‘A piece of cake’: the silver surfers who got online
Elderly people are the least likely group to get online: 42% never use the internet at all. Will the pandemic …
MA20Murray Archive
London’s digital divide
In our new series, Eastlondonlines looks at digital exclusion in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Croydon and Lewisham during the Covid pandemic
Two months after cyber attack, essential services remain paralysed
Essential council services are still paralysed more than two months after a cyberattack crippled Hackney’s digital systems, causing delays and …
December 14, 2020/
Crime, Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories/
Tower Hamlets MP Apsana Begum to face trial over housing fraud charges
Poplar and Limehouse MP Apsana Begum appeared in court today over accusations she ‘jumped the queue’ to get a council …
December 8, 2020/
Crime, Local News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/
Goodsyard: massive Shoreditch development approved by Mayor despite opposition
The controversial multi-million pound Bishopsgate Goodsyard development will go ahead after Mayor of London Sadiq Khan overruled the objections of …
December 4, 2020/
Housing, Lead Stories, Local News/
What to do this weekend: the best independent traders to visit for Christmas shopping
Some aspects of society have done well out of 2020’s all-consuming bin fire – puppy breeders, sweatpants and a certain …
December 4, 2020/
Christmas, What To Do This Week/
World AIDS Day: Calls for support for sufferers amid parallel pandemics
Organisations across the Eastlondonlines boroughs marked World AIDS Day on December 1 by calling for wider access to testing and …
December 1, 2020/
Features, General Features, Health/
Goodsyard: City Hall backs ‘dinosaur’ development as campaigners rally
The Bishopsgate Goodsyard mega-development has been backed by City Hall planners ahead of a final decision by the Mayor of …
December 1, 2020/
Housing, Lead Stories, Local News/
Award winning jazz prodigy pays tribute to parents and Hackney school
Award winning Hackney piano prodigy Deschanel Gordon has paid tribute to his school and parents for inspiring his unusual blend of …
November 30, 2020/
Arts Features, Music/
The Library of Things: no books, but plenty of sewing machines and saws
Two lending libraries stocked with everything from karaoke sets to circular saws will open next year in Hackney, as part …
November 28, 2020/
Hackney, Local News, Society/
Labour MP’s online abuser admits also targeting Corbyn and Javid, court hears
A man who terrorised Bethnal Green and Bow MP Rushanara Ali with an 18-month flood of violent and racist messages has …
November 27, 2020/
Crime, Lead Stories, Local News/
‘All voices will be heard’ in £3m Bow traffic changes
Bow residents will get another chance to have their say on £3 million eco-friendly street changes, after doubts were raised …
November 27, 2020/
Environment, Local News, Society, Tower Hamlets, Transport/
Goodsyard: Fate of mega-development unclear as boroughs raise new objections
The massive Bishopsgate Goodsyard development’s 10-year fight to secure planning permission has suffered a new setback, as two councils voted …
November 20, 2020/
Housing, Lead Stories, Local News, News/
Concern grows over crowds as hundreds flock to East End foodie markets
Large crowds at Victoria Park’s fashionable Sunday market are causing concern for residents and park visitors, who are warning of …
November 18, 2020/
Business, Community, Lead Stories, Society, Tower Hamlets/
Campaigners fuming over changes to historic Shoreditch estate
Campaigners are battling a “rushed” move by Tower Hamlets Council to pedestrianise a heritage Shoreditch council estate that residents say …