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Newham Councillors demand reassessment of £1.4bn Stratford Carpenters Estate regeneration amid cost surge
Key Points Why has the cost of Carpenters…
Oxlow Lane Dagenham Tesco Express temporarily closed die to ‘refurb’
Key Points: Tesco Express in Oxlow Lane, Dagenham…
East London cyclists stress over road safety after cyclist died in lorry crash in Stratford junction
Key Points: Cyclist Safety Concerns Rise After Fatal…
23 Redbridge Barkingside Yard ‘affordable’ social homes completed
Key Points: First Homes Completed at Barkingside Yard…
Tower Hamlets Council warn residents of counterfeit goods after 2 Mile End ebay scammers sentenced
Key Points Tower Hamlets Council has issued a…
£71 million Havering Budget Deficit because government’s insufficient funding, says Havering Council
Key Points: Havering Council Warns of Financial Crisis…
300 students explore STEM careers in Tower Hamlets Town Hall event
Key Points: East London Students Explore STEM Careers…
Tower Hamlets Council receives £75,361 for Bangla drama historical narratives project
Key Points: £75,361 Awarded to Preserve East London’s…
Newham Budget 25/26: Council proposes 8.99% Council Tax rise while pledging upto 80% tax relief for low-income families
Key Points Newham Council has proposed an 8.99%…
East London: Former Hallsville Tavern Pub set to be demolished for six-storey flat development
Key points A historic pub in Canning Town…
Custom House 95 ‘affordable’ social homes to be completed by summer, Newham Council says
Key Points Custom House Regeneration Delivers 95 Affordable…
Redbridge Council Event: How to “Meet the Buyer” on 20 February, register now
Key Points Redbridge Council Invites SMEs to Workshop…
Tower Hamlets: Solace Women’s Aid staff call off strike upon layoffs paused
Key Points Planned Strikes Halted as Solace Women’s…
Redbridge A12 roundabout crash with A406: Two cars crashed updates
Key Points Two-Vehicle Crash Causes Major Delays at…
Valentine Weekend Road Crashes: 3 dead and 5 injured in Rainham, Upminster, Romford, Kent
London saw a devastating weekend on its roads,…
Tower Hamlets flat ebike blaze case: Court likely to sentence landlord couple for ‘Housing Offences’
Key Points: A Tower Hamlets flat where a…
Redbridge Council tax increased by 4.9% without holding public referendum
Key Points: Redbridge Council tax will increase by…
Hackney Council to issue Severe Weather Emergency Protocol to address rough sleeping in borough
Key Points: Hackney Council has activated the Severe…
Havering Council seeks public opinion for new Havering mosque on South Street Junction
Key Points: Havering Council is urging public participation…
Hackney charities to take over Colvestone Primary School building
Key Points: Hackney charities and organisations have launched…
Canary Wharf Station closed due to ‘customer incident’, TfL
Key Points: Canary Wharf station was closed earlier…
Romford: Maylands Golf Club in Colchester Road, Harold Wood to be demolished and rebuilt
Key Points: A proposal has been submitted to…
Hackney: Boroughs United marks 25 years of ‘combating postcode rivalry’
Key Points: Boroughs United, a talent show marking…
East London: Cllr Abdul Malik accused of pushing 16 years-old-girl to drop rape allegations
Key Points East London Cllr Abdul Malik, 50,…
East London: Stratford Westfield shopping centre stabbing incident left 4 people injured
Key Points Four injured, including three stabbed, in…
Tower Hamlets Anti-Crime Task Force: Council launches £8 Million task force to tackle borough crime
Key Points: Tower Hamlets launches £8 million Anti-Crime…
Redbridge: Marius Ziugzda, 48, sentenced to life imprisonment in Brian Shields murder
Key Points: Marius Ziugzda, 48, sentenced to life…
Newham: Stratford School Academy hosts bike market to support charity
Key Points Stratford School Academy in East London…
Watkin Jones and HGP top out Stratford PBSA at Grove Crescent Road
Key Points: Watkin Jones tops out at Grove…
Havering Council host homelessness drop-in centre for rough sleepers
Key Points: Havering Council partnered with the Salvation…
Upminster: 40-bed Acquired Brain Injury Unit proposed near Coopers Company & Coborn School
Key Points: A planning application has been submitted…
Stratford’s Farishta Jami, 36, sentenced in ISIS related multi terrorism offences
Key Points: Farishta Jami, a 36-year-old woman from…
Future Hackney Carnival uncertain as Hackney Council withdraws funding
Key Points: Hackney Council has withdrawn funding for…
Redbridge Council encourages businesses to apply for Apprenticeship Levy Transfer Scheme
Key Points: Redbridge Council is offering to transfer…
Whitehall officials keen to ‘discontinue’ elected Council Mayors
Key Points: Senior Whitehall officials are reportedly considering…
17 Community Living Rooms for Redbridge residents to keep warm – free of charge
Redbridge Council, in collaboration with local organisations, has…
Redbridge Council urges safe disposal of batteries and vapes
Key Points Redbridge Council and East London Waste…
Redbridge Wanstead High school protest: NEU union members ‘won against a hostile management and council’
Key Points Wanstead High School Strike Ends: NEU…
Hackney Downs Station: Overground step-free access delayed for six years
Key Points: Plans for step-free access at Hackney…
Barking Road stabbing and Crash: Road closure amid investigation underway
Key Points: Barking Road (E6) is partially shut…
Tower Hamlets Chinese Embassy: Council withdraws objections to the Chinese “super-embassy”
Key Points Tower Hamlets Council withdraws objections to…
Waltham Forest: Residents threaten tax boycott over Council’s fortnightly bin collection
Key Points: Waltham Forest Council faces backlash after…
Queen’s Hospital A&E facing space shortage, says Matthew Trainer
Key Points: Queen's Hospital A&E in Romford identified…
Waltham Forest Council claims to have invested £800,000 to strengthen SEND services
Key Points: Parents in Waltham Forest say the…
Havering alcohol deaths triple in 5 years with 34 died in 2023 – ONS
Key Points: Alcohol-specific deaths in Havering have more…
Havering Budget 2025/2026: Cabinet approves Havering budget proposal amidst £70 Million deficit
Key Points: Havering Council’s Cabinet has approved the…
Delaware North U.K. expands Culinary Training Partnership with Newham College
Key Points Delaware North U.K. has expanded its…
Stratford named one of the best places to visit in 2025 by Time Out
Stratford, located in East London, has been named…
Hackney Police urgent manhunt appeal for missing 14-year-old Talailah Francis
Key Points: 14-year-old Talailah Francis missing for over…
East London: Waltham Forest Council is adding 176 people per month to its housing list
Key Points Waltham Forest Council is adding 176…