Literary mural brings love of books to Dalston square
Local artists are asking Hackney residents to submit their favourite first sentences from books to be hand-painted by artists for …
Community Archive
Award-winning Lewisham community choir launch exciting project: The Hive
A Lewisham choir have launched a virtual performance project aimed at bringing together the local community through music, funded by …
Croydon charity offer anxiety programme as experts suggest surge in mental health cases post lockdown
A senior manager of a Croydon mental health charity says she expects to see a surge in demand for their …
May 4, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon/
Free tote bags for Lewisham shoppers aim to kickstart high street after lockdown
Shoppers in Lewisham are being given free tote bags in a bid to encourage them to shop locally after a …
May 4, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Lewisham, News/
Your East London guide to Summer events 2021
As the government’s gradually lifting Covid restrictions, this summer is looking up for many of us. There are many East …
April 19, 2021/
Arts, Community, Croydon, Events, Hackney, Lewisham, Music, On The Doorstep, Summer, Tower Hamlets, Upcoming, What To Do This Week/
Meet the man behind 100,000 free meals to frontline workers
When the pandemic first hit, Sujan Katuwal was tempted to close down the Nepalese restaurant that he had been running for more than 10 years. But his wife, Bandana, suggested …
April 14, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Meet The Traders/
Hundreds of ‘cultural gems’ get recovery fund
By Esmae Palmer and Monet Olrod More than 100 organisations across Eastlondonlines boroughs have received financial support from the Government’s …
April 14, 2021/
Arts, Arts Features, Community, Croydon, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
Lockdown in your own words
To collectively fight the pandemic we have been trapped in our comfort zone…. our homes. They became our workplace, favourite …
April 13, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Features/
Council delivers proposals to pedestrianise Brick Lane
New proposals to pedestrianise Brick Lane have been developed by Tower Hamlets Council based on feedback from the local community. The …
April 12, 2021/
Community, Environment, Tower Hamlets/
Meet the intensive care nurse whose Covid poem goes viral
When Chloe Kerwood sat down at 2 am on April 2 to write her poem about the mental and physical …
April 11, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, Features, Health, Local News, People/
Xenia Women ends take-over of Hackney Museum’s social media with a virtual show
Xenia Women, a Hackney-based community group, is hosting a virtual show to mark the end of its two-week-long takeover of …
April 9, 2021/
Community, Events, Hackney, Upcoming, What To Do This Week/
Campaigners back mother and four children refusing to leave Hackney home in re-housing dispute
Campaigners are backing a single mother of four children who refuses to leave her Hackney council-owned site despite it being …
April 9, 2021/
Community, Hackney, Uncategorized/
Over 1,200 residents sign letter against Bethnal Green councillors over Liveable Streets plan
More than 1,200 residents in the Bethnal Green area have signed an open letter criticising their local councillors for failing to …
April 9, 2021/
Community, Environment, Local News, News, Politics/
New homes and pedestrian route given go ahead in Hackney Wick
Almost 200 new houses and a new pedestrian and cycle route are planned as part of the development masterplan for …
Iconic LGBTQ+ venue can never be replaced, says campaigner
A replacement for one of East London’s most legendary LGBTQ+ bars in Tower Hamlets will never be the same, one …
March 30, 2021/
Community, Tower Hamlets/
Losing his mum and wife at a young age leads Gary Coy to change lives of others
Gary Coy, a former City worker, began extensive charity work after losing his mother and wife. The traumatic events led to …
Meet the dyslexic ‘Croydon legend’ who inspires people to believe in themselves
Following a long day starting with an early morning cycle, Lee Townsend still maintained his bubbly personality when speaking with …
Community garden project smash fundraising target
Grow Lewisham, a local community garden project producing healthy food for the community has exceeded their fundraising target and received …
Charity donates used laptops to households in need
More than 200 laptops are to be sent to deprived households in Hackney and Islington to fix the digital divide. …
‘Breathing kills’: Meet the school girls behind the sign
If you haven’t seen the ‘Breathing kills’ signs that have been put up around London by a group of teenagers …
