Housing activist Terry McGrenera presents a verbal snapshot of social housing in London today. On the same day, 10th June, as the GLA’s Planning Committee met to discuss the differing views of invited guests about the current surge of tall ...

Volunteers at the Barts Health Macmillan cancer information and support centre at Whipps Cross Hospital are the stars of a new video on cancer support website be.Macmillan. The centre – which provides a support service for patients affected by cancer, ...

Geoff Juden, Chair of the East London Garden Society, looks at the Bishopsgate Goods Yard Development. The community has asked for Weavers Shoreditch Woods to be created: why have the developers refused? We who live in the Shoreditch area of ...

Rushanara Ali MP (Bethnal Green & Bow) spoke at the Save Our Surgeries demonstration, but seems to have put the head of Labour Group Leader Cllr Rachael Saunders on her shoulder for the occasion. Perhaps they are performing their impression of Zaphod ...

Fancy an annual salary of £4.27 million? All you have to do is get to be the chief executive of a FTSE 100 company, and you are in with a chance – as that is their average pay. It’s 15% ...

The Government has made a further £1 million available to help charitable and community organisations help people to cut their fuel bills. That’s about a penny and a half per UK resident: it’s unlikely to have a major impact. The ...

Royal Armouries is set to join the nation in commemorating the 100th anniversary of the First World War by showcasing the weapons and armour used in battle and telling the stories of those who fought for King and Country on ...

Those with a little bit of time to spare over the summer can indulge themselves in a science extravaganza (or, at least, three special shows) right on our doorstep in Whitechapel. From microbes to molars, cutting-edge trauma surgery to 100-year-old ...

The Government’s Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced three new major motorway schemes. The plans are to create “smart roads” on parts of the M1 and M3 which aim to cut congestion and give drivers smoother, quicker journeys. Construction will ...

The Mayor of London Boris Johnson has outlined details of the London Curriculum, which puts the city itself at the heart of learning in the capital. He announced his scheme during a speech he made at the Education Reform Summit ...