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Improvement in SE London’s Covid vaccination rate of elderly

The rate of coronavirus vaccination among the elderly has dramatically improved in south east London compared to late last month. Figures accurate on January 24 showed south east London lagging far behind other regions, having jabbed just... Read more »

East End community grants to improve life near Olympic Park

More cash is being handed out for community groups living around Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park to improve life through wellbeing projects and the arts.   Grants up to £3,000 are being given through East End Community Foundation... Read more »
East London and West Essex Guardian Series:

Councillors in the dark about council’s own joint operation

Councillors responsible for ensuring antisocial behaviour and crime are dealt with properly are not receiving enough information to do their job, a councillor claimed. Some members of Waltham Forest Council’s communities scrutiny... Read more »

£3.5bn to replace cladding on towers like New Providence

More government cash is now on tap to get rid of dangerous cladding on privately-owned tower blocks like New Providence Wharf near Canary Wharf.  It means leaseholders won’t be slapped with bills... Read more »

Help pregnant women in Tower Hamlets by being Maternity Mate

A Tower Hamlets charity is on the lookout for new volunteers as it aims to continue supporting mums-to-be in the borough. Women’s Health and Family Services (WHFS) offers a number of services... Read more »
Explosion heard in east London - 999 crews attend as building is 'evacuated'

Explosion heard in east London – 999 crews attend as building is ‘evacuated’

A building has reportedly been evacuated in east London after reports of an explosion. Police and the fire brigade have attended the incident in the Hoxton area of Hackney. One local said... Read more »
Calling all apprentices: Applications to become a police constable in London are now open

Calling all apprentices: Applications to become a police constable in London are now open

This National Apprenticeship Week, the Met Police is calling on Londoners who are interested in a rewarding career – whilst working towards a fully funded degree at four London universities, including Brunel University London – to apply... Read more »
An aerial view of the park from the direction of Barkingside Tube station (Google Earth)

Fairlop Waters to grow by more than 100 football pitches

Plans to expand a country park by the equivalent of more than 100 football pitches have united political parties and excited residents. By “mid-late” this year, Redbridge Council aims to have finished... Read more »
Police have halted traffic on the A13 after a serious fuel spillage

A406 North Circular Road and A13 Barking traffic: Road shut for hours after fuel spillage caused miles of queues in icy conditions

The A13 was shut this morning (Thursday, February 11) which caused problems for London travellers. A lorry broke down close to the Beckton Roundabout in Barking, Greater London, forcing the East-bound carriageway... Read more »
East London and West Essex Guardian Series:

Hundreds of east London patients waited an hour in ambulance

More than 700 A&E patients waited an unacceptably long time to be seen by a doctor at King George Hospital and Queen’s Hospital between May and November last year. In the six... Read more »