How Croydon is tackling rough sleeping
Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Lewisham and Croydon councils have received government grants of over £1m to tackle rough sleeping, Croydon receiving the …
Data Archive
Figures reveal Croydon is dog theft capital of London
Croydon is ranked as having the most dog thefts of any London borough according to a recent survey that analysed …
Tower Hamlet’s rent affordability worsened during the pandemic
Tower Hamlets is one of a handful of London Boroughs to see an increase in rent over the course of …
May 4, 2021/
Coronavirus, Data, Housing, Tower Hamlets/
Decoding the language of Business Improvement Districts
The psychology behind how Business Improvement Districts market themselves
April 21, 2021/
Data, Features, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/
Debate: How should anti-social behaviour be tackled in town centres?
A local activist and the CEO of Croydon's business district give the arguments for and against Public Space Protection Orders …
April 21, 2021/
Croydon, Data, Features, Lead Stories/
Welcome to Croydon: the Stop and Search capital of South London
On day 2 of our investigation into Business Improvement Districts we examine policing in the Town Centre
April 20, 2021/
Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, General Features, Lead Stories/
Can business run a city? In many places, it already does
To cut costs, struggling councils have allowed business groups to take partial control of services, policing, and public space
April 19, 2021/
Croydon, Data, Features, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/
‘It’s a huge global event, a massive burden of stress’
As part of These 4 Walls series we look at how Londoners dealt with their mental illnesses behind closed doors, …
April 14, 2021/
Coronavirus, Data, Features, Lead Stories/
Behind closed doors: Domestic violence in lockdown
Lockdown restrictions have made women vulnerable in their own home. Not able to escape their abuser and nowhere to go, …
April 13, 2021/
Coronavirus, Data, Features/
Meet the entrepreneurs of Covid
The pandemic has left many local businesses on their knees – but not all. From the drive-in wedding planner to …
First austerity, then Covid – how can councils balance the books?
With falling incomes and increased expenditure, further cuts to local services are inevitable. Only more government spending can prevent this
Grant us our future: will local businesses ever recover from Covid?
A series by Isabelle Walker, Niamh Houston and Caitlin Tilley Small businesses in the Eastlondonlines boroughs have experienced a steady …
How can we bridge London’s digital divide?
We speak to CEO of charity Good Things Foundation Helen Milner on the tools needed to fight digital exclusion
‘A piece of cake’: the silver surfers who got online
Elderly people are the least likely group to get online: 42% never use the internet at all. Will the pandemic …
Life on the wrong side of the digital divide: Joanne’s story
With limited internet access, applying for jobs is almost impossible, and even shopping for food is tricky. Here, a local …
Digital life after death: how to help the bereaved in a pandemic
With the death rate far higher than is usual, and traditional funerals outlawed, the digital divide means some people can't …
The left-behind children of Tower Hamlets
Despite government promises, and a year into the pandemic, many children in the borough still don't have the laptops they …
London’s digital divide
In our new series, Eastlondonlines looks at digital exclusion in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Croydon and Lewisham during the Covid pandemic
Eastlondonlines boroughs join nation in silence to remember pandemic victims
The anniversary of the first national lockdown was commemorated by a minute’s silence at 12 noon today throughout the UK as the nation reflected on the 146,487 …
March 23, 2021/
Coronavirus, Data, Lead Stories, News/
‘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 …
Tower Hamlets under fire for incinerating waste due for recycling
Tower Hamlets Council is one of the worst authorities in the UK for sending waste collected for recycling to incinerators, …
March 18, 2021/
Data, Tower Hamlets/
Council leaders speak out on chancellor’s ‘unfair’ fund allocation
The council leaders of Lewisham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney have joined forces with nine other counterparts to demand transparency for …
March 14, 2021/
Data, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/
The activists policing the police in Hackney
“The Black community are over-policed as citizens and under policed as victims,” says Emmanuel Onapa, campaigns manager at Hackney Account …
November 9, 2020/
Community, Data, Features, General Features, Hackney/
Private renters facing eviction following cyber attack on Hackney Council
Hackney’s private renters could face the threat of eviction as payments on housing benefits have been stopped following this week’s …
Hackney taxi drivers “frightened” as figures reveal occupations most likely to die from coronavirus
Taxi drivers are “frightened” to be at work according to a Hackney taxi controller after new figures reveal they are …
May 20, 2020/
Coronavirus, Data, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, News, News/
Train drain: ‘I am around thousands of people … but I feel like I’m always alone’
Long commutes are a time to read a book, plug in to some tunes, and have some me time. But …
April 21, 2020/
Data, Features, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets, Transport/
The solution to loneliness in London? Rent controls and social housing
As Hackney and Tower Hamlets’ house prices soar, saying goodbye to family and friends is becoming the norm. In day …
April 20, 2020/
Data, Features, Hackney, Housing, Tower Hamlets/
How can you be lonely in a city of eight million people?
To kick off our series Is London Lonely? we interrogate the data: who struggles to make social connections, what causes …
April 20, 2020/
Data, Features, Lead Stories/
Young, female and broke: why debt is a feminist issue
On day one of #ThePerfectStorm, our series lifting the lid on the spiralling debt crisis, we explore why more and more …
April 16, 2020/
Commentary, Data, Features, Lead Stories, Society, Uncategorized/
Debt: A perfect storm
Lois Borny, Daisy Lester, Elle Magil Despite three quarters of Brits worrying about their finances, money is still considered a taboo in conversation. The …
April 16, 2020/
Data, Features, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/
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/
Housing Crisis in 2019 – Is anyone better off yet?
London has been in the grips of a housing crisis since the economic crash of 2006. Since then, the struggle …
May 31, 2019/
Croydon, Data, Features, General Features, Hackney, Housing, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/
Greens celebrating after strong results in Hackney
The Green Party in Hackney is celebrating after securing their best results ever there in the recent European elections, securing …
Hackney housing market buoyant amidst London-wide slump
Hackney has been revealed as London’s most in-demand borough for buyers searching for a home because ‘everything is on the …
Tower Hamlets soaring child poverty figures – worst in UK – branded ‘a disgrace’
A charity in Tower Hamlets have branded the level of child poverty in Tower Hamlets a disgrace after a study …
May 22, 2019/
Croydon, Data, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, Society, Tower Hamlets/
Tower Hamlets Council uncovers 539 universal credit errors
Tower Hamlets council has uncovered 539 “administrative mistakes” in universal credit payments to its residents including overpayments, criticising officials …
May 10, 2019/
Data, Employment, Local News, Tower Hamlets/