Nicolle Okoren, Author at Eastlondonlines

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Zero waste week: the best homemade products

We have searched the web for the best recipes to keep your lifestyle as zero waste as possible. Lesson learned …

by Nicolle Okoren/ April 17, 2019/ Arts Features, General Features/

The nasty, brutish and short life of a mascara tube

Alas, it is time for me to bid a kind farewell to my empty mascara tube and throw it away. …

by Nicolle Okoren/ April 17, 2019/ Features, General Features/

Zero waste week: will you rise to the challenge?

Last month, March 2019, the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs released new UK waste statistics. In 2016, 222.9 …

by Nicolle Okoren/ April 15, 2019/ Features, General Features/

Finding catharsis in conscious clubbing: no alcohol, no drugs and over 70’s are welcome

It’s 6.30pm, Wednesday night, and I just broke up with my boyfriend. It was like all of my organs were …

by Nicolle Okoren/ March 29, 2019/ Arts Features/

On the doorstep: discovering and caring for the animals of Lewisham

Continuing our new weekly series in which local people introduce us to their area, we meet Julia Gamaker, 7, a …

by Nicolle Okoren/ February 11, 2019/ On The Doorstep/

Lewisham responses to auditor’s criticisms of Catford centre governance

Significant changes in the management of Catford shopping centre have been agreed by Lewisham Council after an internal audit said …

by Nicolle Okoren/ December 15, 2018/ Lewisham/

ELL+ News Day December 6, 2018

The Latest ELL+ News Day December 6, 2018 Presenters: Astra McKenzie and Cheolan Jeong Director: Tom Parker Editor: Dan Brown News Team: Rebeka Rimkute, …

by Nicolle Okoren/ December 7, 2018/ ELL+/

£12.6m children’s care overspend ‘due to poor record keeping’ by Lewisham council

A £12.6m overspend in Lewisham’s children’s social care services was caused by poor record keeping by managers, an internal audit …

by Nicolle Okoren/ November 29, 2018/ Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Residents mourn 91-year-old war veteran who taught thousands of Londoners to drive

A 91-year-old Second World War veteran, who lived on the same street in Brockley for almost his entire life and …

by Nicolle Okoren/ November 26, 2018/ Lewisham/

From Lewisham A&E to Love Island and back again, Dr Alex returns to his ward rounds

The Lewisham doctor who competed in hit reality television show Love Island returned to work for the NHS this morning, announcing that …

by Nicolle Okoren/ November 20, 2018/ Lewisham, People/