Going for gold! South London care homes host sports days for local community

Going for gold! South London care homes host sports days for local community

Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now With the Olympics fast approaching, local care home residents are limbering up for their very own sporting... Read more »
Historic Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks Will Be Converted Into 2,100 Homes

Historic Bromley-by-Bow Gasworks Will Be Converted Into 2,100 Homes

Gasholders are an iconic part of east London’s skyline. Once used as storage facilities for gas, the gigantic circular metal structures are usually dotted along canals and you can spot the Victorian structures in places... Read more »
Shared ownership homes for sale in East London

Shared ownership homes for sale in East London

Seven shared ownership apartments remain at the Bromley-by-Bow development from Guinness Homes as it stands. Once finished the Leaside Lock development will comprise of 965 homes, complete with underfloor electric heating and... Read more »
The North London borough ‘bucking the housing trend’ that’s on track to build 1million homes

The North London borough ‘bucking the housing trend’ that’s on track to build 1million homes

House building across England is in a slump, with the number of new developments being built dropping in each of the last three years. However, a North London borough is one of... Read more »
E.ON to Launch Pioneering District Heating Network for 6,500 East London Homes

E.ON to Launch Pioneering District Heating Network for 6,500 East London Homes

Energy titan E.ON and Australian property giant Lendlease have announced a partnership to implement a pioneering low-carbon heat network across East London, targeting approximately 6,500 new homes and business units. This initiative... Read more »
Families moving into homes they designed and built themselves – South London News

Families moving into homes they designed and built themselves – South London News

Families are moving into homes they designed and built themselves with a community housing group.  The new development in Church Grove, Ladywell, is the capital’s largest community-led self-build housing project. The block... Read more »
Better broadband for thousands of North London homes

Better broadband for thousands of North London homes

Openreach is installing “ultrafast, ultra-reliable” full fibre broadband to 517 more locations across the UK An Openreach engineer Parts of North London are set to benefit from the rollout of new broadband infrastructure. Openreach,... Read more »
Proposed Greenwich tower block could see 352 new homes – South London News

Proposed Greenwich tower block could see 352 new homes – South London News

By Joe Coughlan, Local Democracy Reporter Plans have been revealed for a set of tower blocks stretching up to 26 storeys high and a new public square in Greenwich Peninsula. Greenwich council... Read more »
Sadiq Khan promises 40,000 new London council homes if he wins third term | London

Sadiq Khan promises 40,000 new London council homes if he wins third term | London

Sadiq Khan launched his campaign for a record third term as mayor of London by promising the “greatest council homebuilding drive in a generation” and defending his ultra-low emission zone for London.... Read more »
Inside ‘warzone-like’ East London housing estate where drug-dealers and prostitutes leave terrified residents feeling like prisoners in their own homes and police ‘take ages to arrive – or never show’

Inside ‘warzone-like’ East London housing estate where drug-dealers and prostitutes leave terrified residents feeling like prisoners in their own homes and police ‘take ages to arrive – or never show’

Residents living on a ‘warzone-like’ estate have described how drug dealers and prostitutes have invaded their community leaving them feeling like prisoners in their own homes. The Little Ilford estate in Newham,... Read more »