ELL boroughs mark the 26th annual World Aids Day with pop-up clinics, mobile...
World AIDS Day 2014. Pic: Kate Walker Today is the 26th annual World Aids Day, marked by the World Health Organisation and the UN. More people than ever are living with HIV in the UK according to the...
View ArticleTracey Emin designs 2015 BRIT award statue
Tracey Emin Pic: Piers Allardyce The 2015 BRIT award statue has been designed by Croydon-born artist Tracey Emin. Emin is the fifth designer to add their personal stamp to the iconic trophy,...
View ArticleCroydon University Hospital A&E among UK’s five worst
Croydon University Hospital. Pic: Croydon Health Services Trust Accident and emergency services at Croydon University hospital are among the five worst in the country for patient satisfaction,...
View ArticleIncrease in Hackney Green Party membership
Charlotte George, the prospective parliamentary candidate for Hackney South and Shoreditch. Pic: Green Party Membership of the Hackney Green Party has increased by almost 100 per cent this year. In...
View ArticleChimpanzee skulls and lion claw hoarder sentenced
Chimp skull. Pic: Metropolitan Police A man has been sentenced after a chimpanzee skull which “still smelt from having been recently killed and prepared” was found in his house amongst other...
View ArticlePressure on Croydon Hospital A&E comes to a head as it announced “major...
Croydon University Hospital. Pic: Croydon Health Services Trust. Croydon University Hospital has now revised the announcement of a “major internal incident”, due to pressure on its A&E department,...
View ArticleLondon Air Ambulance grounded for three weeks
London Air Ambulance in action. Pic: Smudge 9000 London’s Whitechapel-based air ambulance will not be in operation for almost three weeks whilst it undergoes annual maintenance checks. London’s Air...
View ArticleMarcia Rigg’s fight for justice comes to Goldsmiths
Marcia Rigg. Pic: Peter Marshall “I don’t think we’ll ever get full justice”, Marcia Rigg says. “But I really want to try and make a difference – and for there to be some changes.” Being an activist...
View ArticleWhat’s it like to be homeless in Queen’s Gardens?
Rough sleepers use services like those in Queen’s Gardens often. Pic: Blodeuwedd A crowd gathers in Queen’s Gardens in Croydon at 9.30pm every night of the week. It is roughly 90 per cent male, most...
View Article#ELLGetRegistered: Our guide to voter registration
Polling station.Pic:secretlondon123 At the last election nearly 4000 people in the ELL boroughs left it too late to register to vote. Don’t let that happen to you. The last day in which UK citizens...
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