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“Punk witches” take Croydon’s musical scene to Manchester

A music festival that celebrates Croydon-based musicians is heading to Manchester next month. Acts including “punk witches” Dream Nails, “sequin-drenched” …

by Joe Coughlan/ November 23, 2021/ Arts, Arts Features, Croydon, Music/

Fifty years of Bangladesh Independence celebrated in Tower Hamlets

To mark the 50th anniversary of the independence of Bangladesh a series of cross-cultural events are being held throughout Tower …

by Amarachi Ngwakwe/ November 19, 2021/ Arts, Arts Features, Features/

Charity seeks funding to support free meals for Hackney vulnerable

A community cookery school and charity based in Hackney has launched a crowdfunding campaign to fund their meal support service …

by Valentina Colo/ November 19, 2021/ Features, General Features, Society/

From crisp packets to swimming goggles: One man’s mission to clean up Mile End Park

At first glance, Mile End Park in Tower Hamlets is idyllic. Families play on the grass and cyclists come and …

by Eastlondonlines/ November 8, 2021/ Features, General Features, Tower Hamlets/

Hidden Deptford venue hosts first ever South London Jazz Festival

The first ever South London Jazz festival is being hosted at the Matchstick Piehouse in Deptford, where a multitude of …

by Winnie Lee/ November 5, 2021/ Arts Features, Features, Lewisham/

Lewisham’s Refugee Cafe brings cuisine from around the world to your table

After bringing Ecuadorian Chimichurri and Persian Jam to our markets and Syrian banquets to our tables, Lewisham’s community project, Refugee Café, is drawing …

by Sophie Walker/ November 5, 2021/ Features, General Features, Lewisham/

Locals become part of show at Buonaguidi Shoreditch exhibition

Hackney based artist Dave Buonaguidi worked in advertising for over 30 years and projects this into his unusual and original …

by Esmae Palmer/ October 27, 2021/ Arts Features, Features, Hackney/

Exploring the Dalston ‘vibe’ after Time Out labels the area 13th coolest in world

When Time Out unveiled its coolest neighbourhoods in the world, places in Copenhagen, Chicago and Seoul topped their list – …

by Winnie Lee/ October 20, 2021/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, General Features, Hackney, People/

The community leader helping Tower Hamlets’ vulnerable youths get active

For Bablu Miah, there are many rewarding things about running his community project, but one of the most surprising elements …

by Patryk Krych/ October 19, 2021/ Features, General Features, Local Hero, Tower Hamlets/

Catford Arts Trail brings arts and crafts to your doorstep

Who needs the vibrant streets of Shoreditch or the hipster studios of Hackney Wick to find a burgeoning art scene? …

by Sophie Walker/ October 15, 2021/ Arts Features, Features, Lewisham/

Musicians without festivals: surviving another year of uncertainty

“I feel like my memory of the South London jazz scene in full swing is already fading, because I just …

by Mafalda Moreira Da Costa/ May 31, 2021/ Arts Features, Features, Lewisham, Music, People, Society/

Mayor announces accommodation plans for 10 homeless families

A building in Brockley, Lewisham is set to be transformed into temporary accommodation for 10 homeless families but figures show …

by Kayleigh Barker/ May 27, 2021/ Community, Housing, Lewisham, People/

As art galleries reopen, a guide to the best exhibitions

Art galleries in east and south-east London reopened last Monday and whether an art-lover or not quite, this list will …

by Maddie Metcalfe/ May 26, 2021/ Arts, Arts Features, Features, Upcoming, What To Do This Week/

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 …

by Mafalda Moreira Da Costa/ May 25, 2021/ Croydon, Data, Features, Housing, Society/

Return of festivals: What you should expect this summer

South East Londoners can expect a very different festival experience this summer, as festivals prep for their return on June …

by Kayleigh Barker/ May 23, 2021/ Arts Features, Coronavirus, Croydon, Features, Summer, Tower Hamlets/

Independent tales: Bookshops’ struggle to survive the pandemic

The country has been in lockdown on-and-off for over a year now and people have used their time at home to …

by Mafalda Moreira Da Costa/ May 13, 2021/ Community, Coronavirus, Features, Lewisham, Meet The Traders, Tower Hamlets/

Not going away? From festivals to parks, our guide for a stay-at-home summer

by Fenella Breaks and Monet Olrod As Londoners face yet another summer stuck in the UK, why not make the …

by ELL Admin/ May 7, 2021/ Croydon, Features, Hackney, Lewisham, Summer, Tower Hamlets/

Decoding the language of Business Improvement Districts

The psychology behind how Business Improvement Districts market themselves

by Scarlett Sherriff/ 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 …

by Thomas Newlove/ 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

by Samuel Shaw/ April 20, 2021/ Crime, Croydon, Data, Features, General Features, Lead Stories/

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 …

by Cara Houlton/ April 19, 2021/ Arts, Community, Croydon, Events, Hackney, Lewisham, Music, On The Doorstep, Summer, Tower Hamlets, Upcoming, What To Do This Week/

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 Maddie 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/