Man with functional neurological disorder issues moving plea for better treatment in north-east London – Hackney Citizen

Man with functional neurological disorder issues moving plea for better treatment in north-east London – Hackney Citizen

George Bleakley addressed councillors via video link “Why is there no provision? Why is there no plan? Why is there nothing for people with FND in East London? Do we not matter?”... Read more »
Dowen Farmer gets the nod for 39 ‘high-quality’ apartments in north-east London

Dowen Farmer gets the nod for 39 ‘high-quality’ apartments in north-east London

The 2,641m² residential scheme on Forest Road will be housed in a building ranging between three and five storeys. It will include 230m² of commercial space on the ground floor. An existing... Read more »
Hainault sword attack: Child dies and four taken to hospital after sword attack in northeast London | UK News

Hainault sword attack: Child dies and four taken to hospital after sword attack in northeast London | UK News

A 14-year-old boy has died and four people are in hospital after a stabbing attack in northeast London. Police were called to reports around 7am that a 36-year-old man was wielding a... Read more »
North-east England overtakes London as UK’s child poverty hotspot | Poverty

North-east England overtakes London as UK’s child poverty hotspot | Poverty

The north-east of England has the highest rate of child poverty of anywhere in the UK, for the first time overtaking London as the nation’s hotspot for hardship and deprivation, new analysis... Read more »
Man’s body found by Hollow Ponds in northeast london

Man’s body found by Hollow Ponds in northeast london

A man’s body has been discovered by a lake in a northeast London beauty spot. Police were called to the Hollow Ponds, in Leytonstone after the grim discovery at 8.30am on Tuesday.... Read more »
Northeast London, Ont. apartment fire sends occupant, firefighter to hospital

Northeast London, Ont. apartment fire sends occupant, firefighter to hospital

An occupant of a northeast London apartment building had to be taken to hospital following a fire Tuesday evening. Emergency crews were called to 750 Kipps Lane for a blaze on the... Read more »
Pensioner’s body recovered from River Lea in north-east London

Pensioner’s body recovered from River Lea in north-east London

T he body of a pensioner has been recovered from the River Lea in north-east London. The man, aged in his 70s, was found in the water close to Harrington Hill in... Read more »
Surge testing after South African coronavirus variant found in North-East town

Surge testing after South African coronavirus variant found in North-East town

SURGE testing and genomic sequencing will happen in the North-East after a case of the extremely infectious South African variant of coronavirus was found, it has been confirmed. A Department for Health... Read more »
North-east London businessman who helped end slavery in British Empire

North-east London businessman who helped end slavery in British Empire

William Dillwyn, a co-ordinator of the British abolitionist and anti-slavery campaign, was born in Pennsylvania in 1743 and lived in Walthamstow (Blackhorse Lane) from 1777 until his death in 1824. A devout... Read more »