Posts by East End Citizen
Violence against women on City Hall’s agenda after rise in recorded rapes
There has been an 11 per cent increase in recorded incidents of the sexual offence in the capital since last year, the London Assembly says
Read MoreFury at London Mayor for ‘appalling’ decision to block police spit hoods
Scotland Yard must now explain to City Hall why it needs the equipment before it can be introduced
Read MoreLondon City Cruise Port to be debated in the Commons as opposition grows
Fears that idling ships could generate pollution equivalent to running 688 HGVs have residents and politicians up in arms
Read MoreWhitechapel extremist Mohammed Rahman jailed for five-and-a-half years for Isis support
Rahman given same sentence as co-defendant Anjem Choudary for urging followers to pledge allegiance to Islamic State
Read MoreFailing Muslim school shut down by Ofsted
Ayasofia Primary in Whitechapel is to be closed despite warnings about potential ‘radicalisation’ during home schooling
Read MoreChallengers to disgraced ex-Mayor Rahman now face ‘£210k bill’ despite legal victory
Petitioners take to crowdfunding site aiming to recoup the unexpectedly high legal costs, as Mayor Biggs tweets support
Read MoreWatchdog fears ‘risks’ of holding vote for next Mayor of London on same date as general election
Voters could be confronted with four different ballot papers as well as different electoral systems
Read MoreBarred: prison play asks if art and education can rehabilitate offenders
Writer and ex-offender Dean Stalham bases his plays on searching questions that interrogate the prison experience
Read MoreThree men jailed for stealing ‘life-saving equipment’ from fire stations
Thieves stole £100k worth of fire-fighting kit in London crime spree
Read MoreObituary – Colin O’Brien
Acclaimed photographer who chronicled the life of ordinary East Londoners since the 1940s has died suddenly aged 76
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