MA16Watling Archive

Tower Hamlets: A Ride Through The Smog

Air pollution is a major problem – affecting people’s health from cradle to grave. Over the next few days we …

by Eve Watling/ April 20, 2017/ Environment, Tower Hamlets, Videos/

Meet the Londoners fighting for clean air

You don’t need to be a scientist to measure air pollution. In fact, there’s a plethora of organisations, charities and …

by Eve Watling/ March 29, 2017/ Environment, Features, Lead Stories/

It’s time to #cleartheair

London’s air pollution levels have been described by Mayor Sadiq Khan as a “public health emergency”. Around 9,000 Londoners die …

by Eve Watling/ March 27, 2017/ Environment, Features/

Rough sleeper numbers double in Croydon as figures show London worst in UK for homelessness

There are now 69 people sleeping rough on the streets of Croydon, more than double 2014’s numbers as local authorities …

by Eve Watling/ December 20, 2016/ Croydon, Lead Stories/

Croydon children home abuse survivors to release independent report

Survivors of sex abuse in a Croydon children’s home are due to release a report naming and shaming 60 paedophiles. …

by Eve Watling/ December 12, 2016/ Croydon, Society/

News in brief

Air pollution soars across boroughs The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has issued an alert across bus stops and Tube …

by Eve Watling/ December 9, 2016/ Business, Crime, Health, Local News, News, Politics/

The secret world of south London’s night buses

A new photography book documents life on south London night buses. Nick Turpin’s new series ‘On The Night Bus’ takes …

by Eve Watling/ December 9, 2016/ Arts, Features/

Lewisham disposable income ‘rising faster than anywhere in UK’

Lewisham and Southwark have seen the highest increase of disposable income in the UK, according to statistics released by accountancy …

by Eve Watling/ December 1, 2016/ Lewisham, Local News, Society/

Murder inquiry launched after Croydon shooting victim dies

Police have launched a murder investigation following a shooting on Saturday night in Croydon. A 28-year-old man was shot outside the …

by Eve Watling/ December 1, 2016/ Crime, Croydon/

Extending the low emission zone to polluted Tower Hamlets: what do local people think?

Tower Hamlets’ has some of the most polluted air in London with nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels twice that of the European …

by Eve Watling/ November 25, 2016/ Environment, Features, Tower Hamlets/

Croydon tram drivers ‘fatigued by number of shifts’, warn unions

The ASLEF train drivers union has raised concerns over shift patterns on Croydon’s trams, becoming the second union to question …

by Eve Watling/ November 25, 2016/ Croydon, News, Transport/

Rappers go head to head in Top Trumps battle

Did Biggie have better flow than Tupac? Is Lil Kim more gangsta than Snoop Dogg? A group of Hackney friends …

by Eve Watling/ November 23, 2016/ Arts, Arts Features/

New Cross residents oppose council plans for traveller site

Opposition is mounting to proposals by Lewisham council  to build a traveller site over a community centre and an outdoor …

by Eve Watling/ November 15, 2016/ Environment, Lewisham, Local News, News/

Tributes pour in for Croydon tram crash victims

Tributes continue to pour in as more victims of the Croydon tram crash are named. Nineteen-year-old Dane Chinnery was identified on Thursday as the first …

by Eve Watling/ November 11, 2016/ Local News, News, Transport/

Single sentence novel wins 2016 Goldsmiths Prize

A single sentence novel has won this years’ £10,000 Goldsmiths Prize. Solar Bones by Mike McCormack unfolds in one continuous …

by Eve Watling/ November 10, 2016/ Arts Features, News/

Art collective get Loose at debut show

A Hackney art collective promises to upset the “wanky” London art scene with their debut show tonight. Joe Goicoechea, Charlie …

by Eve Watling/ November 9, 2016/ Arts/

Council employee who advised claimants convicted of benefits fraud

A former Croydon Council employee has been given a suspended prison sentence for defrauding the same benefits scheme she advised …

by Eve Watling/ November 9, 2016/ Crime, Croydon, Local News, News, Politics/