Local democracy Archives — Whitechapel LDN

Troxy music venue, Tower Hamlets. Credit Google Street View

Council rejects Troxy’s application to increase capacity by 500 people

Tower Hamlets council has rejected Troxy’s application to increase its capacity from 3,100 to 3,600 and open for an extra

The Queens' Building at Queen Mary University of London. Photo by Robert Postings © Social Streets CIC.

In 2021, a landmark report by the Sutton Trust found that Queen Mary was the best university for social mobility

A poster from the new 'Don't Cross the Line' campaign against sexual harassment.

The ‘Don’t Cross the Line’ campaign targets perpetrators of misogyny and sexual harassment in clubs and bars after 800,000 women

Maddocks House in Shadwell

Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father of two, was killed in a fire at the two-bedroom flat housing 18 men in

Protests supporting Palestine outside Whitechapel Underground Station. Image by Robert Postings.

Protesters in Tower Hamlets called for a ceasefire to end Israel’s assault on Gaza as part of a global day

Image courtesy of N2O Know the Risks.

Tower Hamlets Council and Queen Mary University have developed a workshop programme to educate young people about the under-reported risks

Queen Mary University London staff give a rallying cry as they strike from 18-29 of September in protest of pay

The five-part series to be published exclusively on Whitechapel LDN online scrutinises the East End’s most controversial regeneration plan to

Why is the Save Brick Lane campaign fighting the redevelopment of the Truman Brewery? Brick Lane holds a furtive place