#ELLection: East London voter turnout on the rise – but could be better
The turnout rate for east London has risen steadily over the past 10 years, to the point where it is …
Specials Archive
#ELLection: Ellie Reeves reveals her plans for Lewisham West and Penge
Avoiding a hard Brexit, remaining part of the single market and prioritising local issues are the election promises forming the campaign …
May 2, 2017/
Education, ELLection, General Features, Lead Stories, Lewisham, Local News, Politics, Society/
#ELLection: Croydon Central to be hard fought as parties fight slender margin
Few constituencies in the country will be as tightly fought as Croydon Central in the run-up to next month’s general …
#ELLection: Tower Hamlets hoping to maintain Labour stronghold
The two Labour MPs representing the constituencies within Tower Hamlets will be hoping to retain their relatively safe seats on …
April 28, 2017/
ELLElections, Lead Stories, News, Politics, Tower Hamlets, Uncategorized/
#ELLection: Lewisham MP Jim Dowd will not defend seat at general election
Labour MP Jim Dowd, who has served Lewisham West and Penge for 25 years, is to stand down following the …
April 26, 2017/
ELLElections, Lead Stories, Lewisham, News, Politics, Uncategorized/
#ELLection: Hackney Lib Dems look to be thorn in Labour’s side
Hackney residents may have noticed that the Liberal Democrats have already started campaigning in earnest. They are targeting the Labour …
April 26, 2017/
ELLection, Hackney, Lead Stories, Politics, Specials, Uncategorized/
#ELLection: East London boroughs prepare for polling day 2017
Following Prime Minister Theresa May’s decision to hold a snap general election on June 8, Eastlondonlines is launching a series of election-based …
April 26, 2017/
ELLElections, Lead Stories, Politics, Specials, Uncategorized/
VIDEO: Lewisham hospital joins NHS protest
Lewisham hospital staff joined the tens of thousands of protesters who marched on Saturday in protest against proposed NHS cuts that …
March 7, 2017/
Health, Lewisham, Politics, Save Lewisham A&E, Videos/
What Christmas Means to Me…
In the latest in our series on the theme of the meaning of Christmas to different culture, Marie Segger writes …
December 20, 2016/
Christmas, Lead Stories/
Church services for Christmas around the Eastlondonlines boroughs
Christmas is nearly upon and ‘tis the season to be jolly! If you’re wondering where in the East London …
December 20, 2016/
Christmas/
What Christmas means to me…
In the latest instalment of our series on “What Christmas means to me”, Varun Krishnan ponders Christmases in his home city …
December 20, 2016/
Christmas, Lead Stories/
What Christmas means to me…
For Nora Matty, Christmas normally means two types of celebrations, that stem from both her Danish homeland and Christian Arab …
December 19, 2016/
Christmas/
What Christmas means to me…
From sausage casserole on Christmas Eve to her late Grandpa’s sublime carrot cake, it’s the family food traditions that signify …
December 16, 2016/
Christmas/
What Christmas means to me…
In the latest of our series on ‘What Christmas means to me, ‘ Ani Saakana reminisces about her own Caribbean …
December 13, 2016/
Christmas/
East London pantomimes to get you in the festive spirit
If you need to boo and hiss and yell ‘He’s behind you!’ to get yourself into the Christmas spirit, or …
December 13, 2016/
Christmas, What's On This Week/
Visit pantomine rooms and help refugees – Christmas markets for everyone this festive season
Once again Christmas markets are popping up all over the capital. There are many in the East London Lines area, …
December 9, 2016/
Christmas/
What Christmas means to me….
