MA19Gambetta Archive

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/