Getting in the seasonal spirit: How can you help your community this Xmas?
By Anna Prudhomme, Scarlett Sherriff and Dominique Boulan Covid-19 has led to the most vulnerable members of society facing increased …
Eastlondonlines Archive
Street artists create new Black History mural for park
By Aisha Payne, Caitlin Tilley and Lauren Sneath Street artists Coma and Sky High have created a new mural in a Tower Hamlets park …
December 15, 2020/
Arts, Tower Hamlets/
Hackney eliminates glyphosate-based weed killer in green public spaces
By Clotilde Nogues and Aisha Payne Two hundred green areas around Hackney are going glyphosate-free in 2021 in an effort …
December 11, 2020/
Environment, Hackney, Uncategorized/
The vaccine arrives in Croydon: hospital one of the first to deliver doses to elderly and vulnerable
By Isabelle Walker and Niamh Houston Croydon University Hospital has becomes one of the first hospitals to receive doses of …
December 7, 2020/
Lead Stories/
COVID19: The true cost of the virus – 25 days in a coma, two months in hospital and scarred lungs
COVID AND THE CITY: As the first vaccines are distributed, Eastlondonlines looks back at the immeasurable damage caused by the …
December 7, 2020/
Coronavirus, Features, General Features, Health/
COVID-19: The stories and the faces of just some local NHS workers who fell victim to the virus
Eastlondonlines has collated the names of known deaths of NHS staff in these 4 boroughs, in a tribute to the …
December 3, 2020/
Coronavirus, Features, General Features/
Rents drop in three ELL boroughs, but still “absurdly high”
Rent prices have dropped in three of the Eastlondonlines boroughs over the past year as a result of the coronavirus …
November 13, 2020/
Housing, Lead Stories/
Croydon debt crisis: Council draws up action plan to cut costs
An action plan to tackle Croydon Council’s £1.5bn debt has been drawn up as anger among local people continues to …
November 12, 2020/
Lead Stories, Local News/
Croydon Council declares itself bankrupt in £1.5bn debt crisis
Debt-hit Croydon Council has effectively declared itself bankrupt by issuing a Section 114 notice due to its “severe and ongoing” …
November 11, 2020/
Lead Stories/
Public treat green spaces as litter bins and toilets after lockdown eases
By Shruti Nanda and Edward John News that up to six people can meet outdoors has led to hundreds of …
June 12, 2020/
Coronavirus, Environment, Local News, News, Society/
Hackney taxi drivers “frightened” as figures reveal occupations most likely to die from coronavirus
Taxi drivers are “frightened” to be at work according to a Hackney taxi controller after new figures reveal they are …
May 20, 2020/
Coronavirus, Data, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, News, News/
Good deeds in Hackney, Lewisham, Croydon and Tower Hamlets during lockdown
The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown has seen many volunteers and charities step up to help the most vulnerable members …
May 8, 2020/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, People, Tower Hamlets/
One man’s journey out of loneliness: ‘All I needed was one genuine connection’
After coming out as gay, the actor and writer Denholm Spurr found himself homeless and increasingly isolated. He recalls the …
April 21, 2020/
Features, Lead Stories/
Coronavirus diaries: the cost of a crisis
On day two of #ThePerfectStorm, three people who have taken a financial hit from the Coronavirus pandemic share their stories. …
April 17, 2020/
Features, General Features, Lead Stories/
Debt: A perfect storm
Lois Borny, Daisy Lester, Elle Magil Despite three quarters of Brits worrying about their finances, money is still considered a taboo in conversation. The …
April 16, 2020/
Data, Features, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/
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 …
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 To Do 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 To Do 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/