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September 15, 2017January 11, 2022

Travel the full Elizabeth line – virtually

The Elizabeth line, connecting East London to West is now complete – allowing for construction trains to travel from one end to the other.

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in East London
Tower Hamlets mayor John Biggs
September 14, 2017January 11, 2022

Has the curse of Tower Hamlets struck Mayor John Biggs?

Tower Hamlets mayor John Biggs thought he was free and clear of oversight when he bade farewell to the post-Rahman government inspectors.

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in East London
The 'Whitechapel fatberg' (Image: Thames Water)
September 14, 2017January 11, 2022

Is the Whitechapel fatberg the ultimate symbol of our times?

The fatberg has officially become an emblem of our times. The smelly conglomeration of fat deposits, toilet waste and towelettes that clog the sewers under London is to the 21st century what the night-time activities of the night soil men were to the Victorians.

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in East London
Roads in Tower Hamlets
September 6, 2017January 11, 2022

Why a Smart car is like a stretch limo on Tower Hamlets roads

Tower Hamlets road users would find themselves with a case of agoraphobia if they were to venture to the Orkneys.

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in East London
Work is nearing completion on the new station at Abbey Wood (Image: CROSSRAIL)
September 1, 2017January 11, 2022

New pictures show how designers have put the wood into Abbey Wood station

A new station at Abbey Wood, on the Crossrail network , is coming together, piece by piece, an befitting its name, it has an impressive display of timber at its heart.

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in East London
Preparations for a London Tunnel Run event in 2015 (Image: YouTube)
August 25, 2017January 11, 2022

Racers cancel Surrey Quays tunnel run event

Residents of Surrey Quays can get some peace on Bank Holiday Sunday. A police crackdown on boy racers has forced the cancellation of a major tunnel run event.

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in East London
Chizzy Akudolu played surgeon Mo Effanga in Holby City (Image: BBC)
August 22, 2017January 11, 2022

East Londoner Chizzy joins Strictly Come Dancing line-up

East Londoner and former Holby City favourite Chizzy Akudolu has been unveiled as one of the celebrities for this year’s Strictly Come Dancing .

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in East London
Jupiter and Mercury Clippers on the Thames together for the first time
August 22, 2017September 14, 2019

New Thames Clippers vessels enter service

Two new Thames Clippers are now working together on the river.

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in East London
Artist's impression of a road bridge at Gallions Reach
August 19, 2017September 21, 2019

Newham mayor renews calls for road bridge at Gallions Reach

The Mayor of Newham has used the abandonment of the Garden Bridge project to renew his call for a road bridge at Gallions Reach.

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in Business / East London
The blast flattened houses and warehouses (Photo: © PLA Collection / Museum of London)
January 22, 2017September 14, 2019

The true story behind the biggest explosion ever to hit London

Even according to the most generous assessment, it was an accident waiting to happen. The heating and purifying of trinitrotoluene – TNT – was more dangerous than the manufacture of the explosive material itself.

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in East London / Royal Docks
April 23, 2016September 14, 2019

Tower Hamlets corruption probe ‘not over yet’

The book is not yet closed on the Tower Hamlets election fraud scandal despite Scotland Yard ruling out prosecutions as a result of last year’s High Court judgment.

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in East London
April 23, 2016September 14, 2019

New Brunel Museum space makes an entrance

The great engineer, who was also a great showman, would appreciate what’s been done to his ground-breaking Thames Tunnel in Rotherhithe.

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in East London
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