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Paralympic stars return to the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Paralympic champions including wheelchair athlete David Weir and swimmer Ellie Simmonds will be back at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park …

by Scarlett Alexander/ July 24, 2015/ Hackney, Olympic Events, Sports/

Deptford residents have launched an ambitious plan to reconstruct a 17th-century warship built in the UK’s oldest royal dockyard on …

by Laurence Dodds/ September 12, 2012/ Lewisham, Olympic Events, Society/

A Lewisham choir sang to welcome the Paralympic torch to the opening ceremony on Wednesday after it passed through Deptford, …

by Alan Thomas Dymock/ August 30, 2012/ Olympic Events, Sports/

Calling time on a momentous two weeks in the history of London, the Olympics’ came to a triumphant end on …

by Ines O'Gorman/ August 15, 2012/ Music, Olympic Events, Olympics/

There is cynicism and anxiety, as well as hope, optimism and pride in a new photography exhibition recording the impact …

by Anja McLoughlin/ August 11, 2012/ Arts, Olympic Events/

Nestled in between two four-storey buildings, Hackney House’s red cubic design definitely catches the eye. The unusual wire-frame façade befits …

by Ines O'Gorman/ August 4, 2012/ Olympic Events/

With giant state-of–the-art screens, a 55m high BT Observation Wheel with views of the Olympic Park, live music, a kids …

by Ines O'Gorman/ August 2, 2012/ Arts, Olympic Events, Uncategorized/

In the early hours of Monday morning, the Torch began day 66 of its route as it reached Lewisham. Doreen Lawrence …

by Celine Chaplin/ July 25, 2012/ Olympic Events/

The Olympic torch made its way through Tower Hamlets and Hackney on Saturday, and EastLondonLines was live-blogging its progress every …

by Eastlondonlines/ July 22, 2012/ Olympic Events/

The opening ceremony is just one week away and from tomorrow Londoners will begin to see the impacts of the …

by Eastlondonlines/ July 20, 2012/ Olympic Events, Transport/

The Olympic Games is just over a week away and there is bound to be much excitement when the Torch …

by Emma Marvin/ July 19, 2012/ Olympic Events/