In the first of a series of articles about the meaning of Christmas to different people, Kirtey Verma reflects on …
December 1, 2016/
Christmas/
Holocaust last survivors remember
‘’My family had lived in the same house, in the same town for three generations. Suddenly we were told to …
January 27, 2016/
Features, General Features, Specials/
ELL boroughs remember the Holocaust
January 27 is Holocaust Memorial Day. Not only does it mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in 1945, …
January 26, 2016/
Lead Stories, Specials/
Million-pound grant for local athletes
Athletes in Tower Hamlets, Greenwich and Crystal Palace will have the chance to receive funding of up to £1,250 from …
January 20, 2016/
Health, Local News, Olympics, Society, Sports, Tower Hamlets/
Junior doctors strike against longer working hours
Junior doctors from south and east London joined in the biggest demonstration in the capital on Tuesday after Health Secretary …
January 13, 2016/
Croydon, Employment, Hackney, Health, Lewisham, Local News, Specials, Tower Hamlets/
First Chinese New Year Parade comes to Croydon
The first ever Chinese New Year Parade in Croydon is expected to add to the borough’s “blossoming” arts and …
Independent food bank in Croydon at risk of closure
Croydon Community Food Store, a food bank that helps hundreds of people living below the poverty line in the borough, …
An asylum family in Croydon is the focus of a bishop’s Christmas
Eastlondonlines talks to the Bishop of Southwark in the week before Christmas. We have also printed a small selection of …
December 19, 2015/
Christmas, Events, Lead Stories, News, Specials, What's On This Week/
Christmas accidents: Tis the season to be cautious.
Christmas is coming, and although that translates to endless joy for most of us, statistics show that it is also one …
December 15, 2015/
Christmas, Features, Holiday Features, Specials/
“Innovative” Community Alcohol Partnership singled out for success
An “innovative” anti-social behaviour and underage drinking scheme implemented by Tower Hamlets council has been singled out for its success. …
December 11, 2015/
Crime, Employment, Local News, News, Save Lewisham A&E, Society, Tower Hamlets/
Lewisham police Christmas tree seems a little fenced in
The enclosed setting for this year’s Christmas tree outside Lewisham Metropolitan Police Station has gone viral on social media because …
December 8, 2015/
Christmas, Lewisham, Local News, News, Specials/
Christmas markets: ‘Tis the season to stay local
‘Tis the season of giving and ELL has curated a list of the best christmas markets in our boroughs. Each …
December 5, 2015/
Christmas, Features, General Features, Specials, Videos/
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 …
July 24, 2015/
Hackney, Olympic Events, Sports/
#ELLGE2015 live: Labour misses Croydon marginals
As Labour lose their key marginals their vote rises in the strongholds at the expense of the Liberal Democrats. See …
May 7, 2015/
ELLElections/
#ELLGE2015 Lewisham West: leafy Labour safe seat
The smallest of the three Lewisham constituencies is a vibrant mix of different communities building suburban lives in inner London. It …
May 7, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/
#ELLGE2015: It’s decision day: United Kingdom goes to the polls in most uncertain election for generations
The United Kingdom goes to the polls today in one of the most unpredictable general elections in modern times. Party …
May 7, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/
#ELLGE2015 Poplar Limehouse: eastern promise
Young, diverse and tending to extremes, Poplar and Limehouse is a curious constituency that is as much about deep-seated deprivation as it …
May 6, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/
#ELLGE2015 Students: with only 24 hours to go, make your vote go further with our guide to marginal seats
Five years of Cameron enough for you? Not a “Milifan”? Clegg’s U-turns making you dizzy? Alarmed by Farage’s rhetoric? Whatever your political persuasion, …
May 6, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/
#ELLGE2015 Croydon Central: a must-win marginal
As one of the most marginal constituencies in the country, Croydon Central is one of 12 that are expected to …
May 5, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/
#ELLGE2015 Lewisham Deptford: GE issues hit home
The only Lewisham constituency to border the Thames, Lewisham, Deptford is a melting pot of youthful creativity and budding gentrification …
May 4, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/
#ELLGE2015 Croydon South: Tory safe seat up for grabs
The Conservatives have held the Croydon South seat since its creation in 1974, and retiring MP Sir Richard Ottaway has …
May 3, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/
#ELLGE2015 Hackney South: housing, jobs key issues
We return to Hackney for this profile of the Hackney South and Shoreditch constituency. An ethnically, culturally and economically diverse …
May 1, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/
#ELLGE2015 Lewisham East: Alexander for re-election
In this Eastlondonlines constituency profile, we visit Lewisham East, where Labour MP Heidi Alexander is likely to be re-elected for …
April 30, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/
#ELLGE2015 Croydon North: Reed contests first GE
In the first of our constituency profiles from south of the river, we look at Croydon North, a densely-populated area …
April 29, 2015/
ELLElections, Specials/