MA11Pooler Archive

The word on the words: EastLondonLines at day 2 of the Stoke Newington Literary Festival

This weekend EastLondonLines is at the Stoke Newington Literary Festival . If you want to follow the festival on Twitter, use the hashtag …

by Michael Pooler/ June 3, 2012/ Lead Stories, Uncategorized/

Microfinance entrepreneur providing affordable loans

Balancing the books can be a tall order in today’s straightened times. Now a Dalston-based company that prides itself on …

by Michael Pooler/ May 3, 2012/ Business, Features/

‘You would think comedy based on mocking disabled people had been consigned to the past’

Despite its promise as a new and refreshingly quirky comedy-drama, Derek, aired as a one-off last night on Channel 4, is …

by Michael Pooler/ April 13, 2012/ Commentary/

Lewisham: along the River Ravensbourne

If you are in the borough of Lewisham this weekend and fancy a short and easy cycle with then why …

by Michael Pooler/ April 6, 2012/ Lewisham, Uncategorized/

London Fields to Victoria Park via Regent’s Canal

This easy-going route starts in the fashionable London Fields and ends in East London’s largest green space, Victoria Park, taking …

by Michael Pooler/ April 6, 2012/ Hackney, Uncategorized/

Joey Barton tweets “freedom of speech” in light of the Terry trial

Joey Barton is at it again. This time the QPR midfielder is offering himself as a martyr at the altar …

by Michael Pooler/ February 7, 2012/ Commentary, Sports/

Metal becoming the real steel in Bethnal Green

A wave of low-level metal theft is blighting Bethnal Green – and affecting individuals and businesses, as Michael Pooler discovered. …

by Michael Pooler/ January 20, 2012/ Features, Uncategorized/

Fair pay campaigners ejected from Wharf

Trade unionists campaigning for a London living wage for cleaners at Canary Wharf have complained of a “disrepect of civil …

by Michael Pooler/ January 7, 2012/ Business, Employment, Tower Hamlets/

Private Eye gives awards for Rotten Boroughs

Hackney and Tower Hamlets Councils are among those honoured this year with awards for “crimes against the council taxpayer” by …

by Michael Pooler/ December 30, 2011/ Tower Hamlets/

Local street tagger jailed after graffiti spree

A Lewisham man has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after admitting a £69,000 spree of criminal damage that …

by Michael Pooler/ December 13, 2011/ Crime, Lewisham/

Mayor slams assembly over cycling death-spot

Mayor Lutfur Rahman has blasted Conservative members of the Greater London Assembly for walking out on a meeting set to …

by Michael Pooler/ December 13, 2011/ Tower Hamlets/

Increasing number of long-term empty homes despite record shortage of housing in the capital

Thousands of properties are lying vacant across the EastLondonLines boroughs despite a chronic shortage of housing, with the number of …

by Michael Pooler/ December 10, 2011/ Housing, Lead Stories/

London Living Wage extended by council

Workers in Tower Hamlets have been promised more “money in their pockets” by Mayor Lutfur Rahman after the borough became …

by Michael Pooler/ December 8, 2011/ Employment, Tower Hamlets/

Friends of Cemetery Park recognised by City Hall

East End volunteers have been honoured by the Mayor of London for their efforts in transforming Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park …

by Michael Pooler/ December 7, 2011/ Environment, Tower Hamlets/

Radio station offers training to young people

Sick already at the thought of mince pies and endless hours of Christmas TV? For young people from Lewisham aged …

by Michael Pooler/ December 6, 2011/ Employment, Lewisham/

Canary Wharf cleaners campaign for living wage

Cleaners working at the Canary Wharf estate are calling on employers to pay them a “living wage.” The 15 workers, …

by Michael Pooler/ December 3, 2011/ Employment, Tower Hamlets/

LGBT community suffer “continuing threat”

Members of the gay and transgender community in Tower Hamlets still face a “continuing threat” of homophobic attacks, despite a …

by Michael Pooler/ December 2, 2011/ Tower Hamlets/

Pensions ‘driving a wedge’ between public and private sectors

Public opinion is sharply divided over tomorrow’s public sector strike, yet the facts behind the dispute are often distorted by …

by Michael Pooler/ November 29, 2011/ Commentary/

Decrease in earnings and rising inflation leaves working people out of pocket

Working people have seen pay plummet this year as decreases in average earnings were compounded by rising inflation, with local …

by Michael Pooler/ November 26, 2011/ Employment, Lead Stories/

Unions inspire action with No Cuts Cabaret

A variety of local talent was on show in Brockley this week as part of an evening’s entertainment organised by …

by Michael Pooler/ November 25, 2011/ Features, Society/

Fears eased over Deptford landmark removal

Fears over the fate of an iconic Deptford landmark have been quelled after rail authorities announced it is not to …

by Michael Pooler/ November 23, 2011/ Lewisham, Society/

Londoners smash ping-pong rally world record

East Londoners smashed the ping-pong world record at Bethnal Green. Video by Michael Pooler, Will Coldwell and Rachael Healy.

by Michael Pooler/ November 22, 2011/ Videos/

Ping-pong players shoot into the record books

Players batted their way into the Guinness Book of World Records at the world’s largest-ever ping-pong rally in Bethnal Green.

by Michael Pooler/ November 21, 2011/ Sports, Tower Hamlets/

Bats at the ready for ping pong record attempt

Bethnal Green could be shot into the record books this weekend as locals attempt to serve up the world’s largest-ever …

by Michael Pooler/ November 18, 2011/ Sports, Tower Hamlets/

Wharf transformation plan ”fails on housing”

Plans for a multi-billion pound development on Deptford’s riverside will not deliver enough affordable housing – and fail to meet …

by Michael Pooler/ November 18, 2011/ Housing, Lewisham/

Chechi supporters stage protest at Queen Mary

Supporters of a Queen Mary university employee allegedly suspended for trade union activities held a protest outside the university on …

by Michael Pooler/ November 16, 2011/ Tower Hamlets/

Croydon’s housing benefit claimants up

Croydon residents are increasingly struggling to meet the cost of rent as government figures reveal a sharp increase in the …

by Michael Pooler/ November 8, 2011/ Croydon, Housing/

Suspension of Unison official ‘union busting’

Queen Mary University has been accused of attacking trade union rights following the suspension of the secretary of its Unison …

by Michael Pooler/ November 7, 2011/ Tower Hamlets/

Hackney among the worst hit in legal aid cuts

Thousands of people in Hackney will lose out on free legal advice and representation due to government cuts, East London …

by Michael Pooler/ October 31, 2011/ Crime, Lead Stories/