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Hackney band steels the spotlight – thanks to Leyland

A leading decorating and DIY specialist in Hackney helped a steel orchestra hit all the right notes by donating materials for its carnival float. Leyland’s Hackney store, on Balls Pond Road, donated more than £300 worth of materials to the Pantonic Steel Orchestra, including paints,

NSPCC PANTS Week coming to London boroughs

The London boroughs of Hounslow, Havering and Hillingdon will be encouraging the whole community to take part in the vital work of child safeguarding for NSPCC Talk PANTS Week this October. The children’s charity’s campaign, which celebrated its 10-year anniversary last year, has run in

68% rise in underage vape sales from London retail shops

A Freedom of Information request of local authorities in London has revealed a 68% surge in underage vape sales during the past year. A rise two times sharper than the UK average. Despite this, only one in five of the retailers caught in the capital

Leukaemia survivors raise awareness of the warning signs of disease

TWO London residents who have been impacted by a leukaemia diagnosis are supporting leading charities Leukaemia Care and Leukaemia UK to help raise awareness of the blood cancer’s warning signs to help stop it devastating people’s lives. Katherine Betts, 43, from Leyton lost her mum