Crystal Palace set for mid June return as provisional date agreed for Project Restart
Crystal palace are set to return to Premier League action on the weekend commencing June 19 after a meeting yesterday …
Croydon Archive
We need to talk: About life after lockdown
Over the past four weeks, EastLondonLines has examined different aspects of mental health under lockdown that might be causing people …
May 30, 2020/
Coronavirus, Croydon, Features, General Features, Health, Lockdown lifestyle/
Residents struggling to pay council tax due to Covid-19 can apply for support
Residents struggling to pay their council tax bills as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic can apply for support from …
May 27, 2020/
Coronavirus, Croydon, Local News, News, News/
Crystal Palace return to training after new safety measures announced
Crystal Palace returned to small group training on Tuesday May 15 in the first major step towards a return to …
Croydon baker shares home-made facemasks tips
A local Croydon baker has shared a step-by-step tutorial for making face-masks in the light of government guidance that they …
May 18, 2020/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, Lockdown lifestyle/
Croydon community-led online radio service awarded FM licence
An online community radio station in Croydon was celebrating this week after gaining an official FM radio licence from Ofcom …
May 18, 2020/
Croydon, Local News, Music, News, News/
Croydon coronavirus-related deaths in care homes fifth highest in London figures reveal
Croydon has suffered the fifth highest number of Covid-19 related care home deaths of the 32 London boroughs, statistics recorded …
May 16, 2020/
Coronavirus, Croydon, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/
Crystal Palace and Millwall edge closer to a return
Crystal Palace and Millwall are a step closer to returning to action after the government announced that professional sports can …
Croydon’s Coughlan Bakery on how to bake creatively under lockdown
Amidst lockdown, the posts of homemade sourdough loaves and creative banana bread recipes have overtaken social media. From foam instant …
May 14, 2020/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, Lockdown lifestyle/
Croydon’s recycling centres to reopen to the public
Croydon residents are allowed to dispose of household waste in West Croydon, New Addington, and Purley at recycling centers starting …
May 12, 2020/
Croydon, Environment, Local News/
The pubs still open for business for Croydon residents
Pubs across Croydon have begun doing food takeaway, beer & wine deliveries, online pub quizzes, movie screenings, and music events. …
May 12, 2020/
Croydon, Features, What's On This Week/
Emergency measures for walkers and cyclists under social distancing
Residents in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon will see emergency measures enforced to their roads to improve social distancing …
May 12, 2020/
Coronavirus, Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Lockdown lifestyle, News, Tower Hamlets/
Good deeds in Hackney, Lewisham, Croydon and Tower Hamlets during lockdown
The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdown has seen many volunteers and charities step up to help the most vulnerable members …
May 8, 2020/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, People, Tower Hamlets/
We Need to Talk: Taking care of our relationships during Covid-19
As the lockdown enters its seventh week, challenges are emerging for couples, and putting a spotlight on relationship issues. Three …
May 7, 2020/
Coronavirus, Croydon, General Features, Lockdown lifestyle, People, Tower Hamlets/
Online dance classes to keep you active during lockdown
Forget online HIIT workouts or 5k runs, local dance communities in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon have come to …
May 7, 2020/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Lockdown lifestyle, Tower Hamlets/
Park life: where to relax in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Croydon and Lewisham
Staying fit and enjoying green spaces within the city has never seemed more important since lockdown began in March. Eastlondonlines …
May 7, 2020/
Coronavirus, Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, Lockdown lifestyle, Tower Hamlets/
Croydon flags road closures to make exercising safer amid dangerous driving rise
Residents on five roads in Croydon are being encouraged to exercise outside after the council closed their streets to prevent …
May 7, 2020/
Coronavirus, Croydon, News, News/
Starlink satellites: The ‘train of stars’ flying across London’s night skies
Croydon stargazers searching for the Starlink satellite constellations should turn off all outdoor lighting if they want to see them …
May 5, 2020/
Croydon, Local News, News, News, What's On This Week/
Ramadan under lockdown: three Muslims tell their stories
Mosques are shut and Muslims across Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, and Tower Hamlets started observing their holy month of Ramadan last …
May 2, 2020/
Coronavirus, Croydon, Features, Lockdown lifestyle/
Croydon Volunteer Police Cadets complete 26-hour exercise challenge for NHS
A group of 10 to 18 year olds living in Croydon completed a 26-hour exercise challenge to raise money for …
May 1, 2020/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, News/
Crystal Palace set for training return as Government aims to return football “as soon as possible”
Crystal Palace and Millwall are continuing to train remotely despite some London football clubs allowing their players to return to …
May 1, 2020/
Coronavirus, Croydon, News, Sports/
Crystal Palace chefs support local community with meals for vulnerable
Crystal Palace Football Club are to support frontline workers, people who are shielding at home, families facing food poverty and …
April 30, 2020/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, Sports/
Children in vulnerable households receive free food parcels from Legacy Youth Zone
Legacy Youth Zone, an educational space for children, are delivering free food parcels straight to the doorsteps of those who …
April 29, 2020/
Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, News/
Fighting back: East London’s history of racism
As racist and religious hate crime rises by 40 per cent in Eastlondonlines’ boroughs, we have produced a timeline, to …
April 15, 2020/
Croydon, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
Are those in power doing enough to combat hate crime?
