Recently by Kate Youde

A CHARITY is urging Wharfers to get suited and booted to help clear a "blot on the landscape".
Thames21 is marking World Rivers Day later this month by cleaning up one of the Thames' dirtiest beaches. And Docklands volunteers are needed to turn out on their doorstep in support.
The Cleaner Thames Challenge will tackle the Isle of Dogs at low tide between September 27 and 30.

WORKERS in Docklands could earn a pay hike if politicians heed calls to increase the minimum wage.
Number-crunchers are urging the Government to pay London's lowest earners #6.50 an hour to keep pace with the average pay of a capital worker.
About 300,000 workers would benefit from the change.

IN A LIST of likely rockers, financial ombudsmen probably don't rank too highly.
But nearly 100 staff from the Financial Ombudsman Service let their hair down on Friday (August 31) at their very own music festival in Docklands.
Six acts - each featuring at least one employee from the South Quay Plaza organisation - took to the stage at The Space, Westferry Road, for the first Ombudsfest.

WAR veteran Simon Weston saw the benefits of his efforts for Docklands' youngsters at a celebration in Canary Wharf.
The father-of-three presented 14 members of Canning Town's Weston Spirit with certificates at Clifford Chance Building, Upper Bank Street, last Thursday (July 19).
The youngsters showcased what they had learned from their weekly four-hour sessions at the Caxton Street group over the past year.