to high court
Campaigners opposed to a new Sainsbury’s in Stoke Newington will receive news in the coming weeks on whether they will …
April 17, 2014/
Hackney/
Street Artists come to Stoke Newington for Wall to Wall
Hang-Up Gallery in Stoke Newington is currently holding ‘Wall to Wall’, a group exhibition featuring the work of today’s most …
April 17, 2014/
Arts/
April 17 – 24: St George to taekwondo and a roller disco
If you’re looking to do something other than gorging on chocolate, look no further. We have compiled plenty of activities …
April 17, 2014/
What's On This Week/
East London’s housing crisis: gentrification and price rise
It’s no surprise that house prices in London are on the upswing. Prices have been going up every year since …
April 16, 2014/
Features, General Features/
Guarding Lewisham: Cheaper alternatives to London rent
Two years ago, Georgia Franklin-Pierce, then a 22-year-old graduate, found herself in “a bit of a pickle”. She wanted to …
April 16, 2014/
Housing, Lewisham, Local News, Society, Uncategorized/
Container studio homes are perfect fit in Docklands
Containers have been coming in and out of the docklands for over a century, so when Trinity Buoy Wharf became …
April 16, 2014/
Housing, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/
Church leaders accuse Government of violating the human right to food as food bank use rises
The British government has been accused by church leaders of violating the human right to food, following a Trussell Trust …
April 16, 2014/
Lead Stories/
Hackney recycling stagnant despite go green initiatives
Recycling rates in Hackney have remained stagnant despite the launch of a new recycling scheme last year aimed at increasing …
April 15, 2014/
Hackney/