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Dalston Kingsland roof fire: Lit cigarette causes blaze, destroying building rooftop
Key Points: A fire that destroyed a roof…
Hackney Council rejects plan for late-night venue on former Cargo site over crime concerns
Key Points: Hackney Council has denied an application…
Tesco stabbing: Man in critical condition after attack outside South Hornchurch store
Key Points: Man stabbed outside Tesco in South…
Elm Park school stabbings: 12 teens arrested after violent knife attack at birthday party
Key Points: A violent knife attack erupted at…
Clapton’s ‘Murder Mile’: Rising knife crime reignites fears despite gentrification
Key Points: For decades, Clapton’s notorious 'Murder Mile'…
Havering Council faces legal action over toxic landfill fires in Rainham as residents suffer health crisis
Key Points An environmental group has launched legal…
Ilford teenager GhaniRahan, 14, is winner of the BYITC Python Code Challenge 2025
A teenager from Ilford beat hundreds of other…
Havering Parking Dispute: Former council worker Denise Reece fined £60 amid inconsistency claims
Key Points: Denise Reece, a former Havering Council…
Elm Park knife attack: 2 youths injured in primary school birthday party in violent attack
Key Points: A private 16th birthday party at…
Havering Council issues temporary stop notice to Palms Hotel in Hornchurch
Key Points: Havering Council has issued a temporary…
Newham Council Approves 600 New Homes at Silvertown’s Silo D Quarter
Key Points: Newham Council's Planning Committee has approved…
Havering Council: Hillcrest Road, Winifred Avenue among others to close for maintenance works
Key Points: Havering Council has announced a series…
Hackney Council approves £2m sale of three buildings in Dalston amid public fear
Key Points: Hackney Council has approved the £2…
28-Homes plan in Broxhill Road, Havering-atte-Bower approved by Havering Council
Key Points: Havering Council Approves Plan for 28…
Romford town centre 20-Years Revitalisation to be discussed in Havering Council meeting on March 6
Key Points: Havering Council to Review Romford Masterplan…
Romford: Notorious Gallows Corner flyover to be upgraded after years of delays
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Labour must not ignore Reform UK’s rising support in London, warns Dominic Twomey
Key Points Labour Leader Warns of Reform UK's…
Man threatens staff outside JD Sport Westfield Stratford
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Tower Hamlets Whitechapel: Learner driver of £70,000 Rolls-Royce Ghost V12 found with no insurance
Key Points Learner Driver Caught Behind Wheel of…
Rainham Lowen Road: Eight-bedroom HMO School House proposed in Havering Council weekly planning
Key Points Eight-Bedroom HMO Proposed in Rainham Amid…
Havering: The Alderman pub in Chippenham Road to be demolished for 140 new homes
Key Points Essex Pub Faces Demolition for Housing…
Abbotts Park Leyton Stabbing: Teenage boy, 17, rushed to hospital, Police cordoned off area
Key Points Teenager Stabbed Near Leyton’s Abbotts Park,…
Canning Town Hallsville Quarter Stabbing: Boy, 17, found with multiple stab injuries
Key Points: What Happened in the Canning Town…
Newham Hospital evacuated, cordoned of due to ‘unknown chemical smell’
Key Points Newham Hospital A&E Evacuated Following 'Unknown…
Hackney Council ‘reaffirmed’ improving satisfaction levels in Council’s housing service
Key Points: What is Hackney Council saying about…
Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club to close after 140 years, Crowdfunding campaign setup
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Harold Hill: NHS Nurse Victoria Thorpe, 40, died in Briar Road car crash, East London Coroner’s Court hears
Key Points: What happened to NHS nurse Victoria…
Stoke Newington Oldhill Street stabbing: 54-year-old man rushed to hospital
Key Points: What happened in the Stoke Newington…
Waltham Forest Council Tax to raise by 4.99pc
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Havering Council’s £71m deficit: MP Margaret Mullane, Local Minister Jim McMahon discuss emergency funding loan
Key Points: Why Did Margaret Mullane Meet with…
Havering: Weekly food waste collection service in borough to cost 4 million
Key Points: Why Is Havering Introducing a Food…
Newham Council approves RAC CHP’s planning for 457-bedroom PBSA
Key Points: Why Was Planning Approved for RAC…
Dagenham: 1,000 homes in former Ford stamping plant turned home project near completion
Key Points: Ford Dagenham Stamping Plant Redevelopment Reaches…
Barking and Dagenham Council invites residents to attend Safer Neighbourhood Board meeting
Key Points: Barking and Dagenham Council Invites Residents…
Barking and Dagenham Council to cut council tax support from 85 pc down to 63 pc
Key Points: Barking and Dagenham Council to Reduce…
Hackney Councillors dismiss calls for Divestment amid pro-Palestinian protest of Independent Socialists Group
Key Points Hackney Councillors Dismiss Calls for Divestment…
12-inch knife found in Havering’s Rainham Play Park
Key Points: Knife Found in Havering's Rainham Play…
Hackney Kingsland Road Car-Cycle crash incident: Cyclist ‘severely injured’, Bentley Road to A104 Dalston Lane closed
Key Points: What Happened in the Hackney Road…
Tower Hamlets Councillor Abdul Malik’s Influence in Sexual Harassment Case referred to Snaresbrook Court
Key Points: Why Is Councillor Abdul Malik Facing…
Labour’s Rubina Siddiqui wins Barking and Dagenham Councillor by-election due to Cllr Glenda Paddle death
Key Points: How Did Labour Retain the Whalebone…
Havering and Newham among London Councils that get ‘exceptional’ government funding
Key Points: LONDON – Six London councils have…
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%…