Ruth Edwards, Author at Eastlondonlines

Lewisham Council abandons selling empty homes after occupation calls for them to house families

Five houses that were up for sale have been withdrawn by Lewisham Council on Monday after protesters occupied the properties …

by Ruth Edwards/ February 14, 2012/ Lead Stories/

Lewisham teachers have been warned that their jobs could be at risk with the closure of two special needs schools …

by Ruth Edwards/ February 9, 2012/ Education, Lewisham/

Local residents have lost their battle with the Olympic Development Agency to stop the building of a basketball-training venue on …

by Ruth Edwards/ February 8, 2012/ Environment, Hackney/

Hackney, Lewisham, Croydon and Tower Hamlets are four of the 19 key boroughs targeted in a Metropolitan Police Service initiative …

by Ruth Edwards/ February 8, 2012/ Lead Stories/

A man died from a head injury after his cousin threw a concrete block at his head at a family …

by Ruth Edwards/ January 31, 2012/ Croydon/

Two Tower Hamlets residents are among four men that have been jailed for a total of 34 years for a …

by Ruth Edwards/ January 31, 2012/ Crime, Tower Hamlets/

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that a 45-year-old man was arrested following the eviction of the occupied UBS buildings known …

by Ruth Edwards/ January 30, 2012/ Lead Stories/

A new body that will control the future of the Olympic Legacy site – incuding areas in Hackney and Tower …

by Ruth Edwards/ January 20, 2012/ Lead Stories, Sports/

The first solo art exhibition of work by local artist Nicky Nicholls was launched on Saturday at the Click Clock …

by Ruth Edwards/ January 15, 2012/ Croydon/

Hackney Council is calling for volunteers for Radio 1’s Hackney Weekend, the BBC’s biggest ever free-ticketed event.

by Ruth Edwards/ January 13, 2012/ Hackney, Music/

Tower Hamlets Council is ranked highest out of all London boroughs in a list of gay-friendly employers compiled by the …

by Ruth Edwards/ January 13, 2012/ Society, Tower Hamlets/

The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust is in need of donations, which have declined in recent years, along with a reduction …

by Ruth Edwards/ January 13, 2012/ Lewisham, Society/

It’s January, and the post holiday pinch is on everyone’s minds. But just because the pursestrings are getting tightened, it …

by Ruth Edwards/ January 12, 2012/ Upcoming/