Council ‘powerless’ against massive advertising hoardings
At Shoreditch High Street two giant iPhone adverts cover the building frontages in what looks like attempt to mirror Time …
MA19Russell Archive
Shakespeare returns to Shoreditch as Curtain Theatre finds go on show
The Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch was Britain’s second playhouse and home to William Shakespeare’s company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men before they moved onto …
December 12, 2019/
Arts/
#ELLGE19 – Follow the most important election for decades LIVE with ELL
The United Kingdom goes to the polls in what is one of the most decisive and critical elections for decades …
December 12, 2019/
ELLection2019, Local News/
Black marks for green effort: Three local boroughs among worst in London for recycling
Tower Hamlets, Hackney, and Lewisham are among the 10 worst London boroughs for recycling of household waste, while Croydon is sixth …
December 5, 2019/
Environment, Lead Stories, News/
The Street: A story of Hackney’s grit and glory
“You can’t live in Hoxton unless you’re absolutely wedged to buggery.” Joe Cooke The pie and mash in Joe Cooke’s …
December 4, 2019/
Features, General Features/
News in Brief
Tower Hamlets murderer jailed for life A man has been jailed for life for battering his fiancé to death in …
November 27, 2019/
Local News, News/
HOUSING CRISIS: In the middle of hipster Hackney, the squalor behind an iPhone billboard
Behind the advert, looking at the reality of the UK's housing crisis in Dalston, Hackney.
November 19, 2019/
Features, General Features/
Daughter launches funeral crowd funding for Windrush victim
The daughter of Hubert Howard, a victim of the Windrush scandal, is crowdfunding for the funeral of her father who …
Phone-snatching spike as bicycling thieves copy commuter dress code
Robbers are blending in with commuters by wearing “traditional cycling clothing” as phone snatching increases in Hackney and Tower Hamlets. In …
November 14, 2019/
Crime, Hackney, News, Tower Hamlets/
Hackney first in country with recycling refund scheme
A reverse vending machine which offers vouchers to residents for recycling empty containers has been installed in Hackney under a …
November 13, 2019/
Environment, Hackney/
Chris Boardman criticises school for scrapping cycle rack
Three time Tour de France yellow jersey wearing cyclist Chris Boardman has denounced a Hackney school on Twitter after they …
November 12, 2019/
Environment, Hackney, Uncategorized/