When we asked our councillors and police how they were combatting hate crime, we were met with silence. The authorities …
April 15, 2020/
Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
Trains, trams – and racism: how East Croydon Station became unsafe for minorities
Recent figures reveal that East Croydon station has more than twice the number of racists incidents than any other station …
April 14, 2020/
Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
Hate crime is increasing – it is time to fight back
Hate crime is surging in our boroughs. In Lewisham, homophobic hate crime has increased by 100 per cent, whilst anti-Semitic …
April 14, 2020/
Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
COVID-19 hate crimes continue against East Asians
The current coronavirus pandemic has created an environment of fear that is manifesting itself in increased racist abuse of Chinese …
April 14, 2020/
Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
Hateful London: Unveiling the hate crime crisis
Over the last 12 months, racist and religious hate crime has risen by 40 per cent throughout Eastlondonlines boroughs. According to the …
April 14, 2020/
Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/
Vulnerable residents to receive free food parcels during Covid-19 lockdown
Vulnerable people living in Croydon will begin to receive food parcels this week, as part of Croydon Council’s support scheme …
April 1, 2020/
Croydon, Health, Local News, News/
Graffiti on Crystal Palace pub helps pressure JD Wetherspoon to pay staff
Graffiti that appeared on a Crystal Palace Wetherspoons pub urging the chain to pay their staff yesterday helped force the …
March 27, 2020/
Croydon, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News/
Sports fans in Croydon left furious at BT Sport failure to cancel subscriptions
Sports fans in Croydon were left furious at BT Sports after waiting for hours in a phone queue to cancel …
Crisis Skylight – a support hub for Croydon’s most vulnerable
For Tanya Marsh, Director of Crisis Skylight Croydon, the most satisfying thing about her job is the feeling of accomplishment …
UK’s primary black-led theatre company is moving to Croydon
The UK’s primary black-led touring theatre company is moving to a theatre hall in Croydon, as their new art rehearsal …
‘The gym smells more like a hospital’: How Coronavirus threatens our fitness as well as our health
With the increasing growth of Coronavirus across the UK, how is it impacting individuals ability to participate in sport and …
March 18, 2020/
Croydon, Features, Lead Stories, Sports/
The community worker getting Croydon’s young cooking and trading
With his experience in street trading and a desire to support teenagers with help from his family and the community, …
News In Brief
Lewisham Library first floor closed The first floor of Lewisham Library is closed due to electrical problems. Earlier in the …
March 14, 2020/
Croydon, Hackney, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/
Palace games postponed as COVID-19 outbreak sees Premier League suspended
Crystal Palace games are to be suspended until April 3 at the earliest after the Premier League season was halted …
School Streets scheme spreads to two more Croydon schools
A scheme that restricts traffic around schools during the school-run has expanded to two more schools in Croydon. Cypress Primary …
March 12, 2020/
Croydon, Education, Environment/
First COVID-19 case in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets saw its first case of the Coronavirus yesterday according to Public Health England (PHE). The council …
March 10, 2020/
Croydon, Environment, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, People, Society, Tower Hamlets/