Data Archive

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 …

by Eastlondonlines/ 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 …

by Georgina Gambetta/ 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 …

by Georgina Gambetta/ 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 …

by Georgina Gambetta/ 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 …

by Daisy Lester/ 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 …

by Eastlondonlines/ 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 …

by Jordan Lane/ 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 …

by Jordan Lane/ 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 …

by Barney Stone/ 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 …

by Jordan Lane/ 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 …

by Barney Stone/ 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 …

by Tom Higgins/ 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 …

by Sarah Antoun/ May 30, 2019/ Data, Hackney, News, Politics/

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 …

by Dylan MacCLay/ May 29, 2019/ Data, Hackney, Housing, News/

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 …

by Dylan MacCLay/ 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 …

by Tom Higgins/ May 10, 2019/ Data, Employment, Local News, Tower Hamlets/

Hate crime nearly doubles within a month in Tower Hamlets

There has been an increase of over 43 per cent in racial and religious crimes in Tower Hamlets between February …

by Dylan MacCLay/ May 7, 2019/ Crime, Data, News, Tower Hamlets/

Complaints rise as landlords shun new scheme to improve standards

Complaints from tenants living in multiple occupation houses in three Eastlondonlines boroughs have increased rapidly over the past seven years, …

by Thames Menteth-Wheelwright/ April 26, 2019/ Data, General Features, Housing, Lead Stories/

From Hackney’s music venues to a Croydon airfield, our cultural hotspots are mapped

Hackney is London’s musical borough according to a new cultural map of the capital. Published by City Hall, the map …

by Django Zimmatore/ March 28, 2019/ Arts, Arts Features, Data, Features, Uncategorized/

Bikers urged to ‘lock, chain, cover’ in Met campaign

The Metropolitan Police have launched a campaign to encourage motorcycle riders to secure their bikes as part of the Be …

by Tom Higgins/ March 6, 2019/ Crime, Data, Hackney, Local News, News, Transport/

Knife Crime down in Lewisham, Hackney and Croydon but sex offences up

by Chiara Paccagnini, Giacomo Antonelli and GengShuo Hu. Statistics for reported knife crimes in Tower Hamlets, Hackney, Lewisham and Croydon show …

by Eastlondonlines/ January 31, 2019/ Crime, Data, Lead Stories/

Croydon named second most stressed borough in London

Croydon is the second most stressed borough in London, according to health care company Babylon Health, based on analysis of …

by Humayun Nazir/ January 23, 2019/ Croydon, Data, Health/

Croydon employs highest proportion of disabled people Eastlondonlines boroughs

Croydon employs the highest number of their disabled population within Eastlondonlines boroughs. According to recent figures,  employers in Croydon employ …

by Claudia Glover/ December 21, 2018/ Data, Local News/

The housing crisis: fuelled by the demand for flats, London becomes a leasehold city

  In the latest piece in our series on the housing crisis, Sam Hancock looks at how leasehold properties have …

by Sam Hancock/ December 19, 2018/ Data, Housing, Lead Stories, Local News/

The housing crisis: thousands of homeless sent as far as Leicester by ELL councils

In the second of our series on the housing crisis facing London, Joey McCarthy reveals how local authorities are sending …

by Joe McCarthy/ December 17, 2018/ Data, Features, General Features, Housing, Local News/

Orthodox Jews reassured that vaccine is kosher after Stamford Hill measles outbreak

Following an outbreak of measles in Hackney,  local GPs have urged patients to ensure their children complete both doses of …

by Gregory Robinson/ November 30, 2018/ Data, Hackney, Health/

Council brings waste collection in-house after ‘rubbish’ service

Waste and recycling services in Tower Hamlets will be returned to council control when private provider Veolia’s contract ends in …

by Thames Menteth-Wheelwright/ November 22, 2018/ Data, Environment, Tower Hamlets/

Secondary schools continue to underperform in Lewisham

Lewisham’s secondary schools are seriously underperforming in comparison to the national state-funded school average. Data, published by the UK Statistics …

by Sam Hancock/ November 17, 2018/ Data, Education, Lewisham/

Woman reportedly raped in Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon

A 44-year-old woman has been reportedly raped in Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon.  The Met have said that the incident …

by Joe McCarthy/ October 11, 2018/ Crime, Data, Hackney, Local News, News/

Local Elections 2018 – Labour Hold

by Roza Andreou/ May 7, 2018/ Croydon, Data, ELLection, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, Politics, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

London Mayoral Elections 2018 – Labour holds firm

by Roza Andreou/ May 5, 2018/ Croydon, Data, ELLection, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, Politics, Society, Tower Hamlets/

Sisters Uncut: A local campaign group saving women’s lives

On a sunny Sunday afternoon in October, shoppers in Brick Lane’s trendy thrift stores found themselves part of a political …

by Poppy Noor/ April 19, 2018/ Croydon, Data, Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, People, Society, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

The complex reality behind local refuge cuts

By Poppy Noor and Ellie Fry When we decided to investigate local domestic violence cuts, we wanted answers. In an …

by Ellie Fry/ April 16, 2018/ Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

Right to Refuge: our series on domestic violence

 The Eastlondonlines areas have seen cuts of more than a fifth to funding for domestic violence services since 2010. …

by Sophia Ankel/ April 16, 2018/ Croydon, Data, Hackney, Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, Tower Hamlets, Videos/

Lunch in the Landfill: The series seeking to fight food waste

Food waste costs the average family £60 a month, with London alone producing 900,000 tonnes of food waste every year. Household …

by Holly Pyne/ April 2, 2018/ Croydon, Data, Hackney, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

Lunch in the Landfill: How bad is your borough (how bad are you)?

Today East London Lines launch their new series, Lunch in the Landfill. This will be a four-day campaign aimed at …

by Holly Pyne/ March 30, 2018/ Croydon, Data, Features, Hackney, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

Train commuters in south east London face worst delays in Britain

    Main rail lines running through Lewisham and Croydon have been named as the worst in the country this …

by Monika Ghosh/ January 12, 2018/ Croydon, Data, Lead Stories, Transport/

Elderly care crisis as half of Tower Hamlets homes rated inadequate or require improvement

Three of the six care homes for elderly people in Tower Hamlets are either inadequate or require improvement,  according to …

by Saman Javed/ December 7, 2017/ Data, Health, Housing, Tower Hamlets/

Lewisham air pollution ‘six times higher than World Health Organisation guidelines’

Levels of pollution in New Cross and Deptford are up to six times higher than World Health Organisation guidelines, according …

by Lucinda Diamond/ November 16, 2017/ Data, Environment, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, Transport/

Emergency medics travelling to patients’ homes in bid to cut A&E numbers

Emergency doctors are travelling to patients’ homes in a bid to cut the numbers of people using accident and emergency …

by Holly Patrick/ October 12, 2017/ Data, Hackney, Health, News, Tower Hamlets/