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IT IS several years since the NHS decided to modernise the Royal London Hospital – triggering a wholesale redevelopment of the surrounding part of Whitechapel. But will the development bring improvements to the area? The opportunity to improve Whitechapel wasn’t ...

THE NUMBER OF people in England who were referred to the NHS wheelchair service in 2024 is roughly the same as the number of people who live in Northampton. What is the NHS wheelchair service? If you need a mobility ...

THE SLAVE TRADE was running across the Atlantic – but in Tower Hamlets, between 1567 and 1802, Black people were finding refuge and telling their stories. Now a new exhibition tells their stories. Six local residents have dug into the ...

THE CHISENHLE Gallery has announced a series of events which will take place over the next three months. Introduction 11am-12 noon, Saturday, 29th March An introduction to Claudia Pages Rabal’s commission Five Defence Towers, by Olivia Aherne, Curator, and Oscar ...

CARDIFF: the capital of Wales; the largest city in Wales and the eleventh largest city in the United Kingdom. Nestled on the south coast of Wales, it was occupied by the Romans and then by the Normans, before being unified ...

THREE railway companies have joined forces to run a competition for the second year running. This year they are celebrating “Railway 200”, which marks 200 years of the modern railway. The companies Southern Rail, Thameslink and Great Northern have each ...

ONE YEAR AGO police in East London recevied a report from a member of the public who said that they had found a new-born baby, wrapped in a towel, in a shopping bag near the junction of Grenway and High ...

The Met Office has issued two weather warning for London at the start of 2025. First, there was a warning about strong winds on New Year’s Day. There were reports of minor damage around the borough, particularly in exposed areas. ...

THE GOVERNMENT is blowing its trumpet today as it announces that it is keeping the cap on bus fares going. The cap, introduced by the last Government, means that travellers outside London won’t pay more than £3 for a bus ...

MORE THAN 120 firefighters have spent the day tackling a massive blaze in a warehouse in New Road, Rainham. The fire was spotted at around 10.20am and was brought under control by 3pm. The warehouse is believed to be a ...