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Eat, drink and be scary this Halloween!
Already have your spooktacular costumes ready but not quite sure how to celebrate Halloween with your loved ones? ELL helps you make the most of y...
Maelor Tutor Sails Atlantic For Charity
A tutor at Wrexham Maelor Hospital is currently sailing the Atlantic single-handedly as part of a challenge to raise money for Nightingale House Ho...
Vivergo Fuels safety record celebrated through charity donations
VIVERGO FUELS based at the Saltend Chemicals Park have celebrated achieving new safety milestones by donating £20,000 to five charities nominated...
English Heritage – Paull Holme Tower on ‘at risk’ register!
ENGLISH HERITAGE has published its English Heritage ‘at-risk’ register 2011Â (PDF) for Yorkshire and the Humber. Of local interest is t...
Bailiffs evict Bedford House as Government plans to outlaw squatting on Tuesday
Bailiffs armed with axes forced their way through three layers of metal barricades to evict squatters from a grade II listed building in Shoreditch...
Help the fundraising effort for Hackney elder’s family reunion
The local community in Hackney are raising money to send a cherished local resident home to visit his parents for the first time in 54 years. In 19...
Assurances Sought Over London Rail Link
Wrexham MP Ian Lucas has written to the Transport Minister to seek assurances over direct links between his constituency and London. The letter com...
Murder inquiry launched after Clapton stabbing
Police have launched a murder investigation after a man was fatally stabbed in Hackney last night. The man, who was in his late 20s and has not yet...
Bournemouth’s newest Sushi Bar officially launches
Bringing a taste of Japan to Bournemouth, Oishii Oishii Sushi and Noodle Bar in the town centre welcomed locals to the official launch party last n...
Hyperlocal Social Networks that aim to be ‘Local’ versions of Facebook
SEVERAL SOCIAL NETWORKS have been launched that aim to be a more ‘localised’ versions of Facebook – i.e. they want to bring peopl...
LIVE: Bedford House Squat eviction in Shoreditch
Squatters at Bedford House in Shoreditch have been preparing for the worst overnight, as they will face eviction by bailiffs today. Some have packe...
Croydon businesses allowed eight week extension to claim riot grants
Local businesses that suffered from the disturbances during the riots in August will have until the new year to claim emergency funding. Communitie...
‘Boris Bikes’ come to East London
Serco Group PLC signed a £50 million expansion contract to support the expansion for the Barclay’s Cycle Hire Scheme into East London. The c...
‘Occupy’ protest joined by Goldsmiths students and lecturers
Thursday evening, Goldsmiths lecturers and students, went down to the St Pauls demonstrations to support their solidarity to the protests that have...
Pick of the Line 27/10/11 – 3/11/11
Thursday – Mathias Poledna / Florian Pumhösl exhibition @ Raven Row Friday – Hackney Picturehouse opening Saturday – Stour Space Designers M...
Wrexham Free Parking Scheme To Start
Wrexham Council is due to introduce free parking at two of its town centre car parks as of Monday in a bid to boost trade. Proposals to introduce t...
Shoreditch squat to be evicted Friday morning
An East London squatters group are organizing a “party of resistance†to eviction tonight . The squatters are due to be evicted tomorrow from t...
Wrap Up for Winter Campaign and FREE Winter Kit from Yorkshire Water
YORKSHIRE WATER have launched a campaign to prepare householders for another possible freezing cold winter. Last year was the coldest winter on rec...
Celebrations as Wenlock Arms is saved
The Wenlock Arms, a cherished pub and local institution in Hackney, has won its fight against redevelopment. Hackney planning Committee said today:...
I know this great coffee shop in Dalston…
With last week’s announcement of the opening of Dalston’s first Starbucks, EastLondonLines have sought refuge in the large number of locally ru...
‘Free to Be’ Exhibition
The “artistsâ€, young Muslim girls from East London, stand next to their artwork, smiling proudly as the crowd admires their effort. Paintings, ...
Owners of Bournemouth nightclub under administration
Britain’s biggest nightclub chain, Luminar, is set to go into administration putting an estimated 3,000 jobs at risk. Luminar owns 75 UK club...
Wrexham Council Set To Make £3.5m Cuts
Wrexham Council has announced that it is set to make £3.5m worth of budget cuts next year. Councillors warned that virtually no department would b...
INTERVIEW: Emily Fisher from Bournemouth’s vintage photo booth
At 25, Emily Fisher is the newest entrepreneur to take her first step into the business of vintage, collaborating her love of old-school fashion an...
Bournemouth ‘Garden City by the Sea’ – the bid is in
Bournemouth’s application to have city status has now been sent up to London. The prize of city status is being offered in a competition to mark ...
What’s happening to old Blue Bins? – Contractor appointed to recycle them
IN JULY 2011 we asked the East Riding Council what would be happening to the old smaller Blue Wheelie Bins after they were replaced for the larger ...
Christmas is coming…. to Paull
CHRISTMAS TIME is an occasion to put on something special for your community! Paull Village Hall has already got plans under way to celebrate the ...
Salisbury Links and News
Amesbury Town Museum Consultation Day – 27 October 2011 Amesbury Town Museum Consultation Day – 27 October 2011 | stonehengechambe...
‘Bieber Fever’ hits Stratford’s Westfield
Justin Bieber is due to turn on the Christmas lights at Westfield Stratford on 7th November. Due to a wide spread outbreak of Bieber Fever there ar...
Metropolitan Police sacked over 999 call failures
A metropolitan police officer was fired after ignoring 141 emergency calls including rape and child abuse reports. An investigation carried ...
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