Sebastian Mann

Business

McDonald’s submits plans to take over east London Poundland site

The proposed ’multi-million pound investment’ into Hornchurch could create more than 120 jobs

4 Jun 2026
London

London dry cleaners fined £10k for dumping chemicals in nature reserve

A pile of waste in Redbridge was found to contain blue dry-cleaning bags, cardboard boxes and plastic chemical bottles

2 Jun 2026
London

Rogue east London landlord fined £90k for growing drugs

Redbridge Council found that a five-bed house in Wanstead had been used to grow drugs and had been siphoning electricity from the National Grid

21 May 2026
London

London local elections: What are the results in Havering?

Local Reform leader Keith Prince said it was an ’historic night here in Havering’

8 May 2026
Politics

Greens investigate east London candidate antisemitism allegations

It is the latest in a series of antisemitism allegations the Greens have faced during the local elections campaign

5 May 2026
London

London landlord fined for keeping mother and children in 'unsafe' home

Treldon Connell was ordered to pay £5,335 after failing to fix serious issues in his property

20 Apr 2026
London

East London Pakistani restaurant fined for dumping rubbish on doorstep

Video shows two men leaving Chaat N Grill in Ilford Lane and dumping bags of rubbish on the pavement

16 Apr 2026
A UN report suggests a global ban on smartphones in schools.
London

Over 30 schools in London borough ban smartphones

The Department for Education expects schools to restrict pupils’ access to mobile phones throughout the school day

27 Mar 2026
London

Huge 18-storey tower to be built in popular east London neighbourhood

The plans will see a tower with 66 new flats built in the middle of the buzzing Walthamstow area

15 Jan 2026
London

London council turns down Nicolas Cage film over Nazi swastika fears

The shoot for the upcoming movie Operation Fortitude would have involved draping Waltham Forest town hall in flags bearing the swastika

8 Jan 2026
Politics

East London Tory MP says Reform could win his seat at next election

Andrew Rosindell said he thinks ‘my seat would almost certainly go to Reform’

26 Nov 2025
London

Havering Council to pay £7k to homeless mother left in unsafe housing

The Housing Ombudsman found repeated failings after a homeless mother and her children were left living in unsafe accommodation for nearly two years

8 Nov 2025
London

Bin strike to hit London borough in run up to Christmas

Refuse workers have voted to strike over pay with their union saying dates for walkouts are expected in December

7 Nov 2025
London

London restaurant in licence battle after employing illegal workers

A Home Office investigation had uncovered three Bulgarian women without the right to work in the UK employed at the popular eatery

24 Oct 2025
London

Europe's largest data centre could be built in east London

Havering Council is expected to approve the East Havering Data Centre early next year

10 Oct 2025
London

Man forced to sleep in car for a year as council fails to find housing

The man, known as Mr X, was attacked several times after ending up on the streets

9 Sept 2025
London

'Almost forgotten' east London river to be revamped in £3m project

Public access to the River Roding in Ilford has been long neglected

24 Jul 2025
London

Borough slammed in 'damning' report on special educational needs

A host of issues were uncovered during a lengthy inspection by the education watchdog

2 Jul 2025
London

London NHS trust pays nearly £70k over prescription mistakes

Barking, Havering and Redbridge University NHS Trust (BHRUT) paid £68,625 to five claimants

15 May 2025
London

Review after mother pushed decomposing dead daughter around market

Waltham Forest Safeguarding Adults Board was told to reassess how it handles some cases in light of the tragic incident

2 May 2025
London

Leytonstone café loses alcohol licence after illegal workers found

Four people without a legal right to work were arrested by immigration enforcement officers at Café Lounge

1 May 2025