Modality Lewisham patients left unable to book GP appointments
Lewisham residents have been left struggling to get GP appointments after their surgeries merged with Modality Partnership and their booking …
Health Archive
Croydon University Hospital to serve more than 40,000 Merton residents after St Helier downgrade
An independent report commissioned by Merton Council has found that the proposed stripping of A&E and maternity services at St …
Strike at Croydon Hospital put on hold after 10 per cent pay rise offer
Outsourced porters and cleaners at Croydon Hospital have suspended a 48-hour strike after a 10 per cent pay rise offer …
October 31, 2023/
Croydon, Employment, Health, Lead Stories, News/
Uproar as Tower Hamlets rolls back on Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
By Rupert Birkett-Eyles, Luke Cromhout, Harry Merrell and Lilly Khaokham The low traffic neighbourhood project in Tower Hamlets is to …
October 26, 2023/
Education, Environment, Health, Local News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/
Lewisham University Hospital named on list of buildings that contain unsafe RAAC concrete
Lewisham University Hospital has been named by the Department of Health and Social Care as one of 42 UK hospitals …
October 22, 2023/
Community, Health, Lewisham, News, Uncategorized/
Greta Thunberg joins climate activists at Canary Wharf for day of direct action
Around 80 protesters from several climate change activist groups staged multiple demonstrations across Canary Wharf on October 19, including blocking …
October 19, 2023/
Environment, Health, Lead Stories, News, Politics, Society, Tower Hamlets/
Hackney has lowest 6-in-1 childhood vaccination rate in England
Hackney recorded the lowest childhood vaccination rates in the country for serious illnesses like polio and whooping cough over the …
October 7, 2023/
Data, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, News/
Bringing laughter to the yoga mat
The Yoga for Life Project provides uplifting classes to local people to help them deal with professional and personal stressors
April 2, 2023/
Community, Features, General Features, Health, Lead Stories, Sports, Tower Hamlets/
Less pressure, more pleasure
Is your sex life suffering because of your stressful life? Here, two experienced sex therapists help you reclaim your desire …
April 2, 2023/
Community, ELL+, General Features, Health, Lead Stories/
Tower Hamlets has worst record in London for deaths linked to pollution claims charity
Residents in Tower Hamlets are most likely to fall ill or die from lung diseases such as asthma and chronic …
March 30, 2023/
Environment, Health, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/
Survivors of fatal Shadwell fire speak out: ‘We warned this would happen’
by Jamie Richards and Zygimantas Mascinskas The survivors of a fire that killed a man as it tore through a …
March 25, 2023/
Crime, Health, Housing, Lead Stories, News, Politics, Tower Hamlets/
Dogs may soon be banned from certain green spaces
Lewisham Council is running an eight-week consultation with locals about the introduction of a Public Space Protection Order (PSPO) to …
March 24, 2023/
Crime, Environment, Health, Lewisham, News/
Lewisham free tennis courts will soon be chargeable
Four free-to-access tennis courts in Lewisham are set to be renovated by Lewisham Council and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), …
Criminal investigation launched into death following Shadwell fire
A criminal investigation has been launched into the death of man following a fire in an overcrowded privately owned flat …
March 16, 2023/
Crime, Health, Housing, News, Tower Hamlets/
How strikes affect EastLondonLine’s boroughs
By Sidra Jadgal and Zygimantas Mascinskas All four Eastlondonlines boroughs have been affected by the major national strikes by teachers, …
March 15, 2023/
Community, Education, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, News, Politics, Uncategorized/
All local hospitals affected as strike by junior doctors continues
By Jamie Richards, Chez Vitalis and Ella Tunstall Junior doctors across the Eastlondonlines boroughs walked out today for the second …
March 14, 2023/
Employment, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, News, Politics, Society, Tower Hamlets/
How Hackney spends your money: 4.99 per cent council tax rise explained
Hackney residents will pay at least £68 more for their council tax this year to support £355.4m council expenditure on …
March 9, 2023/
Business, Education, Employment, Environment, Hackney, Health, Housing, Local News, Society, Transport/
Lewisham receives £250,000 to improve air quality
Lewisham is one of nine London boroughs that will be receiving a share of almost £11 million in funding as …
February 15, 2023/
Community, Environment, Health, Lewisham, Local News, News, News, Transport/
A decade since England’s first official death from air pollution
February 15 marks 10 years since the tragic death of nine-year-old Ella Roberta Adoo Kissi Debrah, officially the first person …
February 14, 2023/
Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, People, Politics/
GP retention and recruitment in deep ‘crisis’, says Tower Hamlets Council
