Local Hero – Eastlondonlines

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/

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/

With groups such as Extinction Rebellion and the Black Lives Matter movement, young people are now more engaged than ever …

by Fiona Holland/ December 2, 2020/ Community, Features, General Features, Local Hero, People/

Alex Armitage is often photographed in his scrubs and his image fits the image of a young earnest doctor. But …

by Samuel Shaw/ November 30, 2020/ Features, Local Hero, People/

‘’We know how much food poverty is an issue for the families. We have heard from some children who’ve been …

by Rainer Brittain-Catlin/ October 30, 2020/ Community, Features, Lewisham, Local Hero, Tower Hamlets/

EastLondonLines speaks to three members of a Tower Hamlets student-led pro-bono clinic, who work in their free time to help …

by Mieke Faeste/ March 9, 2020/ Features, Local Hero, People, Tower Hamlets/

“Fitness found me. I used to work in psychology, hoping to become a consultant one day, I realised I could …

by Georgia Ridout/ November 4, 2019/ Features, Hackney, Local Hero/

“We need people out of their cars, whether they are parents or not. People in London need to reduce driving …

by Sahira Raja/ May 31, 2019/ Environment, Features, Health, Local Hero/

Arthur Perez left Paris for London’s East End eight years ago. When he left he had no idea he would …

by Amanda Wahlqvist/ May 24, 2019/ Environment, Features, General Features, Local Hero, People, Tower Hamlets/

Laat month, Zisca Burton stepped onto the stage of the Mariott Hotel in Canary Wharf on behalf of Lewisham charity …

by Victoria Smith/ April 6, 2019/ General Features, Lewisham, Local Hero, Uncategorized/

A charity worker from Tower Hamlets has told ELL how he used £10,000 that he raised in an emergency appeal …

by Ayesha Rahman/ March 22, 2019/ Features, Local Hero, People, Tower Hamlets/