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London Covid vaccine uptake is so bad these boroughs have worst rates in the UK

London has the lowest vaccine uptake in the country, with East London seeing the least number of people vaccinated. Booster jabs are being rolled out rapidly to combat the fast-spreading Omicron variant.... Read more »
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East London mums attend New Scotland Yard knife crime vigil

Published: 8:00 AM December 15, 2021 Mothers from Havering, Newham and Redbridge joined a candlelit vigil outside New Scotland Yard in a plea to end knife crime.   On December 14, people who have lost loved ones came together to share the message... Read more »
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Queen Mary’s Clinical Effectiveness Group receives funding to tackle falling pre-school immunisation rates

Published on: 14 December 2021 GP baby clinic in East London. The Clinical Effectiveness Group at Queen Mary University of London leads one of the four successful projects: a primary care quality improvement... Read more »
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London has eight of worst 10 boroughs for Omicron in the country

Almost all the local authorities with the highest Omicron cases are in London, new figures have revealed. A report by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) showed that eight out of the... Read more »
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Former Waltham Forest council leader new housing firm job

Waltham Forest Council insists there is “no question of any impropriety or conflict of interest” after its former leader took a job at a housing company. In September, Cllr Clare Coghill, who... Read more »
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Obituary: former Mayor of Redbridge Maureen Hoskins

Redbridge Liberal Democrats are mourning a former Mayor of Redbridge who made a “huge” contribution to the community over many decades. Maureen Hoskins, who lived in South Woodford with husband, Richard, 83,... Read more »
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A House for Artists by Apparata opens in east London

A House for Artists reinvents affordable, sustainable living Apparata architecture studio is behind this sustainable housing development in Barking town centre, east London Affordable housing, sustainable architecture, and artistic creativity; all roll into one... Read more »
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With ‘something for everyone,’ East Lions Community Centre opens its doors after years of delays

The East Lions Community Centre is complete, four years after the $21.4-million project’s groundbreaking ceremony.  Construction for the 42,000-square-foot centre was mired with delays due to contracting issues. It was intended to... Read more »
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New East London parking scheme in Wanstead slammed five years ago

Residents and business owners vowed to fight a proposed new parking scheme for Wanstead five years ago this week. New parking charges will kill community hubs, damage businesses, and risk people’s jobs,... Read more »
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New initiative supports business innovation in the Thames Gateway

Future Cube, a new innovation centre designed to support and cultivate London’s innovative manufacturing, logistics and construction businesses, has opened in the heart of the Thames Gateway. Located in Rainham, situated on... Read more »