News Archive

Man jailed for violent attack

A 50-year-old Hackney man has been jailed at the Old Bailey for a total of 13 years for a ‘brutal …

by Salma Abdurrazag/ February 12, 2020/ Crime, Hackney, Lead Stories/

Hackney tackles sexual harassment

Venues across Hackney are set to begin training to help them deal with sexual harassment in bars and nightclubs. The training …

by Ellen Coughlan/ February 11, 2020/ Hackney, Lead Stories, News, Uncategorized/

Croydon working to improve air quality

A new zero-emissions delivery service is coming to Croydon as part of a project to purify the air around London …

by Ilaria Cafaro/ February 7, 2020/ Croydon, Environment, Health/

Father of Meredith Kercher dies in Croydon

More than a decade on from the tragic murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Italy, her father has died …

by Melina Havoutis/ February 7, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Uncategorized/

City Airport’s Master Plan runs into turbulence

London City Airport’s proposed £480m development programme continues. The development will see eight new aircraft stands equal to the size …

by Ellen Coughlan/ February 7, 2020/ Business, Environment, Health, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

Chinese students experience coronavirus backlash

Chinese students in the UK have been on the receiving end of racist comments, it’s been reported, after two cases …

by Hongyu Yu/ February 5, 2020/ Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, Society/

Big demand for face masks in Lewisham

Pharmacies in Lewisham report unprecedented demand for face masks after two confirmed cases of the coronavirus were confirmed in the …

by Hongyu Yu/ February 4, 2020/ Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News/

ELL+ Newsday January 30, 2020

Presenters: Ilaria Cafaro and Ellen Coughlan Director: Tzu-kuan Lu Vision Mixer: Clodagh Griffin Sound: Areski Boutraa Autocue: Salma Abdurrazag Live …

by Hongyu Yu/ February 4, 2020/ ELL+, News/

ELL+ Newsday January 24, 2020

Presenters Salma Abdulrazzag & Ibrahim Banat Director Ilaria Cafaro Vision Mixer Ellen Coughlan Autocue Tzu-kuan Lu Live Producer Delfina Mocorrea …

by Ibrahim Banat/ February 4, 2020/ ELL+, News/

My Home is Not My Home

Reema’s story is heart-rending but by no means unique.  She describes how she was brought to Yorkshire from Qatar in …

by Melina Havoutis/ February 3, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Employment, Lead Stories, Uncategorized, Videos/

Lewisham steps up help for EU citizens

Over 3,000 EU citizens living in Lewisham have not yet applied for settled status, according to the council. Mayor Damien …

by Melina Havoutis/ February 3, 2020/ Lead Stories, Lewisham, Politics, Uncategorized/

Teenager appears in court for Croydon station murder

A 16-year-old boy from Wandsworth has appeared in court charged with the murder of Louis Johnson who was stabbed to …

by Shahir Al Kindy/ January 31, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Two UK corona virus cases confirmed

With news that two cases of corona virus have now been confirmed in the UK, local hospitals and GP surgeries …

by Clodagh Griffin/ January 31, 2020/ Health, Lead Stories/

Croydon station murder victim named

The victim of a fatal stabbing at East Croydon station on Monday afternoon has been named by police as Louis …

by Mary Litchfield/ January 29, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

London boroughs have lowest recycling rates in country

Campaigners have warned that the capital could fail to meet recycling targets if local boroughs don’t get more money to …

by Areski Boutraa/ January 29, 2020/ Environment, Hackney, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

Newborn Baby found abandoned in Hackney street

An appeal is underway to find the mother of a new-born baby who was found abandoned on a doorstep in …

by Clodagh Griffin/ January 28, 2020/ Hackney, Lead Stories, Society/

Boy Murdered at East Croydon Station

A murder investigation is underway after a young man was found with stab wounds around just as the rush hour …

by Mary Litchfield/ January 28, 2020/ Crime, Croydon, Lead Stories/

Canary Wharf Winter Lights

Canary Wharf is welcoming back the popular Winter Lights festival, where people can enjoy the beauty of the light artworkscreated …

by Jasonv Tzu-Kuan Lu/ January 24, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Events, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

Big increases on council tax for empty homes in Lewisham 

Lewisham home owners who cannot rent out their properties this year will face an increase of up to 100 percent …

by Delfina Mocorrea/ January 24, 2020/ Housing, Lead Stories, Lewisham/

Free to All Gym Opens in Norbury Park

The fifth and final outdoor gym in South London created by a charity dedicated to improving mental well-being has opened …

by Melina Havoutis/ January 24, 2020/ Business, Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, Videos/

