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Saucony Run Shoreditch 10K to Hit East London Streets This Autumn
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Orchard Village stabbing: Teen boy in hospital with life-changing injuries
Key Points: A teenager has been taken to…
Officers locate another drugs farm in Dagenham: East Area crackdown continues
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Sue Ospreay elected as new Mayor of Havering for 2025/26
Key Points: Havering Council has elected Councillor Sue…
Newham Council encourages smokers to quit for World No Tobacco Day
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Urgent search for 36-year-old Matthew missing in Dagenham since May 21
Key Points: Police are urgently appealing for the…
Newham College shares urgent appeal for missing student Yaseen Robin
Key Points: A 19-year-old student with severe autism…
Man still fighting for life two days after alleged Hackney market attack
Key Points: A man is in critical condition…
Harold Hill Met Police and Havering Council partnership wins national award for crime crackdown
Key Points: Community officers and council teams working…
Barkingside Magistrates’ Court: Assaults on Police and Drug Crimes Dominate Weekly Case Round-Up
Key Points: A range of criminal cases —…
Residents trapped for a week after lift failure in iconic East London tower block
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Raihana Awolaja’s death contributed to by care home ‘neglect’
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Less than half of 17,000 fire-resistant doors installed in Hackney, council confirms
Key Points: Hackney Council has confirmed it will…
Hackney Council launches electric vehicle sharing scheme with over £1 million investment
Key Points: Hackney Council has launched a borough-wide…
Hackney Council must avoid overstating improvements to deliver better resident services, warns Ombudsman
Key Points: A damning report from the Housing…
Silvertown Tunnel reduces bus 108 delays and increases reliability, TfL claims
Key Points: The Silvertown Tunnel is delivering faster…
Stoke Newington Library restoration begins as Hackney Council approves £2.5m contract
Key Points: Refurbishment of Stoke Newington’s historic library…
Lowell Street stabbing: one man suffers potentially life-changing injuries in Limehouse fight
Key Points: A man has been left with…
Three Hospitalised After Forest Gate Shooting: Emergency Services Rush to Upton Lane Incident
Key Points: Three individuals were rushed to hospital…
Daiva Antanaviciene, 57, was found dead in a Dagenham HMO after consuming a fatal level of alcohol
Key Points: A woman who died from acute…
Man, 82, found dead in Leytonstone underpass ruled suicide after initial murder probe
Key Points: An inquest has ruled the death…
Hackney Council accused of putting women at risk over plans to scrap single-sex changing rooms at King’s Hall
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Mile End stabbing: 20-year-old man killed in Pickard Gardens as teen arrested for murder
Key Points: A murder investigation is under way…
49-year-old cyclist dies after collision with vehicle in east London, police confirm
Key Points: A 49-year-old cyclist has died following…
Hornchurch MP Calls for Government Action to Save Struggling High Street Salons
Key Points: Hornchurch and Upminster MP Julia Lopez…
Drapers’ Academy in Harold Hill Receives Praise for Outstanding Ofsted Report
Key Points: Drapers’ Academy in Harold Hill has…
Critical Mass London Protest: Cyclists Demand Bike Lanes in Silvertown Tunnel
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Met Police ‘maintain concerns’ about China super-embassy plan
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Fantastic secret artist exhibition held at rainham hall
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Palms Hotel in Hornchurch Applies for New Porch and Canopy
Key Points: The Palms Hotel in Hornchurch has…
Hornchurch Road crash: Man fighting for life after collision with car
Key Points: At 11.36pm on Saturday, April 26,…
Romford District Scouts Celebrate St George’s Day with Parade Through Collier Row
Key Points: St George's Day, celebrated on April…
Tomlin’s Terrace, Limehouse: injured man’s condition confirmed as not life-threatening, say police
Key Points: A man found injured in Tomlin’s…
Stamford Hill, Hackney e-bike crash: cyclist’s condition stabilises after serious collision
Key Points: On the evening of April 24,…
Redbridge independents claim they are ‘denied a voice’ on Labour-run council
Key Points: Independent councillors in Redbridge have claimed…
Havering Council plans new landlord licensing schemes to tackle rogue rentals
Key Points: Havering Council is proposing two new…
Havering’s major roads among best maintained in London, government data shows
Key Points: Major roads in Havering have been…
Stratford man dies after fall from height on Montfichet Road
Key Points: On April 25, 2025, at approximately…
Rainham man arrested after fatal crash on Purfleet London Road that killed 17-year-old boy
Key Points: A Rainham man has been arrested…
Teen hospitalised after incident near Greenwich schools with police search underway
Key Points: A teenager has been hospitalised following…
East London attorney hospitalised after shooting; suspects flee in silver Mercedes Benz
Key Points: Police have launched an urgent manhunt…
Hackney Council confirms closure of four primary schools amid protests and falling enrolment
Key Points: Hackney Council's decision to close four…
How much money does Havering Council make from car parks?
Key Points: Havering Council has made a total…
Robert Price Dagenham fire death: Teens admit manslaughter after fatal firework attack
Key Points: Robert Price, 76, tragically died in…
Newham Council greenlights £2.1m works at James Riley Point for Carpenters Estate redevelopment
Key Points: Preparatory works set to begin at…
Newham Council approves sick pay changes to keep school services provider viable
Key Points: Newham Council has approved modifications to…
Dagenham Police Update on Mum and Child, 10, Hit by Car – One’s Suffered Life-Changing Injuries
Key Points: A 10-year-old child has suffered potentially…
Man assaulted with unknown substance in Blackwall, East London
Key Points: A man has suffered minor injuries…
Coroner investigates death of Stephen George Moore, 69, found in Dagenham home
Key Points: A coroner has opened an inquest…
TfL urged to reroute SL12 Superloop through Hornchurch instead of Elm Park
Key Points: Transport for London (TfL) is facing…