Eleonora Girotto, Author at Eastlondonlines

The sudden death of the London living room

Rent in the ELL boroughs are so high that more and more people use the living room as an extra …

by Eleonora Girotto/ April 23, 2020/ Features, Lead Stories/

When I arrived in London, the language barrier felt like an insurmountable wall separating me from everyone else. Nothing could …

by Eleonora Girotto/ April 22, 2020/ Features, Lead Stories/

Embedded in the jungle of chicken shops, greasy spoon cafes, and kebab takeaways on Portland Road, in South Norwood, you …

by Eleonora Girotto/ December 16, 2019/ Arts/

“Selhurst does not have that feel good factor” says Mark Richs, 38, owner of the Moorish Grill takeaway restaurant in …

by Eleonora Girotto/ December 15, 2019/ Croydon, Features, Health/

Doubts have been raised over the £1.4 billion redevelopment of Croydon town centre as retail park overseers Hammerson took the first …

by Eleonora Girotto/ December 11, 2019/ Croydon, Lead Stories/

In an increasingly digitalised world, some members of the older generation are often finding themselves left behind, unable to do …

by Eleonora Girotto/ December 5, 2019/ Local News, Society/

“This that you see is Brazilian culture.” Ana Olivier told Eastlondonlines. “People think that Brazilian culture is just the carnival. …

by Eleonora Girotto/ November 27, 2019/ Arts, Society/

Events are taking place across the Eastlondonlines area over the next two weeks as part of 16 days of action aiming …

by Eleonora Girotto/ November 27, 2019/ Local News/

A Hackney teenager has been named as Young Leader of the Year for representing the voices of young people to …

by Eleonora Girotto/ November 21, 2019/ Hackney, Society/

The son of a former Government minister who was found guilty of killing a toddler has been sentence to seven …

by Eleonora Girotto/ November 15, 2019/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Activist and journalist Owen Jones went door to door in Croydon Central last night to convince residents of the marginal …

by Eleonora Girotto/ November 14, 2019/ Croydon, ELLection, ELLection2019, Politics/

A Croydon-born athlete broke the European record at the World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai last night, winning a silver …

by Eleonora Girotto/ November 14, 2019/ Croydon, Sports/