History of East London print industry on show

East London had a thriving printing trade in the last century providing jobs for thousands of people. But technological changes transformed …

by Ibrahim Banat/ January 23, 2020/ Arts, Arts Features, Events, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/

Croydon A&E waiting times worst since 2015

Waiting times in Croydon University Hospital’s Accident and Emergency department have risen to their highest level in four years, according …

by Mary Litchfield/ January 22, 2020/ Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, Local News/

NHS desperate for male blood donors

Men in four South London boroughs are being urged to come forward to give blood to help increase supplies across …

by Eastlondonlines/ January 17, 2020/ Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, People, Society/

New Year New Team

Goldsmiths MA in Television Journalism students have now taken over from their MA Journalism colleagues to run our independent local …

by Ilaria Cafaro/ January 16, 2020/ Education, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, People, Society/

Hackney help for animals injured in Australian fires

A craft studio in Hackney has found an imaginative way of helping the animals injured in the Australian bushfires. Hundreds …

by Ellen Coughlan/ January 16, 2020/ Arts, Environment, Hackney, Lead Stories/

Two thirds of Croydon adults overweight or obese

Croydon Council has launched a new campaign to help local people lose weight, amidst the shock finding that two thirds …

by Shahir Al Kindy/ January 16, 2020/ Croydon, Features, Health, Lead Stories/

Crystal Palace signs new striker. Cenk Tosun joins the south London club on loan from Everton

Crystal Palace are currently in ninth place in the Premier League. They are using the current transfer window to rearrange …

by Ibrahim Banat/ January 15, 2020/ Croydon, Sports/

Dick Whittington and His Cat: A pantomime take on Windrush at Hackney Empire

It’s 1948 in London, and if you swap the West Country for the West Indies, you have the two heroes of Dick Whittington …

by Clara Hill/ December 21, 2019/ Arts/

A Christmas Carol: A Fairy Tale – a strange blend of panto and champagne feminism

“I am a woman and I have lived a life men made for me…I am a woman and I will …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 21, 2019/ Arts, Features, General Features/

Homeless at Christmas: 14,947 children in temporary housing in local boroughs

In an examination of the poverty crises affecting people this Christmas, Celine Wadhera looks at how prevalent child homelessness is …

by Celine Wadhera/ December 21, 2019/ General Features, Housing/

Inquest to rule on whether air pollution led to Lewisham child’s death

An inquest can determine whether the Government’s inaction on air pollution contributed to the death of a nine-year-old Lewisham girl, …

by Alex Mistlin/ December 19, 2019/ Environment, Lewisham, News/

Meet the Councillor: “The Corbynistas are not very bright”

As the dust of the General Election settles, the bins still need emptying and the schools still need running. Many …

by Barney Stone/ December 19, 2019/ Features, General Features, Politics/

Local GP services facing multi-million deficit under Tories, campaign warns

Local GP services across the Eastlondonlines boroughs are set to go into the red by hundreds of millions of pounds …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 19, 2019/ Local News/

Council ‘powerless’ against massive advertising hoardings

At Shoreditch High Street two giant iPhone adverts cover the building frontages in what looks like attempt to mirror Time …

by Sean Russell/ December 19, 2019/ Hackney, News/

Not just a home and more than a venue: performance space forced to relocate

For some performers a music venue closing down may just mean the end of a regular gig. For the residents …

by Charles Woodham/ December 19, 2019/ Arts, Music, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/

Campaigners warn fee and rule changes could be “last straw” for Ridley Road Market

Campaigners fear fee hikes and stricter regulations could push the renowned Ridley Road market into decline, despite part of the …

by Lois Borny/ December 18, 2019/ Hackney, News/

Facadism and the City: the veneer of age disguising brash modernity

Like many cities of ancient origin, London’s landscape is predicated on the old being enveloped by the new. The ancient …

by Georgina Gambetta/ December 18, 2019/ Arts, News/

Tower Hamlets FC: It’s not the result that matters, it’s giving them a community

It is mid-afternoon on a Saturday and it is already dark at Mile End stadium. Scattered fans in the stands …

by Eleanor Magill/ December 17, 2019/ Local News/

Art transforms the chicken shop landscape of South Norwood

Embedded in the jungle of chicken shops, greasy spoon cafes, and kebab takeaways on Portland Road, in South Norwood, you …

by Eleonora Girotto/ December 16, 2019/ Arts/

The suburb with the lowest life expectancy in London: ‘It doesn’t have that feel-good factor’

“Selhurst does not have that feel good factor” says Mark Richs, 38, owner of the Moorish Grill takeaway restaurant in …

by Eleonora Girotto/ December 15, 2019/ Croydon, Features, Health/