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Mudchute Park and Farm's food has been ruled "fit for human consumption" following analysis.

The farm suspended sales of its produce as a precaution last month after the council discovered contaminants in the soil during a recent survey. But the food was given the all-clear this week after lab tests.

Mudchute Park and Farm is suspending produce sales while testing takes place. For more, click here

Allotment holders in Mudchute fear their plots could be under threat from the ravages of a drill.

Tower Hamlets Council wants to probe up to six metres into each of the 90 plots to search for contaminants, but users are worried this could ruin their land - or provide an excuse to snatch it.

Mudchute allotment holders are cautious about news of the need for drilling on their plots. For more, click here

Mudchute Park and Farm will stop selling produce while the council tests its soil for contaminants.

The Mudchute Kitchen will temporarily cease selling the farm's produce and grazing will be restricted while the soil is checked, although health chiefs believe it is "not likely" that the tests will throw up any immediate health risks.

Readers of "street-savvy" guidebook Not For Tourists probably won't be making a bee-line for the Wharf any time soon.

The "urban-manual" for residents in the capital savaged the estate and the surrounding area in its 2010 edition, dubbing it "finance's faltering engine room".

Spring has definitely sprung at Mudchute Farm, with the birth of twelve lambs.

The farm, next to Millwall Park, welcomed its first new arrivals on April 2nd and a final two are expected before the end of the month.

They may no longer sweep the streets, but these brooms are at least fit for the pigs.

Tower Hamlets cleaning contractor Veolia was all set to dump its used brooms in the trash. But they've now found a new purpose as back scratchers for Mudchute Park and Farm's itchy swine.