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 »
Image: Shutterstock Looking for things to do with children in London during the school holidays? Take a look at all this stuff going on across town. Plenty of these things to do... Read more »
London is a hub of renters as not everyone can afford to buy their dream home in the capital. With developments popping up every minute there are many options to choose from... Read more »
A collaboration between All Points East Festival and BBC Radio 6 Music will see some of the stations best-loved DJs, like Tom Ravencroft, Gilles Peterson and Mary Ann Hobbs, take over a... Read more »
Several offenders from across east London were sentenced or jailed this month. Here’s our round-up: Caise Bidounga Caise Bidounga was jailed on July 9 for sexual offences. – Credit: Metropolitan Police Ilford... Read more »
Media updates Sign up to myFT Daily Digest to be the first to know about Media news. US investment groups Blackstone and Hudson Pacific Properties are to build one of Europe’s biggest... Read more »
A couple who saved for almost four years to finally save enough money for a premises for their business had it wrecked by illegal ravers just two weeks after moving in. Nivi... Read more »
The Kray twins are notorious gangsters who once ruled over the East End. Some 54 years since their influence subsided they could be mistaken for waning into an urban legend. But for... Read more »
