Seven knives and weapons plus seven vehicles seized are just some of the results following a flood of anti-violence policing in east London. The Violence Suppression Unit (VSU) led on a two-day... Read more »
Tucked away under a railway bridge in the Limehouse area of East London is an unassuming piece of graffiti. It doesn’t stand out particularly in terms of intricate design or bright colours... Read more »
More than 70 people in Tower Hamlets and Hackney could be fined for Covid breaches following a crack down in a two day period. The Met Police, alongside a variety of local... 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 »
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 »
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 »
One of East London’s best kept secrets is its canals. This area doesn’t just have one, not two, but three canals. Plus, there’s the River Thames not too far away. Not very... Read more »
A WOMAN in her 30s has died after being stabbed in East London. Met Police have launched an investigation and arrested a man on suspicion of murder following the fatal knifing in... Read more »
