Alex Jackson, Author at Eastlondonlines

Shakespeare 400: Where’s Willy?

On day two, we take a look at Shakespeare’s footprints in and around the ELL boroughs – where he …

by Alex Jackson/ April 5, 2016/ Features, Lead Stories/

May 11, 1944, was Eva Schloss’s 15th birthday. It was a quiet but sunny morning in Amsterdam, and she was …

by Alex Jackson/ January 26, 2016/ Features, General Features/

A Hackney photographer, whose photo projects have portrayed the lives of local Londoners for years, has been commissioned by Wateraid …

by Alex Jackson/ December 15, 2015/ Features, General Features, Hackney/

Croydon bargain hunters got more bang for their buck with mouse droppings, rotting fruit and food waste all reported in …

by Alex Jackson/ December 3, 2015/ Business, Crime, Croydon, Local News, News/

Disgraced former Tower Hamlets Mayor Lutfur Rahman is set to appear in court again this week in a battle over …

by Alex Jackson/ November 30, 2015/ News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Students and members of the arts and creative industry are protesting against the closure of an influential London Metropolitan University …

by Alex Jackson/ November 26, 2015/ Arts, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/

The National Union of Teachers has said there is “no quick fix” for Lewisham high schools which have the highest …

by Alex Jackson/ November 25, 2015/ Education, Lewisham, News/

Gamblers in Lewisham are staunchly opposed to an “unfair” proposal to limit bets after the mayor called for a maximum …

by Alex Jackson/ November 16, 2015/ Business, Lewisham, Local News, News/

November usually brings thoughts of darker nights for people in the UK, but for Hindus around the world, this is …

by Alex Jackson/ November 11, 2015/ Events, Features, Videos/

A local volunteer group has expressed concerns that grant decisions in Tower Hamlets are being made in secret, in an letter …

by Alex Jackson/ November 5, 2015/ Local News, News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

The release of new film Suffragette has shown how the discourse around feminism remains marked today. Now, a century after …

by Alex Jackson/ October 22, 2015/ Events, Features, General Features/