Lewisham Council pushes health campaigns with Sugar Smart
Lewisham council is collaborating with outdoor advertising companies JCDecaux UK and Outsmart to combat obesity in children with The Sugar Smart …
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Vulnerable residents to receive free food parcels during Covid-19 lockdown
Vulnerable people living in Croydon will begin to receive food parcels this week, as part of Croydon Council’s support scheme …
April 1, 2020/
Croydon, Health, Local News, News/
Elderly Lewisham residents are worried they won’t see texted COVID-19 information
Elderly residents in Lewisham have voiced their concerns about having access to the advice the NHS is providing about COVID-19 …
March 25, 2020/
Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News/
Hackney Councillor calls on private landlords to support renters in COVID-19 update
Hackney Council has called on private landlords to support renters affected by coronavirus and urged the Government to ban using …
March 20, 2020/
Hackney, Health, Housing, Lead Stories, Local News/
Amersham Vale GPs introduce online services prompting concerns over elderly
Plans by a GP surgery in New Cross to put it’s communication services online have been welcomed by the Patients’ …
March 17, 2020/
Health, Lewisham, Local News, News/
Questions raised over “mosquito” device in Shoreditch
If you’re under 25 and walking down Wheler street by Shoreditch High street station, you might have heard a piercing …
March 17, 2020/
Environment, Health, News, Tower Hamlets/
Lewisham Council approves its climate action plan
Extinction Rebellion activists in Lewisham said they were “relieved and encouraged” yesterday after the council finally passed its climate action …
March 14, 2020/
Environment, Health, Lewisham, Local News, News, Transport/
Hackney residents urged to stop burning wood and coal
Residents in Hackney have been urged by Hackney Council to stop burning wood and coal in a new campaign to …
March 14, 2020/
Environment, Hackney, Health, Local News/
First COVID-19 case in Tower Hamlets
Tower Hamlets Tower Hamlets saw its first case of the Coronavirus yesterday according to Public Health England (PHE). The council …
March 10, 2020/
Croydon, Environment, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News, People, Society, Tower Hamlets/
Residents in Tower Hamlets warned of overflowing bins as refuse collectors prepare to strike over holiday pay
Tower Hamlets residents are facing the prospect of uncollected rubbish due to workers not being paid their due holiday pay.
February 28, 2020/
Environment, Health, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets/
‘Lack of care’ in Croydon Hospital
Croydon University Hospital has been graded ‘requires improvements on all the main and important categories’, according to a report. Care …
February 14, 2020/
Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, Local News, News, People/
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 …
February 7, 2020/
Croydon, Environment, Health/
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 …
February 7, 2020/
Business, Environment, Health, Lead Stories, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/
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 …
February 4, 2020/
Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, News/
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 …
January 31, 2020/
Health, Lead Stories/
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 …
January 24, 2020/
Business, Croydon, Health, Lead Stories, Videos/
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 …
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 …
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 …
January 16, 2020/
Croydon, Features, Health, Lead Stories/
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 …
Demand for food banks rockets as Christmas looms
In the second of a two part examination of the poverty crises affecting people this Christmas, Barney Stone looks at …
December 15, 2019/
Croydon, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, Tower Hamlets/
Local GPs call for action: ‘The climate crisis is a health crisis’
During the Election campaign and in the midst of a climate emergency, doctors in Tower Hamlets are raising awareness about the devastating impact our changing …
December 2, 2019/
Environment, Health, Tower Hamlets/
McKellen cuts the tape for Positive East’s Red Run event
“In these days when politics seems to divide us, we stand here united to support our friends living with HIV …
December 2, 2019/
Health, News, Tower Hamlets/
Lewisham Hospital workers fight for living wage in new private contract
Lewisham hospital workers due to be employed by a private company are demanding guarantees that the promise of a pay …
Hackney has lowest baby primary vaccination rate in the country
Over a quarter of babies in the Hackney and the City of London health authority area have not had their primary …
November 27, 2019/
Health, Lead Stories, News, Tower Hamlets/
Doctors stage protest over health app ‘destabilising and privatising’ the NHS
Dozens of people, including doctors and medical staff from across London joined a protest by Tower Hamlets GPs against an …
November 23, 2019/
Health, News, Tower Hamlets/
News in Brief
Croydon Council install extra security cameras to tackle anti-social behaviour. Two temporary security cameras are to be installed in Purley …
November 21, 2019/
Crime, Environment, Health, Housing, Local News, News/
Six-point plan to tackle food poverty and obesity unveiled
A six-point plan aiming to tackle food related social issues in Croydon and greater London was backed by the council …
Alcohol Awareness week events held across London
By Barney Stone and Eleanor Magill A range of initiatives to support Alcohol Awareness Week were launched across Hackney and …
November 16, 2019/
Health, Local News, News, Uncategorized/
Waiting times in local A&Es among nation’s worst
By Evie Breese and Georgina Gambetta Hospitals in Tower Hamlets, Croydon, and Lewisham have some of the worst A&E waiting times in London, hitting …
November 15, 2019/
Health, Lead Stories/
Transfusion research reduces deaths by 40 percent
Ground-breaking research by Queen Mary University of London in Mile End, Barts Health NHS Trust and NHS Blood and Transplant …
November 14, 2019/
Health, Tower Hamlets/
Parents and teachers rally against cuts to special needs funding
Parents and teachers in Tower Hamlets are leading an emergency campaign to fight £1m cuts to Special Educational Needs and …
November 14, 2019/
Education, Health, Tower Hamlets/
Hackney Council’s energy company to power leisure centres with solar panels
Hackney Council is launching its own, publicly owned energy company which will generate clean energy for the borough in a …
November 4, 2019/
Environment, Hackney, Health, Local News, New Year, Society/
Tower Hamlets Council pledges to boost mental health support as rates soar
Families and children with mental health issues in Tower Hamlets are to be targeted by the council in a new …
November 4, 2019/
Health, News, Tower Hamlets/
Croydon A&E to receive funding for dedicated youth workers
Croydon University Hospital has received a grant to station dedicated youth workers in its A&E department. Croydon Health Service NHS …
The fight against air pollution
London has the highest levels of air pollution in Western Europe, exposing over 2 millions of its residents to illegal …
October 30, 2019/
Environment, Health, News/
Cash boost for mental health care in East London.
The East London NHS Foundation Trust has announced that they will receive a cash injection for mental health services in …
October 7, 2019/
Hackney, Health, Local News, Tower Hamlets/
Tower Hamlets is winning battle against HIV
New figures from Public Health England have revealed that new HIV case numbers have dropped by 50 per cent in …
October 4, 2019/
Health, News, Tower Hamlets/
Stoptober – what support your borough offers
Locals in Hackney, Lewisham, Croydon and Tower Hamlets are being offered support and resources to quit smoking as part of …
October 4, 2019/
Croydon, Hackney, Health, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/
World Suicide prevention day- what support does your borough offer
With today marking World Suicide Prevention Day, and September being National Suicide Prevention Month, organisations across London are hoping to draw …
September 10, 2019/
Croydon, Hackney, Health, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Tower Hamlets/