OJ15Littlejohns Archive

Meet the candidates in Hackney’s race for mayor

The race to appoint Hackney’s new mayor got underway in earnest this week with the announcement of the candidates. Former …

by Peter Littlejohns/ August 21, 2016/ Features, Hackney, Lead Stories/

New academic bookshop to open in New Cross

A new academic bookshop will be opening in mid-September on New Cross Road just a short walk from Goldsmiths. The …

by Peter Littlejohns/ August 17, 2016/ Lewisham, News/

Winston McKenzie barred from Mayoral race as party blames costs and bureaucracy

Winston McKenzie, the former boxer from Croydon, has been barred from standing in the Mayoral election after missing the deadline …

by Peter Littlejohns/ April 20, 2016/ Croydon, News/

London Mayor: Meet the candidates

This week, EastLondonLines will look at the upcoming London Mayoral Elections in a series of articles beginning with today’s explainer …

by Peter Littlejohns/ April 11, 2016/ Features, Lead Stories/

Tower Hamlets: London’s hidden Chinatown

When we think of Chinatown, we picture the lantern-filled enclave between Covent Garden and Soho. So if may come as …

by Peter Littlejohns/ February 26, 2016/ Features, General Features/

Hackney Mayor calls proposal for luxury flats ‘a particular obscenity’

A massive £800 million development of luxury flats, priced at more than £800,000 each on the boarders of Tower Hamlets …

by Peter Littlejohns/ November 19, 2015/ Environment, Hackney, Housing, News, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Opposition rallies against Shoreditch skyscrapers

The mayors of Hackney and Tower Hamlets have joined forces to rally opposition to six controversial new towers due to …

by Peter Littlejohns/ November 13, 2015/ Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories, Local News, News, Politics/

What’s on this week

by Peter Littlejohns/ November 12, 2015/ Events, Upcoming, What's On This Week/

Comedy, Anglo Saxon style, when the Story Beast brings Beowulf to New Cross

A bearded man entertaining a crowd with Anglo-Saxon themed poetry about the discovery of bacon. No, this is not a …

by Peter Littlejohns/ November 4, 2015/ Arts Features, Events, Features, Lewisham, Upcoming/

Police called to disturbance in Hackney find out of control party in Bethune Rd, Stamford Hill

Hackney police say that they were attacked with bottles and bricks by masked youths when they were called to a …

by Peter Littlejohns/ August 9, 2015/ Lead Stories/

Jeremy Corbyn draws supportive crowds in Croydon

Ruskin House, the home of Croydon’s Labour and Trade Union Movement, was packed on Tuesday August 4 as political enthusiasts …

by Peter Littlejohns/ August 8, 2015/ Croydon/

Angry crowd turn up in protest as Jack the Ripper hijacks plans for women’s history museum

300 people demonstrated outside the Ripper museum as it opened on Cable Street on Tuesday. The demonstration was organized by …

by Peter Littlejohns/ August 5, 2015/ Lead Stories/

The Venue licence restricted after attack on teenage girl

Popular New Cross nightclub The Venue has been given new licensing restrictions after an alleged attack by a doorman left …

by Peter Littlejohns/ July 31, 2015/ Lewisham, Local News/

‘Grandmother’s’ Rolex spree after £120,000 bank fraud

A fraudster who posed as a Croydon grandmother has splashed out on £85,000 worth of luxury Rolex watches after gaining …

by Peter Littlejohns/ July 31, 2015/ Croydon, Local News/

Zombie bank managers thrill with charity film

Bank managers from the Royal Bank of Scotland and Natwest have raised £3,000 in sponsorship by filming their rendition of …

by Peter Littlejohns/ July 28, 2015/ Arts/

Watch Ben Walsh and his amazing eight-drum wheel

Ben Walsh, the acclaimed Australian drummer famed for his energetic performances on an eight-drum wheel, will be performing in Croydon …

by Peter Littlejohns/ July 27, 2015/ Arts/

Thousands recreate Brockley photograph first taken in 1918

Thousands of people gathered to recreate a 97-year-old photograph taken just months before the end of World War I. The …

by Peter Littlejohns/ July 23, 2015/ Lewisham, News, Society/

Croydon man charged with murder after hit-and-run

A Croydon man appeared at Maidstone Crown Court today charged with murder following the death of 42-year-old Thomas Rossiter in …

by Peter Littlejohns/ July 15, 2015/ Croydon, News/