OJ13Konos Archive

Illegal tobacco trade is £20m market in south-east London

Illegal cigarettes with a street value of over £22million are sold annually in south-east London by organised criminal gangs, according to …

by Bill Konos/ August 15, 2013/ Lead Stories/

August 16 – 22: Hot and happening in the city

The weather may have cooled down after a scorching July but the next seven days see a host of hot …

by Bill Konos/ August 15, 2013/ Events, Summer, What's On This Week/

Teenager killed in street knifing in East End

Police have launched a murder inquiry after the fatal stabbing of a 16-year old boy in Poplar, Tower Hamlets on Monday …

by Bill Konos/ August 13, 2013/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

Council gives green light to ‘Shoreditch Village’

Local traders have given a tentative welcome to plans for a luxury hotel and market on a derelict tract of …

by Bill Konos/ August 13, 2013/ Business, Hackney/

Art Everywhere turns London into a giant art show

Classic British artworks go on display across London as part of the nationwide art show Art Everywhere from August 12-25. …

by Bill Konos/ August 12, 2013/ Arts/

Portas pop-up shops inject new life into Sydenham

Sydenham is changing. Some would say for the worse, most would say for the very much better.  It was the …

by Bill Konos/ August 11, 2013/ Features, Meet The Traders, People/

Hackney Council makes £5.9m profit from motorists

The cash surplus of Hackney Council parking charges soared by over 400 per cent to £5.9m in 2012, according to …

by Bill Konos/ August 8, 2013/ Hackney, Local News, Transport/

New arts project uncovers Lewisham’s Secret Gardens

The Secret Garden Project Lewisham aims to bring art to local waterways and parks. The project, which launched at the end …

by Bill Konos/ August 6, 2013/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Lewisham/

easyJet founder set to launch easyFoodstore in Croydon

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, founder of easyJet, is to invest a portion of his multimillion-pound fortune in a new no-frills supermarket …

by Bill Konos/ August 5, 2013/ Business, Croydon, News/

Hedgehogs disappearing from Tower Hamlets

They are prickly, with up to 5,000 spines, known for their nocturnal wanderings in gardens, noisy mating habits and now …

by Bill Konos/ August 2, 2013/ Environment, Tower Hamlets/

High Court win for Lewisham Hospital against Hunt

A High Court judge has ruled against government plans to cut A&E and maternity services at Lewisham Hospital following a …

by Bill Konos/ July 31, 2013/ Uncategorized/

Goldsmiths student leader vows payday lender ban

The president of Goldsmiths University Students’ Union has promised to use his powers to keep payday loan companies such as …

by Bill Konos/ July 30, 2013/ Education, Lewisham/

Council invests £800,000 to clean up Tower Hamlets

Tower Hamlets Council is to invest an additional £800,000 over the next year in new cleaning teams to tackle borough …

by Bill Konos/ July 29, 2013/ Tower Hamlets/

‘Bug Parade’ march through Stoke Newington in protest against new Sainsbury’s store

Demonstrators marched through the streets of Stoke Newington on July 27 in protest at plans for a new Sainsbury’s store …

by Bill Konos/ July 28, 2013/ Hackney, Lead Stories/

Anti-Sainsbury’s Bug Parade march

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by Bill Konos/ July 28, 2013/ Hackney, Videos/

Two arrested in Lewisham in city-wide operation

Police made two arrests in early morning raids in Lewisham as part of a city-wide operation against thieves who target …

by Bill Konos/ July 25, 2013/ Crime, Lewisham, News/

Work Programme fails Tower Hamlets job seekers

Tower Hamlets job seekers are the least likely in London to find sustainable employment through the government’s £5 billion Work …

by Bill Konos/ July 25, 2013/ Employment, Lead Stories, News, Politics, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Government funding to boost Croydon’s economy

Businesses in Croydon are to benefit from a slice of multimillion-pound government funding which will boost the local economy and …

by Bill Konos/ July 25, 2013/ Business, Croydon, Employment, News/

Police to seize beggars’ alcohol in drinking crackdown

The Safer Croydon Partnership (SCP) and Croydon Business Improvement District (BID) have joined forces to launch a town-centre campaign to …

by Bill Konos/ July 23, 2013/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, News/

Rail unions protest at ticket office closure plans

Rail unions staged a demonstration outside Whitechapel station this morning in protest at redevelopment plans to close the staffed ticket …

by Bill Konos/ July 15, 2013/ Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets, Transport/

Lewisham and Southwark Colleges job loss strikes

Members of a teaching trade union at Lewisham and Southwark Colleges (LeSoCo) voted last week to strike over college plans …

by Bill Konos/ July 15, 2013/ Education, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News/

Compensation misery two years after Croydon riots

Almost two years after the London riots that destroyed parts of Croydon, some people whose lives and businesses were devastated …

by Bill Konos/ July 11, 2013/ Croydon, Society/

Police asked to investigate Lewisham Labour selection

Unite union official and Lewisham councillor Vicky Foxcroft is at the centre of Conservative calls for an investigation into her …

by Bill Konos/ July 9, 2013/ Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, Politics, Society/

The National Health Service at 65: Lewisham community and hospital cuts campaigners gather to celebrate

Residents, community campaigners and hospital workers came together today at the War Memorial opposite Lewisham Hospital to celebrate 65 years …

by Bill Konos/ July 5, 2013/ Lead Stories, Lewisham, Save Lewisham A&E/

Mayor urged to halt plans to close Whitechapel ticket office

The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) union has denounced plans to replace Whitechapel station’s staffed ticket office with machines …

by Bill Konos/ July 3, 2013/ Tower Hamlets, Transport/

Users split over cafe revamp plans at Ladywell Fields

Users of a popular Lewisham park cafe are divided over redevelopment plans that could see the current independent trader replaced …

by Bill Konos/ June 27, 2013/ Lewisham/