Review: ‘Riot from Wrong’ is a ‘must see’ documentary
With the Games capturing the imagination of millions across the country and the medals for Team GB pouring in, it …
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Hackney residents’ demolition worries
Residents on a Hackney Council estate fear they will be forced out of their local area now their homes have been …
July 26, 2012/
Hackney/
Radio in memory of Smiley Culture
A new community radio station will launch at the exclusive Roxbury nightclub on Croydon High Street tomorrow.
NUJ seeks legal action against News Corp
Twenty-five years after Rupert Murdoch derecognised trade unions at News International, a newly created NUJ chapel is seeking legal action …
April 20, 2012/
Tower Hamlets/
London bike theft in decline after creation of MPS Cycle Task Force
Cycling in London has grown exponentially over the last decade. There is a widespread desire to be fit and healthy, …
April 11, 2012/
Features, Uncategorized/
Croydon: down the river bank to Bromley
This cycle route will take you from Ladywell train station through Ladywell Fields, along the River Ravensbourne and all the …
April 6, 2012/
Croydon, Uncategorized/
Bike ride along river Ravensbourne south bound from Lewisham to Bromley
This cycle route will take you from Ladywell train station through Ladywell Fields, along the river Ravensbourne and all the …
March 21, 2012/
Croydon/
Woodberry Down: bright future, visible social divide
On Hackney’s Woodberry Down estate, old grey Soviet style blocks mix with the brown brickwork characteristic of post-war council housing. …
UCAS applications plummet across East London
Figures released by UCAS today reveal a significant drop in university applications across east London boroughs, with applications from Hackney …
January 31, 2012/
Education, Lead Stories/
Abbottgate restored white victimhood in order to brush the issue of racism under the carpet
The media storm Hackney MP Diane Abbott caused last week as a result of her ‘divide and rule’ comment on …
January 9, 2012/
Commentary, Society/
Housing benefit changes to put East End residents under increasing pressure to make ends meet
Thousands of east London residents receiving housing benefit could be forced to choose between cutting food and transport bills to pay rent …
January 5, 2012/
Housing, Lead Stories/
Bankers on trial as old courthouse occupied
Members of Occupy London have occupied an abandoned courthouse in Hackney to conduct “trials of the one per cent”. A small …
December 20, 2011/
Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories/
Thousands of East London residents ‘blighted by the risk of eviction’ as Christmas approaches
Residents in Hackney and Lewisham are among those most at risk of losing their homes through repossession, according to new …
December 14, 2011/
Housing, Lead Stories/
Suspected cyber criminal arrested in Deptford
A 25-year-old man was arrested at a Deptford address on Thursday as part of a police investigation into a £1 …
Revisiting the riots: Research highlights youth anger at police
A three-month investigation into the causes and consequences of the August riots has concluded that the disturbances occured as aresult …
Mayor backs November 30 pension strike action
Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman has publicly backed the November 30 national strike over pensions in an attack on the …
November 29, 2011/
Tower Hamlets/
Riot Response: Performance art and politics after the August riots
Riot Response, featuring a mix of conversation, spoken word performances, dance and music, organised by film and theatre company The …
November 27, 2011/
Uncategorized/
East London university students and staff gearing up for November 30 strike action over pensions
As the occupation of the Whitehead building at Goldsmiths College continues, staff and students at Goldmiths and Queen Mary University …
November 25, 2011/
Lead Stories/
After the riots: Tower Hamlets “a ghost town”
Tower Hamlets place in the August riots is often forgotten. But, four days after Mark Duggan’s death sparked violence, Tower …
November 19, 2011/
Business, Tower Hamlets/
Cabbies to protest over Olympic fare rise
The United Cabbies Group protested outside the Licensed Taxi Driver’s Association on Wednesday over proposals to raise cab fares during …
Thousands of students march on City of London against university funding cuts and privatisation
Thousands of students, including many from Goldsmiths and Queen Mary University, marched on the City of London yesterday in a …
November 9, 2011/
Education, Lead Stories/
Funding cuts and £9,000 fees behind student march on the City
An estimated 10,000 university and college students marched on Westminster on Wednesday in a protest against funding cuts and higher …
LIVE: Students march through Westminster and the City against university funding cuts and privatisation
An estimated 10,000 university and college students are marching on Westminster today in a protest against funding cuts and higher …
November 9, 2011/
Education, Lead Stories/
Squatting is about need, not about lifestyle
Today the government is planning to outlaw squatting in a populist move that will see a very vulnerable group of …
November 1, 2011/
Commentary, Crime, Housing/
Bailiffs evict Bedford House as Government plans to outlaw squatting on Tuesday
Bailiffs armed with axes forced their way through three layers of metal barricades to evict squatters from a grade II …
October 28, 2011/
Lead Stories/
LIVE: Bedford House Squat eviction in Shoreditch
Squatters at Bedford House in Shoreditch have been preparing for the worst overnight, as they will face eviction by bailiffs …
October 28, 2011/
Housing, Lead Stories/
Ex-Goldsmiths stars shine at Mercury Prize ceremony
Goldsmiths alumni Katy B and James Blake performed at the Mercury Prize ceremony on Tuesday evening, which took place at …
Anti-fascists defy demo ban and call supporters to demonstrate against EDL on Saturday
United East End and Unite Against Fascism will be staging a demonstration against the expected English Defence League’s mobilization in …
September 1, 2011/
Lead Stories/
Marchers demand ‘better future’ for young
Hundreds of people marched from Dalston to Tottenham on Saturday in a gesture of community solidarity following last week’s riots.
August 14, 2011/
Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories, Society/
A family business – from post office to Dalston’s boutique hotel
A new luxury boutique hotel has been opened in Dalston by the same family that ran the site as a …