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Greenwich is to receive more than £3.4 million for improvements to transport in the borough.

Mayor of London Boris Johnson announced the allocation of funding by Transport for London for projects supporting his transport strategy under the Local Implementation Plan.

The world's oldest surviving music hall has been denied a £2.25 million grant from the National Lottery meaning it could be forced to close in a matter of months.

Wilton's Music Hall which opened in 1858 needs to raise £3.8 million towards essential restoration work.

An Isle of Dogs film-maker is aiming high with his new short Victims.

Chris Carr, 29, said: "Victims is being part financed by Film London as part of their Borough Film Fund. Previous films with this support have been shown at the London Film Festival and on ITV.

By Yvonne Gordon

A music hall for the 21st century is how Frances Mayhew - artistic director of Wilton's Music Hall - describes the venue near Shadwell.

Yet the future of this beautiful yet crumbling edifice - the oldest surviving music hall in the world - lies in jeopardy unless funds are found.

London Assembly member, John Biggs, has criticised Boris Johnson for doing "too little, too late" to stop the government scrapping Education Maintenance Allowance.

There are currently 4,230 children receiving EMA in Tower Hamlets and 5,771 in Newham.

A £180million bursary scheme to help the most vulnerable teenagers will replace the Education Maintenance Allowances which were scrapped in England last year.

Education Secretary Michael Gove told the Commons this week that 12,000 students with the greatest needs will receive an annual bursary of £1,200 if they continue their education and the revised system would provide a "more targeted" support system.

A filmmaker from Tower Hamlets is hoping to see her next production projected onto the side of the Southbank Centre.

Deva Palmer who lives on Westferry Road is making three short films called Southbank Unseen exploring people's perspectives and experiences of the area, for the Mayor's Thames Festival.

Charlotte Hill is trying to ensure all young people have the best possible start in life.

Appointed in November as the CEO of Wharf-based charity UK Youth, as it prepares to celebrate its centenary, the 32-year-old is hoping her tender years mean she's still in touch with the age group her organisation aims to help.

Blackheath is at risk of losing a popular arts facility under proposed funding cuts by Greenwich Council.

Blackheath Halls is fighting to overturn the proposal by the council to withdraw the whole of its annual grant funding, which supporters say will put the future of community and artistic programmes in jeopardy.

Top crime author Martina Cole is on a mission to help ensure Theatre Royal Stratford East survives un-scathed as a cultural gem.

She said: "I believe that theatres should remain at the heart of the community. Funding for our libraries is in jeopardy and I'm worried that our theatres are going to die out too."

Thousands of East London students are facing being "cut adrift" as the Government plans to axe funding initiatives. The vice-chancellor of the University of East London and the principals of three east London further education colleges are warning that cuts to funding are tantamount to abandoning a generation of disadvantaged learners.

Crossrail moved a step closer after Transport for London secured a £1billion loan to finance part of the new rail link.

The European Investment Bank has loaned the cash, which makes up 40 per cent of TfL's contribution to the project.

How far does a person have to go to make it onto the credits of a movie?

You could spend months making a film, sink millions into it, or just throw in a tenner and sit back. Feature film first-timers Oleg Ozoling and Chris Presswell are among thousands of movie-makers looking for precious funding in tough times.