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East London to have Speakers Corner

13.11.09
A new Speakers Corner will be built in Waltham Forest to improve local democracy... more

Super-sized primaries to teach 800 children

12.11.09
New generation of super-sized primary schools is being created to house more than 800 children at a time... more

Flour and egg crackdown to halt Halloween pranks

23.10.09
London council has banned under-18s from buying eggs and flour in the run-up to Halloween in an effort to curb anti-social behaviour... more

London is the binge crime capital of UK

20.10.09
London has the highest rates of alcohol-fuelled crime in the country, with binge-drinkers committing tens of thousands of crimes in the capital every year... more

Council rethink on school holy days

19.10.09
London council has been forced to rethink its policy forcing schools to shut for annual Muslim, Hindu and Sikh holy days following a backlash from teachers and parents... more

Worshippers quit church after ban on loud sermons

08.10.09
Church accuses London council of shrinking its congregation by restricting the amount of noise worshippers can make during services... more

‘Homes famine’ prices buyers out of market

28.09.09
Number of homes for sale in parts of the capital has fallen by more than 40 per cent in a year as the 'property famine' intensifies... more

Dog track to be turned into cheap homes for families

22.07.09
Walthamstow Stadium, one of London’s last greyhound racing tracks, is to be redeveloped as a “familyfriendly” housing estate... more

Olympic chiefs ‘are only paying lip service’ to needs of cyclists

14.07.09
Railway stations in London’s five Olympic boroughs provide storage for little more than 200 bikes, the Evening Standard can reveal... more

Havering's youth take gold in the capital's thrilling 'mini-Olympics'

06.07.09
Havering has been crowned the capital's leading sports borough after winning the London Youth Games at the weekend... more

Council cutbacks give a lift to May Gurney

02.06.09
The expected strangulation of public spending by a cash-strapped central Government will force London councils to put out even more contracts to tender, according to the street lighting, cleaning and maintenance group May Gurney... more

House building levels hit record low

26.05.09
A major slump in the house-building industry has hit the capital with the number of new private properties at an all-time low, new figures show... more

Random knife searches on all pupils in Waltham Forest

29.04.09
Every secondary school pupil in a London borough will be searched for weapons in a pioneering drive to stop teenagers carrying knives... more

Stars join protest to save cinema

17.04.09
Actors Meera Syal and Tony Robinson have joined a campaign to save one of London's most important early cinemas... more

Boroughs 'lack a 2012 terror plan'

11.03.09
Too little is being done to protect east London from a terror attack at the 2012 Olympics, peers and town hall chiefs warn... more

Taxpayers' £70,000 to go ... on teaching chefs to cook healthy takeaways

19.02.09
Town hall chiefs are to spend almost £70,000 teaching takeaway chefs how to make fast food healthier... more

Teenagers banned from leaving school at break to buy chips

05.11.08
Teachers have ordered pupils to stay on school grounds to prevent them buying fatty foods such as fried chicken, chips and pizza... more

Fast food shops to be banned near schools

22.10.08
Fast-food outlets will not be able to open within 400metres of schools and parks under planning guidelines proposed by a London council... more

Gardeners warned they face prison for drowning squirrels

10.10.08
Gardeners have been warned they could go to prison for drowning squirrels... more

500 drivers a week flout phone ban

18.09.08
More than 500 people a week are caught using mobile phones while driving in London, figures reveal ... more

Met puts neighbourhood crime maps on the Net

15.08.08
Maps revealing the number of muggings, burglaries and vehicle breakins in particular neighbourhoods are being published by Scotland Yard... more

Early jail release scheme leads to rise in burglaries

25.06.08
Burglaries in some London suburbs are rising because criminals are being freed early from prison, senior Met officers reveal... more

Railworks to cause autumn of disruption

28.05.08
Commuters using the North London line will suffer an autumn of disruption because of major engineering works... more

Rise in school place appeals

22.05.08
Parents' chances of winning an appeal for a better state school for their children worsened last year... more

Protesters save seven post offices from axe

07.05.08
Seven London post offices have been spared the axe following angry protests against their closure... more

Wealthy Londoners among the laziest

11.04.08
Affluent Londoners are among the laziest in the capital, according to a survey conducted for the Evening Standard on the eve of the Flora London Marathon... more

£50m of council tax written off

09.04.08
London councils wrote off nearly £50million in unpaid council tax last year, new figures reveal... more

Take away our fast food shops

31.03.08
A crackdown on eyesore takeaways is being launched in the run-up to the Olympics... more

Schools facing flood of appeals as 5,000 lose out

05.03.08
Thousands of children in London are facing an agonising wait over Easter after being rejected by their chosen secondary schools... more

'Boom over' as inflation outstrips house prices

25.02.08
House prices are beginning to slip behind the rate of inflation after five months of stagnation... more

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