MA14Blair Archive

#ELLGetRegistered: Our guide to voter registration

At the last election nearly 4000 people in the ELL boroughs left it too late to register to vote. Don’t …

by Olivia Blair/ April 14, 2015/ ELLElections, Features, Politics, Uncategorized/

What’s it like to be homeless in Queen’s Gardens?

A crowd gathers in Queen’s Gardens in Croydon at 9.30pm every night of the week. It is roughly 90 per …

by Olivia Blair/ March 4, 2015/ Features, General Features/

Marcia Rigg’s fight for justice comes to Goldsmiths

“I don’t think we’ll ever get full justice”, Marcia Rigg says. “But I really want to try and make a …

by Olivia Blair/ February 11, 2015/ Crime, People/

London Air Ambulance grounded for three weeks

London’s Whitechapel-based air ambulance will not be in operation for almost three weeks whilst it undergoes annual maintenance checks. London’s …

by Olivia Blair/ January 8, 2015/ Health, Tower Hamlets/

Pressure on Croydon Hospital A&E comes to a head as it announced “major internal incident” this morning

Croydon University Hospital has now revised the announcement of a “major internal incident”, due to pressure on its A&E department, …

by Olivia Blair/ January 6, 2015/ Croydon, Health, Lead Stories/

Chimpanzee skulls and lion claw hoarder sentenced

A man has been sentenced after a chimpanzee skull which “still smelt from having been recently killed and prepared” was …

by Olivia Blair/ December 11, 2014/ Croydon/

Increase in Hackney Green Party membership

Membership of the Hackney Green Party has increased by almost 100 per cent this year. In January, Hackney Greens had …

by Olivia Blair/ December 11, 2014/ Hackney/

Croydon University Hospital A&E among UK’s five worst

Accident and emergency services at Croydon University hospital are among the  five worst in the country for patient satisfaction, according …

by Olivia Blair/ December 5, 2014/ Croydon, Health, News/

Tracey Emin designs 2015 BRIT award statue

  The 2015 BRIT award statue has been designed by Croydon-born artist Tracey Emin. Emin is the fifth designer to add …

by Olivia Blair/ December 3, 2014/ Croydon, News/

ELL boroughs mark the 26th annual World Aids Day with pop-up clinics, mobile testing buses and red ribbons

Today is the 26th annual World Aids Day, marked by the World Health Organisation and the UN. More people than …

by Olivia Blair/ December 1, 2014/ Hackney, Health, Local News/

Sun reporter cleared of making unlawful payments

A Sun reporter from Brockley has been found not guilty of paying a government press officer for tip-offs at the …

by Olivia Blair/ November 27, 2014/ Lewisham/

HIV bus clinic offers free tests for Croydon residents

A mobile HIV clinic is offering free testing with immediate results in Croydon for the second year running. The bus …

by Olivia Blair/ November 25, 2014/ Croydon, Health/

Clinical Commissioning Group named CCG of the year

  Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group has been named CCG of the year at the Health Service Journal awards last …

by Olivia Blair/ November 20, 2014/ Health, Tower Hamlets/

Profiler reveals Milwall fan’s love of Strictly and more

Last week market research company YouGov released the ultimate time-wasting, work-avoiding procrastination tool: the YouGov profiler. The tool allows you …

by Olivia Blair/ November 20, 2014/ Features/

Twenty-eight local GP surgeries classed as “potentially high risk” as watchdog raises concern of poor healthcare

Twenty-eight GP surgeries across ELL boroughs have been labelled as potentially high risk for providing poor healthcare, according to independent …

by Olivia Blair/ November 18, 2014/ Health, Lead Stories/

No resuscitation agreed in High Court coma case

The Croydon man, Marcus Campbell, in a coma in hospital will not be resuscitated if his condition deteriorates, his family …

by Olivia Blair/ November 14, 2014/ Croydon, Health/

“Londoners, give up your guns”: Metropolitan Police announce two-week firearms surrender

The Metropolitan Police have launched a firearms surrender across London as gun crime in Hackney increases. The Twitter hashtag #giveupyourgun encourages …

by Olivia Blair/ November 11, 2014/ Crime, Lead Stories/

Free festive fitness fun to beat winter weightgain

Hackney Council are providing free exercise classes for residents as the festive season approaches to help combat holiday indulgences. Classes …

by Olivia Blair/ November 10, 2014/ Hackney, Health/

Campbell family’s plea to save Marcus taken to High Court after hospital’s care brought into question

The High Court has been asked to make a decision over the care of a young, Croydon father after weeks …

by Olivia Blair/ November 3, 2014/ Croydon, Lead Stories/