Heather Bishop Archive

Rhythm of London week launched underground

A week of musical fervour was kicked off on Saturday, with a young man from Tower Hamlets among the 50 …

by Heather Bishop/ April 19, 2011/ Music, Tower Hamlets/

17-year-old Young Mayor sworn in

Lewisham has celebrated the inauguration of its seventh Young Mayor, with Kieza Silveira De Sousa becoming the new voice for …

by Heather Bishop/ January 29, 2011/ Lewisham/

New Cross Fire bursary allows students to achieve dreams

Students who avoided university over debt fears are given the opportunity to study at Goldsmiths, University of London through a …

by Heather Bishop/ January 25, 2011/ Features, People/

New Cross Fire victims remembered 30 years on

The 14 young victims of the 1981 New Cross Fire are to be remembered this week, with a series of …

by Heather Bishop/ January 17, 2011/ Lead Stories/

New exhibition celebrates East End boxing history

The East End’s boxing history,  from the days of illegal fighting through to Olympic status, is to be celebrated in …

by Heather Bishop/ January 11, 2011/ Hackney/

Jury see dramatic last moments of victim

An Old Bailey jury has seen dramatic CCTV footage of a Lewisham schoolboy’s last moments, after he was stabbed in …

by Heather Bishop/ January 7, 2011/ Crime, Lewisham/

Fraudster jailed for luxury holiday villa scam

A Croydon conman who juggled several identities has been jailed after scamming 13 families of over £100,000 for luxury holiday …

by Heather Bishop/ January 6, 2011/ Crime, Croydon/

Canal search for weapon linked to double murder

Police divers in Tower Hamlets are dredging a canal, after a tip-off that it may contain the gun used in …

by Heather Bishop/ January 6, 2011/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Bow school tests innovative mobile learning scheme

An inner-city girls’ school in East London has welcomed the New Year by piloting a new mobile learning scheme, which …

by Heather Bishop/ January 3, 2011/ Education, Tower Hamlets/

Lewisham workshops prove laughter is the best medicine

As 2011 rolls in, Lewisham residents are being offered the chance to “create the new you” by enrolling in laughter …

by Heather Bishop/ December 30, 2010/ Lewisham/

Council promotes recycling with Christmas tree competition

Taking down the Christmas tree is usually tinged with an element of sadness, but this year in Croydon it is …

by Heather Bishop/ December 26, 2010/ Croydon, Environment/

Tower Hamlets police give Christmas gifts to local kids

Father Christmas will not be the only one visiting children in Tower Hamlets this year, with officers from East India …

by Heather Bishop/ December 24, 2010/ Tower Hamlets/

Former homeless woman named as Turnaround ambassador

Homeless at fifteen Katie Montgomery turned her life around. Now she helps others to do the same.

by Heather Bishop/ December 23, 2010/ Croydon/

Lottery windfall to breathe new life into local park

After 40 years buried beneath Croydon’s football pitches, the River Wandle is to resurface once again after a £2m lottery …

by Heather Bishop/ December 21, 2010/ Croydon, Environment/

Mother of murdered son slams new proposals

A Lewisham woman, whose son was murdered by a gang in Croydon, has condemned a Government proposal that could see …

by Heather Bishop/ December 18, 2010/ Crime, Lewisham/

Residents learn to grow their own in orchard planting scheme

Plums, apples, pears, cherries and apricots will one day be harvested in Haggerston, thanks to the London Orchard Project, twenty …

by Heather Bishop/ December 12, 2010/ People, Society/

Local MPs express opposition to tuition fees, but lose fight in parliamentary vote

All eight Labour MPs across the boroughs of Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets voted against the proposal to raise …

by Heather Bishop/ December 10, 2010/ Lead Stories/

Appeal for witnesses after violent robberies

Hackney police are appealing for witnesses, after an elderly woman was violently assaulted and a 19 year old woman was …

by Heather Bishop/ December 8, 2010/ Crime, Hackney/

Lewisham MP denies “champagne lifestyle”

A Labour MP has complained about an “offensive and rude” accusation that she leads a “champagne lifestyle” during a House …

by Heather Bishop/ December 7, 2010/ Lewisham/

White Ribbon Campaign: London combats domestic violence

As the annual White Ribbon Campaign draws to a close this week, London has seen a crackdown by the Metropolitan …

by Heather Bishop/ December 6, 2010/ Crime, People/

Shotgun found buried in children’s playground

A dismantled shotgun with live ammunition has been found buried in a children’s play park in Hackney. After receiving a …

by Heather Bishop/ December 5, 2010/ Crime, Hackney/

Mayor condemns cuts protests as ‘subversion’

The violent anti-cuts protests at Lewisham Town Hall on Monday evening have been condemned as an attempt to “subvert democracy” …

by Heather Bishop/ December 2, 2010/ Lewisham/

‘The end of local government as we know it’ says Mayor, as Lewisham cuts package approved

As riot police held back a crowd of over 100 protesters outside Lewisham Town Hall last night, the Council pushed …

by Heather Bishop/ November 30, 2010/ Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Counterfeit condoms seized in massive sweep by Croydon trading standards team

A recent sweep of small shops in Croydon by the trading standards team has found counterfeit business to be rampant …

by Heather Bishop/ November 28, 2010/ Crime, Lead Stories/

Mayor unites faith groups to celebrate youth talent

Faith communities from across East London joined Lutfur Rahman, Mayor of Hackney, at Whitechapel Gallery on Wednesday evening, for the …

by Heather Bishop/ November 26, 2010/ Arts, Society, Tower Hamlets/

New Year’s Eve killer jailed for 37 years

A man who opened fire on two brothers in a Croydon pub, killing one and seriously injuring the other, has …

by Heather Bishop/ November 26, 2010/ Crime, Croydon/

LIVE BLOG: Our reporters on the scene at the ‘Carnival of Resistance’ demonstration

East London Lines has reporters on the ground at the student demonstration ‘Carnival of Resistance’ in central London. Seb Wheeler, …

by Heather Bishop/ November 24, 2010/ Education, Lead Stories/

Riot police move in on student protest

Riot police have assembled outside Westminster, as the party atmosphere at the student protest spills over into violence. Protesters are …

by Heather Bishop/ November 24, 2010/ Education, Lead Stories/

“It’s worse than we feared” says Mayor, as Lewisham confirms first wave of cuts amid protests

An “unprecedented” £16m programme of cuts is to be implemented in Lewisham over the next four years, the Mayor, Steve …

by Heather Bishop/ November 19, 2010/ Lead Stories/

Lewisham to Mayor: “protect the vulnerable”

As anticipation mounts for the Mayor’s budget recommendations this evening, the people of Lewisham have told Sir Steve Bullock and …

by Heather Bishop/ November 16, 2010/ Lewisham/

Sam Cam brings glam to Tower Hamlets garden project

Samantha Cameron visited a thriving community garden project in Tower Hamlets yesterday, where undeterred by the cold weather she rolled …

by Heather Bishop/ November 12, 2010/ People/

Tower of London to get new “green makeover”

The site of Guy Fawkes’ confession of treason at the Tower of London is to be part of a select …

by Heather Bishop/ November 11, 2010/ Environment, Tower Hamlets/