The issue of retention and recruitment of local GPs is a “crisis”, a Tower Hamlets Council meeting heard. As part …
December 14, 2022/
Health, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
Mother of boy who died after eating cinema popcorn launches stricter labelling campaign
A national campaign calling for stricter labelling on food and drink has been launched in memory of a 14-year-old Lewisham …
Support scheme for struggling smokers in Hackney extended
A support scheme for smokers struggling with their addiction and wanting help to quit has been extended by Hackney Council. …
December 6, 2022/
Hackney, Health, Local News, News/
Town Hall lit up to highlight London’s pollution crisis
By Dara Coker and Charmaine Wong A large scale projection at Lewisham Town Hall has been unveiled to mark the …
December 2, 2022/
Environment, Health, Lewisham, Uncategorized/
Cost of living crisis: Hackney Foodbank sees highest demand in decade amid 50pc drop in donations
Hackney Foodbank faces a Christmas crisis with the highest demand in its history coupled with a dramatic halving of donations …
December 2, 2022/
Health, Lead Stories, Local News/
Residents left in limbo after two new health centres on hold due to rising costs
The development of two new health centres in Coulsdon and New Addington has been paused due rising costs. Croydon was …
December 1, 2022/
Croydon, Health, Local News/
Schools struggling to provide meals as Government assistance falls behind inflation
Primary head teachers in Lewisham have warned that increases in the cost of living are creating real pressure on the …
November 30, 2022/
Health, Lewisham, Local News/
£450,000 lottery funding for ethnic minority women’s health in Tower Hamlets
A charity in Tower Hamlets has received £450,000 in additional funding from the National Lottery, aimed at tackling health inequalities …
November 22, 2022/
Health, News, News, Tower Hamlets/
Young people offered healthcare advice in two week festival
By Melody Chan and Ella Duggan Young people from BAME communities or lacking English language skills are being offered advice …
November 21, 2022/
Hackney, Health, Local News, News, Society/
GPs to prescribe fruit and veg to patients in Tower Hamlets pilot scheme
Bromley-by-Bow Centre is partnering with GPs in Tower Hamlets to prescribe fruit and vegetables to patients in a pilot scheme to …
November 17, 2022/
Health, News, Society, Tower Hamlets/
Mother of Lewisham girl who died from pollution tells Cop27: ‘We have a human right to breathe fresh air’
The mother of Lewisham nine-year-old girl whose death was attributed to air pollution, was praised for sending a “powerful message” …
November 16, 2022/
Environment, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Politics/
Energy crisis: Hackney event to help keep residents warm during winter returns
Hackney Council’s Winter Warmer event returned for 2022. The free event on November 1 provided residents over the age of …
“I give people a holiday from their heads”: Mosaicist Tessa Hunkin on helping people heal through art
Located in the centre of Hackney Downs Park – one of the boroughs major green spaces – a small, unassuming building …
UK’s first air pollution clinic for children to open in Tower Hamlets
The UK’s first environmental air pollution clinic for children is set to open in Tower Hamlets in early 2023. It …
November 5, 2022/
Environment, Health, News, Tower Hamlets/
Children and parents stand against Tower Hamlets Mayor’s decision to axe school streets scheme
Children and parents from Chinsenhale School in Bow took to the streets last week to protest the council’s removal of …
November 1, 2022/
Health, Local News, News, Tower Hamlets/
Lewisham Council launches ground-breaking review into black health inequality
Lewisham and Birmingham councils have partnered to launch a review into health inequalities faced by black people in the UK. …
“It’s reclaiming the space for people”: Hackney activists stage advertising cover-up
Last Friday was a day of significance for Adblock Hackney. Not only did it mark the International Day Against Advertising, …
March 30, 2022/
Environment, Features, Health, Local News, News/
Thousands of NHS staff in ELL boroughs face dismissal as February 3 vaccination deadline nears
Over 2,600 NHS staff across Eastlondonlines boroughs risk losing their jobs if they have not received their first dose of …
January 28, 2022/
Coronavirus, Employment, Health, Lead Stories, Local Hero, Local News, News, News/
Union claims Croydon Hospital staff ‘worked with Covid’ because of lack of sick pay
Staff at Croydon University Hospital are to stage a protest over claims that cleaners and porters have not received full …
January 28, 2022/
Coronavirus, Croydon, Employment, Health, Local News, News/
Croydon food banks welcome new grants
Food banks and other charitable organisations in Croydon have welcomed new Government grants of up to £5,000 to support residents …
January 28, 2022/
Business, Croydon, Health, Local News, News/
Palace players auction shirts to fund play equipment for hospitalised children
Crystal Palace F.C. players are auctioning their signed match-worn shirts from last weekend’s clash with Liverpool in support of the …
January 25, 2022/
Health, Local News, News, Sports/