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Clean, Green, Sterile: who’s city is it?

In London, there are over 66 Business Improvement Districts and new ones form each year, but little is reported on …

by Eastlondonlines/ April 19, 2021/ General Features, Uncategorized/

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

by Samuel Shaw/ April 19, 2021/ Croydon, Data, Features, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/

Eight ways to fight air pollution from your doorstep

Day 3: An invisible menace like air pollution can be a daunting adversary. How can we fight something we can’t …

by Lauren Sneath/ April 16, 2021/ Features, Uncategorized/

Why air pollution is a social justice issue

Day 2: As new data highlights how socially-deprived communities are disproportionately exposed to air pollution in London, local campaigners are …

by Clotilde Nogues/ April 15, 2021/ Features/

Mother Earth: the local parents fighting air pollution

Day 2: Air pollution in the capital is reaching dizzying proportions (quite literally). Meet the mothers who have had enough

by Lauren Sneath/ April 15, 2021/ Features, Lead Stories/

Goodbye nine to five – how Covid changed work forever

While some people have hated working from home, for others there is no going back

by Nenseh Koneh/ April 14, 2021/ Coronavirus, Features, Lead Stories, Uncategorized/

How clean is the air where you live?

Day 1: Air pollution is London’s biggest challenge, with millions of Londoners being exposed to unhealthy levels. What is your …

by Dominique Boulan/ April 14, 2021/ Features/

Viet-Cajun seafood and painted nails – how to start two new ventures during lockdown

Many people have began small businesses selling from home during lockdown, but one enterprising Hackney woman has set up two wildly different …

by Winnie Lee/ April 14, 2021/ Hackney, Meet The Traders/

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 …

by Olivia Haller-Clarke/ April 14, 2021/ Community, Coronavirus, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Meet The Traders/

Air pollution: your questions answered

Day 1: Do you know your NO2s from your PM2.5s? Do you know if you are at risk? Our guide …

by Dominique Boulan/ April 14, 2021/ Features, Lead Stories/

How Goat Girl guitarist beats cancer and works on new album On All Fours

If you’ve had your ear placed firmly to the concrete of South London’s bustling music scene over the last few …

by Lewis Budd/ April 14, 2021/ Features, Lewisham, Music, People/

Clean air: it’s time for action

Follow our series on air pollution for the next three days. #ELL4CleanAir

by Clotilde Nogues/ April 14, 2021/ Features/

Voices of Lockdown

For weeks, we have been trapped in our homes, which overnight became workplace, favourite restaurant and gym. We talked to …

by Eastlondonlines/ April 14, 2021/ Coronavirus, Features/

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 …

by ELL Admin/ April 14, 2021/ Arts, Arts Features, Community, Croydon, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/

The headmaster behind the LGBTQ+ headlines

Nicholas Hewlett sits down with a calm and poised energy for our Zoom chat. Academic books are organised neatly on …

by Madeleine Metcalfe/ April 14, 2021/ Features, Lewisham, People/

‘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, …

by Weronika Strzyzynska/ April 14, 2021/ Coronavirus, Data, Features, Lead Stories/

Shaniqua Benjamin: from a college dropout to Croydon’s first poet laureate

When Shaniqua Benjamin dropped out of university in 2013 she never thought that one day she would become the first-ever …

by Monet Olrod/ April 13, 2021/ Croydon, Local Hero, People/

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 …

by Eastlondonlines/ April 13, 2021/ Community, Coronavirus, Features/

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, …

by Anna Prudhomme/ April 13, 2021/ Coronavirus, Data, Features/

The ELL Guide to gyms re-opening from today

From today, April 12, gyms and other types of indoor leisure are reopening in England as the covid lockdown eases. …

by Selmira Mehmed/ April 12, 2021/ General Features, What To Do This Week/

Eight ways lockdown has changed our homes and habits

For almost a year, Londoners have been trapped inside the four walls of their homes. To mark the start of …

by Eastlondonlines/ April 12, 2021/ Coronavirus, Features/

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 …

by Selma Boucenna/ April 11, 2021/ Community, Coronavirus, Croydon, Features, Health, Local News, People/

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 …

by Niamh Houston/ April 8, 2021/ Data, Features/

Meet three of Sunak’s forgotten three million

Over three million people have been left in the lurch after falling through the gaps for government grants. Three different …

by Caitlin Tilley/ April 8, 2021/ Features/

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

by Isabelle Walker/ April 7, 2021/ Data, Features/

Can our High Streets survive the pandemic?

During one week in lockdown, we spoke to local traders on Deptford High Street. What follows is snapshot of how …

by Eastlondonlines/ April 6, 2021/ Features/

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 …

by Eastlondonlines/ April 6, 2021/ Data, Features/

Making blankets for the homeless – out of crisp packets

Despite experiencing a demanding few months making blankets, Keare Pearce-Downey cracks a friendly smile on the Zoom call. The 34-year-old …

by Ariana Hashtrudi/ April 2, 2021/ Features, Lewisham, People/

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

by Daniel King/ April 1, 2021/ Data, Features/

‘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 …

by Clara Murray/ March 31, 2021/ Data, Features, People, Society/

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 …

by Fiona Holland/ March 30, 2021/ Data, Features, People/

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 …

by Fiona Holland/ March 30, 2021/ Data, Features, People/

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 …

by Brooke Tremain/ March 29, 2021/ Community, Croydon, Features, People/

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 …

by Daniel King/ March 29, 2021/ Data, Features/

London’s digital divide

In our new series, Eastlondonlines looks at digital exclusion in Hackney, Tower Hamlets, Croydon and Lewisham during the Covid pandemic

by Clara Murray/ March 29, 2021/ Data, Features/

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 …

by Cara Houlton/ March 26, 2021/ Community, Croydon, People/

A new mural captures the mood in Tower Hamlets

What one word sums up what our communities need in a global pandemic? For Trapped in Zone One, a …

by Caitlin Tilley/ March 24, 2021/ Arts Features/

Meet the new chair of Croydon Women’s Football

Emma Bowell, the 29-year-old civil servant from Croydon, is taking over the role of chairperson for Croydon’s Women’s Football Club …

by Emily-Rose Payne/ March 22, 2021/ Croydon, Features, People/

‘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 …

by Madeleine Metcalfe/ March 20, 2021/ Community, Data, Features, Health, People/

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 – …

by Sophie Walker/ March 17, 2021/ Community, Coronavirus, Features/