The Lord Napier pub in Hackney Wick, known for its top-to-bottom graffitied walls, will open its doors on Saturday August 7 for the first time in 26 years. Lord Napier pub The old,... Read more »
London City Airport has named the latest local recipients to be awarded grants from its £75k (US$105k) Community Fund. In the latest round of funding, £35,940 (US$50k) has been allocated to 12... Read more »
Plans for East London’s new giant Madison Square Garden Sphere music venue are set to be decided this month, leaving local residents terrified at the prospect of the enormous orb getting the... Read more »
An infamous graffiti-clad pub in Hackney is preparing to serve new customers this summer, after having been closed for a quarter of a century. Its been 26 years since the last legal pint was poured... Read more »
The London boroughs which were home to the 2012 Olympics have seen their house prices soar higher than the capital’s average, according to a new study. Tower Hamlets, Newham, Hackney, Barking and... Read more »
Barking and Dagenham council has revealed a Hollywood film was shot in the local area. The crew of the Marvel smash-hit Black Widow were based in Dagenham, at the Londoneast-UK business park,... Read more »
London crime: Rapist lured office worker into park before launching ‘terrifying attack’ 23 years ago
A man who raped a woman in an East London park more than 23 years ago has been jailed. Gulzar Hussain, aged 17 at the time, raped a 32-year-old office worker after... Read more »
When London bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, we were driven not just by sporting desire, but by a vision for a regenerated east London after decades of deindustrialisation and deprivation.... Read more »
House prices across the six Olympic host boroughs have grown faster than the London average since the 2012 Games, analysis has revealed. Rises of more than 80 per cent have been experienced in both... Read more »
Plans to build new flats in Newham’s Forest Gate have been approved, despite more than 100 people complaining. The council met on July 26 and approved plans to demolish the existing properties... Read more »
