Emma Snaith, Author at Eastlondonlines

Meet the Londoners fighting for more affordable housing

Pressure on local councils to reject planning permission for housing projects that do not meet their minimum affordable housing targets …

by Emma Snaith/ April 13, 2018/ Croydon, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

In 2011 planning permission for one of the most ambitious and controversial regeneration schemes in London was granted by Lewisham …

by Emma Snaith/ April 12, 2018/ Croydon, Features, Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

Just 24 per cent of new homes built in Lewisham, Croydon, Tower Hamlets and Hackney last year were affordable. But …

by Emma Snaith/ April 11, 2018/ Croydon, Features, Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

London’s housing crisis has been at tipping point for too long. The 2016 mayoral election was even dubbed a “referendum …

by Emma Snaith/ April 11, 2018/ Croydon, Features, Hackney, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/

Since the first Caribbean communities settled in Lewisham and Hackney in the 50s, they have cultivated a rich sound system …

by Emma Snaith/ January 26, 2018/ Arts Features, Features/

The experiences of Polish women in Croydon and across south London has provided the inspiration for a new film about …

by Emma Snaith/ January 5, 2018/ Arts Features, Features/

By Emma Snaith and Saman Javed Local authorities and charities in the EastLondonLines boroughs have given a qualified welcome to …

by Emma Snaith/ December 14, 2017/ Croydon, Features, General Features, Hackney, Health, Lewisham, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/

By Aidila Razak and Emma Snaith Campaigners are warning that air pollution in the Croydon area could soon rise to …

by Emma Snaith/ December 12, 2017/ Croydon, Environment, Local News, News, Uncategorized/

Local businesses and community organisations have urged the council to offer them more support following the approval of the new …

by Emma Snaith/ December 2, 2017/ Business, Croydon, Features, News/

Albanian and Vietnamese children fleeing persecution and poverty are the children at the greatest risk of trafficking and modern slavery …

by Emma Snaith/ November 30, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, News/

Inspired by Humans of New York, East London Lines has launched a new street photography series recording the stories of …

by Emma Snaith/ November 28, 2017/ Features, General Features/

The murderer of south Croydon teenage model Sally Anne Bowman has been given two further life sentences for sex attacks …

by Emma Snaith/ November 26, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, News/

by Emma Snaith/ November 24, 2017/ What's On This Week/

Extra funding is needed to stop hundreds of local families on universal credit from being made homeless, Croydon Council has …

by Emma Snaith/ November 20, 2017/ Croydon, Housing, Lead Stories/

A Croydon anti-knife crime charity is seeking funding to visit more local primary and secondary schools to steer students away …

by Emma Snaith/ November 15, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, News, Uncategorized/

Two 17-year-olds have been charged with the murder of Croydon teenager Aren Mali, who was stabbed to death in the …

by Emma Snaith/ November 14, 2017/ Crime, Croydon, Local News, News/