Posts by East End Citizen
Bethnal Green schoolgirl who ran away to join Isis in Syria believed dead
‘She could have been anyone’s child,’ says local MP about Kadiza Sultana, the teenager thought to have been killed whilst planning to flee the jihadi group
Read MoreCampaigners urge Olympic legacy chiefs to block concrete factory plans
Thousands sign petition condemning proposals for three concrete factories and an Asphalt plant at the Olympic Park
Read MoreWellclose Square market to relaunch after 150 years
Residents hope to restore square’s “sense of history” by hosting market for a four-week trial run starting this month
Read MorePolice come ‘under attack’ in Shadwell after car is pulled over
Footage emerges of two officers outnumbered by large group following routine traffic stop
Read MoreMayor intervenes as ‘stones thrown’ at Ian Mikardo High School over hiring of ex-offender
John Biggs to vet appointments of ex-offenders to schools following protests against the hiring of Ian Devlin, who was convicted of racially-motivated manslaughter in 2001
Read MoreRobin Hood Gardens robbed of Brutalist legacy as new face of estate is unveiled
Landmark to be demolished as part of £500m regeneration after area is rechristened Blackwall Reach
Read MoreResidents fume at plans to scrap cyclists’ crossing at Olympic Park
Hundred people brave rain to protest at plans to turn popular Monier Road bridge at the Olympic Park into “dangerous rat-run”
Read MoreFeminist Dissent in Shoreditch: new journal hopes to ‘amplify the voices’ of women under oppression
The inaugural issue was launched at the Rich Mix in an evening of music, comedy and debate
Read MoreVittoria Wharf demolition: Olympic legacy developers have ‘no grasp’ of community, say campaigners
Locals are launching a campaign to save the site with three-day Wickstock festival
Read MoreAn Unreliable Guide to London – book review
The new collection from Influx Press delivers exceptional stories and bizarre vignettes from beyond Zone 1
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