Daniel Orchard

The Old and The New

Though more and more people choose have abandoned land to avoid high rents, for some on the water the costs have risen to the point they want the opposite.

Despite a decade on the water and running a boating company, Lowe feels that the CRT is sidelining continuous cruisers in favour of permanent moorings, which pay a higher rent-like fee for mooring.

Lowe said: "I'm thinking of selling up and going on to land."

He plans to transition back to renting as boating no longer

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said he would like to see a future government roll out free schools meals for primary school children across the country, based on the evidence from his own scheme in London.

This year, City Hall provided funding to roll-out of free school meals for all state primary school students in London for the 2023/24 academic year only.

Currently, City Hall says it can only afford to provide these free meals for a single year, with the £135 million in funding coming from incr

Figures showing that almost one in 15 residences in London are on AirBnB have raised questions about whether the service should be restricted in the capital further, amid an ongoing housing crisis.

In some inner city boroughs like Westminster, Kensington and the City of London, between five and seven percent of all properties are listed on AirBnB, the short-term renting platform founded in 2008.

Calls for further restrictions and regulation come following legislation in New York City to severe

The Young V&A museum for children in East London has more than doubled its attendee figures since reopening on July 1, 2023.

Located in Bethnal Green, the museum was previously known as the Museum of Childhood before undergoing a three year £13 million redesign and rebrand to appeal more to children rather than be about them.

Visitor figures this year so far are 201,558, compared to 78,908 during the same period prior to the redevelopment, representing a 155% increase.

North East Londoner pai

Artificial intelligence (AI) related businesses claim the Spring Budget’s policies on the topic are a step in the right direction but aren’t sure they go far enough.

Last month’s Spring Budget contained a raft of policies to promote the development of AI in the UK, which the Chancellor sees as vital for growing the British economy.

AI, the field of study dedicated to developing human or above-human levels of intelligence, has seen an explosion of public interest and investment in recent months

The new Myths to Manga Exhibition at the Young V&A brings the Japanese countryside and cityscapes, and the myths behind them, to the heart of East London, providing families with a valuable, interactive exhibition sure to spark joy in every visitor.

Japan: Myths to Manga is the first exhibition at the Young V&A in Bethnal Green since the children museum’s reopening in July following a three year £13 million pound refurbishment and redesign.

The exhibition invites you to consider how raw elemen

Late-night Christmas shopping on Columbia Road in Bethnal Green has returned to normal now that the Wednesday evening carol services were cancelled after going viral on TikTok, leading to a crush.

Last Wednesday, 7,000 people attended the once-small carol services, packing tightly into the East London street, causing a public safety hazard and the remaining concerts this year to be cancelled.

With the message broadcasted far and wide across social media, last night’s shopping was much safer wi

A Merton woman has shared the story of her mother’s life as part of a month-long appeal for donations to Brain Tumour Research (BTR), a charity that researches treatments for brain tumours and raises awareness of the disease.

The story is part of a Brain Tumour Research Advent Calendar, sharing 24 stories from across the UK to show the importance of research in to a disease that kills more people below the age of 40 than any other cancer.

Asha Patel shared the story of her mother Madhumati Lad