Failed driving tests in the UK produce almost two million kilograms of carbon dioxide in a normal year, according to new research. The pass rate for driving tests in the UK is... Read more »
A London Underground Station on the Central line will be closed all week due to staff shortages. Transport for London confirmed that people living in East London will be affected and they... Read more »
More than 70 people in Tower Hamlets and Hackney have been reported for consideration of Fixed Penalty Notices after two days of police action. The fines could total £15,800. The shock figure comes after... Read more »
Campaigners are appealing this week for people to make their voices heard ahead of the final deadline for a draft Neighbourhood Plan protecting the future of Spitalfields. The consultation ends on Thursday, February 18. The Neighbourhood Forum is urging... Read more »
18 January 2021, 20:47 Met Police officers handed out over 140 fines over the weekend. Picture: PA Images More than 140 fines totalling £39,000 were issued in Tower Hamlets and Hackney over the weekend... Read more »
Barts Health is on track to administer its 250,000th Covid-19 vaccine by the end of the week. The trust, which runs Mile End Hospital in Mile End, Newham University Hospital in Plaistow and the... Read more »
The cannabis farm discovered by Homerton Police extends over two floors of an abandoned warehouse. Pic: Homerton Police The largest cannabis farm ever discovered in Hackney, containing more than 500 plants with... Read more »
Thousands of households in East London were left with no or low running water for hours before Thames Water said it managed to fix the problem. Residents across a range of postcodes... Read more »
An East London man has been convicted after a 13-year-old was used to sell drugs in a different part of the country. Abdur Rakib, 21, of Sclater Street in Shoreditch, was part... Read more »
I’ve lived in East London for years now but until this week I had never been on the cable car across the Thames. To be honest there had never been a reason... Read more »
