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Tower Hamlets neighbours must leave and pay £85k for building repairs

Barleymow residents at the meeting on May 4 at the Veterans Club on Limehouse Street

Edmund Bissett

Neighbours in Tower Hamlets have been asked to move out and fork out tens of thousands of pounds for building repairs.

Work had already begun on the building in Monier Road

Planning and Development

Flats under construction in Hackney Wick to be knocked down and rebuilt

Alastair Lockhart, LDRS

Harold Wood vox pops

'Callous' benefit freeze sees 40pc of London recipients struggle with rent

Chantelle Billson

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An aerial view of terraced houses in London

London Live News

7 of the cheapest streets in each east London borough

Holly Chant

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Apsana Begum... at housing protest in Canary Wharf in May

Cost of Living

MP urges government action as residents face 'concerning' service charge...

Alastair Lockhart, LDRS

A view of the rooftop pitches at Hackney's Britannia Leisure Centre at Shoreditch Park

Planning and Development

Built to impress: 5 of London's best buildings according to experts

Holly Chant

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A woman washes her hands in a kitchen sink. PA Photo. Picture date: Saturday March 14, 2020. Photo c

Cost of Living

Residents sign petition demanding heating and hot water bill reduction

Michael Cox

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How the Canary Wharf skyline might look once the new 52-floor block is built

Planning and Development

Canary Wharf apartment block gets approval

Michael Cox

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File photo dated 14/2/2021 of the skyline of Canary Wharf in London. Issue date: Wednesday October 2

Planning and Development

Extra staircase added to 51-storey tower plans after fire brigade concerns

Alastair Lockhart, LDRS

Community fury at plans for office block at Old Truman Brewery

Planning and Development

Campaigners bid to stop Truman Brewery plans in the courts

Alastair Lockhart, LDRS

A 21-story tower block in Whitechapel High Street is on fire

London Fire Brigade

Over 100 firefighters tackle Whitechapel tower block blaze

Sally Patterson

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An artist's rendering of the former Britannia leisure centre site in Shoreditch Park

Housing News

Residents object to high-density tower blocks planned for Shoreditch Park

Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Data on empty homes has been released by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

London Live News

Revealed: How many homes are sitting empty in your area

Andrew Brookes

These properties in Havering, Barking, Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge all cost the same

London Live News

Revealed: What you could rent for £1.5k in east London

Sally Patterson

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An artist's impression shows Notting Hill Genesis' plans for sites around Hackney Wick station

Housing News

New 190 home neighbourhood planned near Hackney Wick station

Holly Chant

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Hundreds of buildings in east London require emergency measures due to fire safety defects

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Hundreds of buildings lacking fire safety in east London

Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter

London Fire Brigade was called to a suspected carbon monoxide leak in Rosefield Gardens yesterday (February 3)

London Live News

Limehouse: Two men hospitalised after suspected carbon monoxide leak

Sally Patterson

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London Fire Brigade (LFB) was called to Darling Row, Bethnal Green on Saturday (January 29).

London Live News

Bethnal Green flat fire prompts smoke alarm warnings

Sally Patterson

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File photo dated 14/2/2021 of the skyline of Canary Wharf in London. Issue date: Wednesday October 2

Planning and Development

Fire brigade raises concerns over 51-storey Canary Wharf tower plans

Alastair Lockhart, LDRS and Michael Cox

Firefighters at the scene in Sutton, south London, where four children have died following a fire at

London Live News

How many alcohol-related fires were there in your borough last year?

Sally Patterson

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A fire broke out in a flat on the 37th floor of a building in Marsh Wall, Isle of Dogs

Housing News

‘Manhattanisation’ of Isle of Dogs concerns residents

Alastair Lockhart, Local Democracy Reporter

A three storey Victorian house located near Columbia Road, Shoreditch, is on the market for £1.3million

London Live News

What a £1m home looks like in Tower Hamlets vs the rest of the world

Cash Boyle

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A homeless man sleeping in the doorway of closed down branch of the Leeds Building Society on Kingsw

Data

Data shows scale of homeless deaths across east London in 2020

Daniel Gayne

The proposed tower in Whitechapel seen behind the Victorian frontage, which would be preserved.

Planning and Development

Whitechapel office block plans refused by councillors

Michael Cox

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London Live News

Home damaged after fire breaks out at Bow block of flats

Sally Patterson

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Members of Sarah Chapman's family attended the name unveiling, along with Bow West councillors Asma Begum and Val Whitehead

Heritage

Council houses named after Matchgirls Strike leader

Michael Cox

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Chrisp Street Market opened in Poplar in 1951.

Planning and Development

Work begins on £300m Chrisp Street Market redevelopment

Alastair Lockhart, LDRS

Sewage water at Salvor Tower

Flooding

Housing association apologises after sewage leaks at Isle of Dogs tower...

Michael Cox

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A child and two men suffered from smoke inhalation in a Stamford Hill flat fire on Friday evening (November 19).

London Live News

Commercial Road flat damaged in Whitechapel blaze

Sally Patterson

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Scheme for 15,000 new homes on Isle of Dogs' former Westferry printworks. Picture: Mace developers

Westferry Printworks controversy: Development refused in new ruling

Ben Lynch