MA19Gambetta Archive

Train drain: ‘I am around thousands of people … but I feel like I’m always alone’

Long commutes are a time to read a book, plug in to some tunes, and have some me time. But …

by Georgina Gambetta/ April 21, 2020/ Data, Features, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets, Transport/

The solution to loneliness in London? Rent controls and social housing

As Hackney and Tower Hamlets’ house prices soar, saying goodbye to family and friends is becoming the norm. In day …

by Georgina Gambetta/ April 20, 2020/ Data, Features, Hackney, Housing, Tower Hamlets/

How can you be lonely in a city of eight million people?

To kick off our series Is London Lonely? we interrogate the data: who struggles to make social connections, what causes …

by Georgina Gambetta/ April 20, 2020/ Data, Features, Lead Stories/

A Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale – a strange blend of panto and champagne feminism

“I am a woman and I have lived a life men made for me…I am a woman and I will …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 21, 2019/ Arts, Features, General Features/

Local GP services facing multi-million deficit under Tories, campaign warns

Local GP services across the Eastlondonlines boroughs are set to go into the red by hundreds of millions of pounds …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 19, 2019/ Local News/

Facadism and the City: the veneer of age disguising brash modernity

Like many cities of ancient origin, London’s landscape is predicated on the old being enveloped by the new. The ancient …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 18, 2019/ Arts, News/

Council accused of hypocrisy over mainly diesel vehicle fleet

All but a handful of vehicles belonging to Tower Hamlets Council are diesel powered, despite the council declaring a climate …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 16, 2019/ Tower Hamlets/

Get bell soon: workshop demonstrates ancient craft to save historic foundry

Bell making is one of the oldest crafts in Britain, with a process that has essentially remained unchanged since the …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 15, 2019/ Features, General Features/

#ELLGE19: Begum rejects Tory claims of Labour data leak

Labour’s Apsana Begum has rejected alleged evidence that she leaked a party membership list during a 2018 council by-election.  Begum, the …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 10, 2019/ Tower Hamlets/

News in Brief

Not so secret cannabis speakeasy raided by police Two people have been charged with drug supply and possession of criminal …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 5, 2019/ Local News, News/

The Bells may chime again: Minister halts plans for foundry’s transformation into boutique hotel

Controversial plans to transform the historic Whitechapel Bell Foundry into a boutique hotel have been halted by the Government, pending …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 4, 2019/ Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

Schools in the red: Underfunding hits Tower Hamlets, Hackney, and Lewisham

In the first of a two part examination of the crises affecting the education system, Gina Gambetta looks at the …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 3, 2019/ Education, Lead Stories/

#ELLGE19 Election Preview: Bethnal Green & Bow: “Tory cuts have devastated our community.”

Bethnal Green and Bow’s history is firmly rooted in that of London. From the 1381 Peasants Revolt against Richard II, to Jack …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 3, 2019/ ELLection2019, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

McKellen cuts the tape for Positive East’s Red Run event

“In these days when politics seems to divide us, we stand here united to support our friends living with HIV …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 2, 2019/ Health, News, Tower Hamlets/

From Jewish mental health to fighting youth crime: charities recognised in faith awards

Local charities which help with mental health among Orthodox Jews, support for LGBTQI Muslims and combatting youth violence were honoured …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 27, 2019/ Local News, News, Society/

LGBTQI and Muslim: the charity fighting prejudice from all sides

“Not only are we fighting against homophobia, biphobia, transphobia” said Faizan, one of the founders of Imaan. “That we thought …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 27, 2019/ Features, Uncategorized/

London, 2030: Rising floods threaten Tower Hamlets, Hackney and Lewisham

Areas in Hackney, Lewisham and Tower Hamlets will be below average flood levels by 2030 due to climate change, according …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 24, 2019/ Environment, Lead Stories, News/

Doctors stage protest over health app ‘destabilising and privatising’ the NHS

Dozens of people, including doctors and medical staff from across London joined a protest by Tower Hamlets GPs against an …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 23, 2019/ Health, News, Tower Hamlets/

SEND parents: ‘We are treated as second class citizens’

Children with learning difficulties and disabilities are treated like second class citizens and being left behind by the government, parents …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 22, 2019/ Education, News, Tower Hamlets/

#ELLGE19: Labour candidate brands Tory attacks ‘racist and sexist’

Apsana Begum, the controversial Labour candidate for Poplar and Limehouse, has rejected allegations against her of anti-Semitism and links to …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 18, 2019/ ELLection, ELLection2019, Politics, Tower Hamlets/

Not saved by the bell: Whitechapel Bell Foundry plan approved despite anger

Plans to transform the five-hundred-year-old Whitechapel Bell Foundry into a boutique hotel and multi-purpose space were approved last night despite …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 15, 2019/ News, Tower Hamlets/

Parents and pupils attack Bethnal Green school closure

Parents, students and former students of a failing Bethnal Green school which is set to close have accused education authorities …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 14, 2019/ Education, News, Tower Hamlets/

Transfusion research reduces deaths by 40 percent

Ground-breaking research by Queen Mary University of London in Mile End, Barts Health NHS Trust and NHS Blood and Transplant …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 14, 2019/ Health, Tower Hamlets/

Campaigners fight to save historic bell foundry site

Signs in hand and chanting “make bells not hotels”, campaigners made their final push on Saturday to halt plans to …

by Georgina Gambetta/ November 12, 2019/ Local News, Tower Hamlets/