Lynn Enright Archive

Bea’s hat – bidding from £5,000

Princess Beatrice will raise money for charity by auctioning the

by Lynn Enright/ May 12, 2011/ Uncategorized/

Parents highlight the dangers of ketamine

The parents of Louise Cattell, a 21-year-old who died in her Hackney flat after using ketamine, are launching a campaign …

by Lynn Enright/ May 2, 2011/ Hackney, Society/

Whiskey-sodas with a novelist

It’s easy to imagine Seth ‘Sinner’ Roach – the boxer in Ned Beauman’s debut novel Boxer, Beetle – swaggering along, …

by Lynn Enright/ May 1, 2011/ People/

Goldsmiths student and her hat at royal party

Princess Beatrice seemed to have gleaned inspiration from her three years studying at one of the UK’s most respected art …

by Lynn Enright/ April 30, 2011/ Features/

A right Royal party: did you plan your big day?

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a wedding happening today. A royal one. When I took to the streets last …

by Lynn Enright/ April 29, 2011/ Commentary/

A Right Royal Knees Up: Day 1 – Perfect plans for food and drink to make your party go with a ‘beng’

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a wedding happening next week. A royal one. When I took to the streets …

by Lynn Enright/ April 18, 2011/ Lead Stories/

Hackney charity doubles rents for shopkeepers

Up to 25 shopkeepers on Well Street in Hackney face eviction after refusing to pay significantly increased rents demanded by …

by Lynn Enright/ March 8, 2011/ Business, Hackney, Society/

Filed away: the Vietnamese heart of Hackney nail art

If you’ve come to the nail salon expecting a bond akin to the one you have with your hairdresser, forget …

by Lynn Enright/ February 15, 2011/ Features, Uncategorized/

Knickers in a twist for Valentine’s Day

This Valentine’s, people seem to have gotten their knickers in a twist over the Brazilian-waxed, bald-down-there aesthetic (which by the …

by Lynn Enright/ February 14, 2011/ Commentary/

The Dog and Bell

by Lynn Enright/ January 29, 2011/ Listings/

Universities defend international student visa

Students and academics are being asked to sign a petition to protest against the end of the post-study work visa …

by Lynn Enright/ January 26, 2011/ Education, Lewisham/

Police appeal for info after Bow sex attack

Police have released a new image of a suspected rapist after he was caught on CCTV at the Soho club …

by Lynn Enright/ January 25, 2011/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Professor Green attacker jailed for eight years after Shoreditch “bottling”

A man who stabbed Hackney rapper Professor Green with a broken bottle was jailed for eight years yesterday.

by Lynn Enright/ January 14, 2011/ Crime, Lead Stories/

Croydon Libraries: Who goes? You decide

Croydon residents are being asked to choose which libraries in their borough should be shut down as the council attempts …

by Lynn Enright/ January 13, 2011/ Croydon, Society/

Ex-Goldsmiths student flees Brisbane as worst floods in a century hit city

An ex-Goldsmiths student was among those fleeing Brisbane as the Queensland city faced its worst floods for 100 years, and …

by Lynn Enright/ January 12, 2011/ Lead Stories/

Majority oppose Hackney Council’s ‘nil’ policy on sex establishments

A ‘nil’ policy on Hackney sex establishments is still being proposed despite a majority of respondents in a council survey …

by Lynn Enright/ January 11, 2011/ Lead Stories/

Come Dine With MP: Abbott on cooking show

Hackney MP Diane Abbott will appear on popular Channel 4 show Celebrity Come Dine With Me tonight.

by Lynn Enright/ January 10, 2011/ Hackney/

Working on Christmas Day in a hospice: ”We have a great laugh”

Who keeps the world turning while you are eating turkey and knocking back the New Year spirits? ELL finds …

by Lynn Enright/ December 23, 2010/ Employment, Hackney/

Police clamp down on sale of stolen bikes but concerns remain

The number of stolen bicycles for sale on Brick Lane has fallen after a police clampdown, but some fear the …

by Lynn Enright/ December 22, 2010/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Woman arrested over murder of four-year-old

A four-year-old girl was stabbed to death at her home on the Chatsworth Estate in Clapton on Thursday afternoon.

by Lynn Enright/ December 18, 2010/ Crime, Hackney/

Croydon councillors paid £1.5m last year

Croydon Council paid almost £1.5million to councillors last year, the highest spend for any borough in London, according to research …

by Lynn Enright/ December 10, 2010/ Croydon, Uncategorized/

Care home owner given 15 years for violent rape

A Croydon care home owner who repeatedly raped an employee over an 18-month period was sentenced to 15 years yesterday. …

by Lynn Enright/ December 7, 2010/ Crime, Croydon/

New rape crisis centre to open in Hackney

A new rape crisis centre is to open in Hackney with a grant of £300,000 from the Mayor of London’s …

by Lynn Enright/ December 2, 2010/ Hackney, Health, Society/

Pick of the Line 2/12-8/12

Thursday 2/12: Sinterklaas @ KK Outlet Friday 3/12: The Poachers Pocket @ Towner & Hoxton Saturday 4/12: Arts and Crafts …

by Lynn Enright/ December 2, 2010/ What's On This Week/

Violent kidnapping ring sentenced

The final member of a violent gang that kidnapped unsuspecting victims answering bogus job adverts in Southeast London was sentenced …

by Lynn Enright/ December 1, 2010/ Crime, Lewisham/

Council braced for job losses as budget slashed

Council workers in Tower Hamlets have been told to brace themselves for redundancies as staff budgets are slashed by £29 …

by Lynn Enright/ November 28, 2010/ Employment, Tower Hamlets/

‘Motormouth civil servants’ need to remember that Facebook is public too

You may believe that your bar tender is a “w*****r” but, if you are a councillor who sits on a …

by Lynn Enright/ November 28, 2010/ Commentary/

Seventh man to stand trial for murder

A seventh man has been charged with the murder of a Turkish woman in Hackney. Zeon Jackman, 21, from South …

by Lynn Enright/ November 26, 2010/ Hackney/

Gun-toting family ‘made themselves homeless’

A Croydon man and his two sons have been evicted from their home after claims they smeared their neighbours’ houses …

by Lynn Enright/ November 23, 2010/ Croydon/

Eastender brightens up charity bazaar

A famous Eastender greeted thousands of bargain hunters at St. Joseph’s Hospice Christmas bazaar in Hackney at the weekend. The …

by Lynn Enright/ November 22, 2010/ Hackney, Lead Stories, Society/

Nine gang members on trial over murder at party

A Tower Hamlets man was stabbed to death after being attacked by a gang of  youths outside a party, the …

by Lynn Enright/ November 18, 2010/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Banned Muslim preacher says event will go ahead

The former leader of banned radical group Islam4UK, Anjem Choudary, is adamant that a Tower Hamlets event he is scheduled …

by Lynn Enright/ November 17, 2010/ Tower Hamlets/

Tower Hamlets councillor arrested

An independent Tower Hamlets councillor, Shelina Aktar, who is a key supporter of Mayor Luftur Rahman, has been arrested and questioned by police investigating fraud …

by Lynn Enright/ November 17, 2010/ Tower Hamlets/

Does Hackney’s Chatsworth Road market spell gentrification for E5?

Chatsworth Road in Clapton is where Lord Sugar honed his business skills, flogging army surplus on a market stall. Now …

by Lynn Enright/ November 15, 2010/ Features/