Black dog sculpture in Whitechapel to raise awareness of depression
A striking statue of a black dog put up in an East End park to raise awareness of depression is moving on to new pastures.
Model Hayley Mac gets £2k from West Ham fans for Richard House hospice
Fans showed their loving side at West Ham when they donated £2,000 in loose change to a children’s hospice during a Valentine’s night top-of-the-table match.
Runners in training for Spitalfields Shrove Tuesday pancake race
Hardy East Enders are in training for next week’s Great Spitalfields pancake race on Shrove Tuesday.
Osmani Trust’s East End gang warfare mediators open their new community centre
Hundreds of supporters and visitors packed a new youth centre—which mediates to reduce street gang wars in London’s East End—for its official grand opening.
Queen Mary’s professor Peter McOwan puts magic into maths
Teachers are using magic tricks in maths to help pupils in London’s East End get to grips with their sums.
- Solve home-grown terrorism with ‘quit smoking’ methods, says Queen Mary study
- Dizzee Rascal helps Futureversity to keep East End kids off the streets
- Providence Row charity urges Lords not to criminalise rough sleepers
- Durkan builders ‘rescue’ Tower Hamlets FC Under-12s’ trip to Jersey
- Toynbee Hall holds ‘bring and fix’ fair to solve people’s problems
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