Police appeal for dashcam footage of Stepney stabbing
Police are appealing for drivers with dashcam footage in the search for three men who stabbed a man in Stepney …
March 19, 2021/
Community, Crime, News, Tower Hamlets/
Paloma Faith and vegan pizza: how one food charity is helping struggling Hackney families
Hundreds of Hackney children who have been denied their free school lunches during lockdown have been receiving healthy meals – …
March 17, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Features/
School raises £10k to turn road outside into playground
A fund set up by parents and teachers at a Bow primary school has raised almost £10,000 to turn a section of …
March 16, 2021/
Community, Education, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
From being homeless to helping those still on the streets during the pandemic
Sixty per cent of England’s homeless population are living on the streets of London. On any given night, it has …
March 16, 2021/
Community, Features, Lockdown lifestyle/
Hackney Speaker launches 5k walk to raise money for foodbanks
The Speaker of Hackney, Kam Adams has launched a 5km fundraiser walk to support the borough’s foodbanks, which have been …
March 16, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Hackney/
Library cutback plans reversed after community backlash
Planned cutbacks to library services in Tower Hamlets have been shelved following protests by local people and a revised budget by the …
March 11, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Education, Employment, Tower Hamlets/
Cash and drugs seized in East London raids
Quantities of illegal drugs and cash were seized by the police in East London during a series of early morning …
March 10, 2021/
Community, News, Tower Hamlets/
Eating Disorder Awareness Week: Opening up the conversation
Future of Goldsmiths: staff and students hold virtual picket
Academic staff and students at Goldsmiths, University of London held a virtual picket in response to senior management’s restructuring plan …
Covid-19: Unknown person with Brazilian variant traced to Croydon
An unknown person infected with the dangerous new variant of Covid, originally found in Brazil, has now been traced to …
March 6, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, News/
Buddy system starting across East London for young disabled people
Disability charity, Sense is looking for volunteers for a face-to-face buddying programme that is launching across East London. The charity designed the …
March 5, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Health, Tower Hamlets/
Three men hunted after 90-year-old woman burgled
An e-fit image of a man suspected of taking part in a so-called ‘distraction burglary at the home of a …
March 5, 2021/
Community, Crime, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
Young people to be offered placements in council scheme
Work placements are to be offered to young people in Hackney in a joint scheme involving the council and the …
March 5, 2021/
Community, Employment, Hackney, News/
Meet the trader who went from no option to right one thanks to Covid
In the years before the pandemic, Alex Robson had a steady job in the advertising industry. At the beginning of …
March 2, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon/
Children’s charity praised by council for work during pandemic
A Hackney children’s charity has been praised by the local council for the positive impact they have made on the …
March 2, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Hackney, Society/
Artist fundraises to create mural in community centre
A Hackney-based artist has begun a fundraiser to raise money to paint a mural in a Tower Hamlets community centre …
March 2, 2021/
Arts, Community, News, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/
Croydon’s low traffic scheme: cameras to replace planters
Cameras will soon replace planters in enforcing low traffic restrictions in Upper Norwood and Crystal Place. The areas’ Low Traffic …
March 1, 2021/
Community, Croydon, Local News/
Childcare scheme first in country to be awarded Millie’s Mark
Tower Hamlet’s Holiday Childcare Scheme has become the first in the country to be recognised for its commitment to first aid. The scheme …
February 26, 2021/
Community, Education, Health, Tower Hamlets/
Jewish community warned to adhere to safety guidelines during Purim festival
Rabbis in London have urged members of the Jewish community celebrating the festival of Purim this weekend to adhere to …
February 26, 2021/
Community, Coronavirus, Hackney, News/
Discovery of protected species could stop Limehouse development
The discovery of protected species such as bats, slow worms and stag beetles on a Limehouse green space may stop …
February 26, 2021/
Community, Housing, News, Tower Hamlets/