Sophie Soar, Author at Eastlondonlines

MAJ17Soar Archive

Fast fashion kills: why you should buy local

By Chloë James and Sophie Soar Fast fashion exploits workers across the world, sometimes destroying lives. In this series, we …

by Sophie Soar/ April 9, 2018/ Features, Lead Stories/

Behind the Seams: local street style

Street style slideshow It would come as little surprise to east Londoners that Hackney emerged as the fashion capital of …

by Sophie Soar/ April 9, 2018/ Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

Roses are red and florists are blue

Once again, Valentine’s Day looms around the corner: cute, cuddly and candy-filled. But while supermarkets brim with bountiful bouquets, the …

by Sophie Soar/ February 7, 2018/ Features, Holiday Features, People, Tower Hamlets/

Council tax waived for Lewisham care leavers

Care leavers up to the age of 25 will receive a 100 per cent discount on council tax in Lewisham, …

by Sophie Soar/ December 12, 2017/ Lewisham, Local News, News/

Plan to expand school for special needs pupils backed despite public opposition

A controversial plan to expand a Lewisham school which specialises in children with special educational needs has been approved despite …

by Sophie Soar/ December 9, 2017/ Education, Lewisham, News/

Deptford father and daughter murder: killer strangled both and tried to dismember man’s body

The father and daughter found murdered in Deptford were strangled to death and attempts made by the killer to dismember …

by Sophie Soar/ December 7, 2017/ Crime, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News/

Ninety deaths on a foggy night: horrors of Lewisham train crash remembered 60 years on

Sixty years ago today, on a foggy evening on December 4 1957, a steam train collided with an electric train …

by Sophie Soar/ December 4, 2017/ Features, General Features, News, Transport/

Double murder investigation launched after father and daughter found dead in Deptford flat

A father and daughter were found dead in a flat on New Butt Lane in the early hours of …

by Sophie Soar/ December 4, 2017/ Local News/

British Wildlife Photography Awards exhibition opens at The Horniman Museum

The British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) 2017 exhibition launched last weekend at The Horniman Museum in Forest Hill, showcasing a range …

by Sophie Soar/ December 2, 2017/ Arts/

Helping the homeless through haircuts and hashtags

For many homeless people, a haircut can be the last thing on their minds. A warm place to sleep and …

by Sophie Soar/ November 23, 2017/ Events, Features, Lewisham/

Local deaf charity criticises Lewisham Council for lack of support

A local charity has criticised Lewisham Council over its deaf and hard of hearing support services, claiming that the council …

by Sophie Soar/ November 18, 2017/ Lewisham, Local News, News, Society/

London’s regeneration documented in photography exhibition around Deptford streets

Regeneration programmes occurring throughout London’s boroughs are the focus of a new photography exhibition entitled ‘The Marshland’, currently displayed on …

by Sophie Soar/ November 17, 2017/ Arts Features, Features, Health, Local News/