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Screen print of shops and houses on Mile End Road.
Art and artists Cultural heritage Local 

Artist Ali Smith: Printing East London’s urban landscape

January 4, 2023January 19, 2023 Polly Nash 2 Comments Features, Photoessays

Canal boats, cranes and graffiti: Everyday East End scenes through a local printmaker’s eyes.  Most people walking down Mile End

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Snowy Bonner Gate entrance to Victoria Park, East London, December 2022.
Lifestyle Local Places to visit 

Victoria Park in the snow: The wintery wonderland on our doorstep [photoessay]

December 12, 2022December 15, 2022 Polly Nash 1 Comment Photoessays

These photos of Victoria Park covered in snow will help to banish any blues you might have this winter. Picturesque all year round, this green space on our doorstep has been transformed into an ethereal world dusted with snowflakes. This really is ‘the best park in the world’.

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Cuddling the dog - a window into canal boats on Regent's Canal, by photographer Rose Palmer
Cultural heritage Life and living Local 

Companionship on camera: the beauty of everyday interactions in the East End [photoessay]

December 10, 2022December 13, 2022 George Hayes 0 Comments Photoessays

Moments of intimacy between East Enders are captured in these warm everyday interactions. Our everyday lives are populated by intimate

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Vicky Park Ranger female footballers smiling in a line on the pitch.
Activities and sports Lifestyle Local 

Girls football: Andrew Leo captures the courage and camaraderie of Bow’s Vicky Park Rangers [Photoessay]

December 7, 2022December 13, 2022 Polly Nash 0 Comments Photoessays

Biting winds, bare legs and mud-caked football boots: local photographer Andrew Leo captures the spirit of Victoria Parks’ girls’ football

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Autumn leaves, Victoria Park, East London, 2022.
Lifestyle Local Places to visit 

The exceptional colours of autumn in Victoria Park captured in this beautiful photoessay

November 14, 2022December 13, 2022 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Photoessays

Immerse yourself in the beauty of Victoria Park’s trees, pathways, and landmarks in autumn with local resident Phil Verney’s stunning

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A man with his shirt off holds rolls of fabric at Roman Road Market photoessay from 2020, by photographer Wedgley Snipes.
Local Roman Road Market Shopping 

Market day on Roman Road [photoessay]

July 7, 2021February 25, 2022 Evie Breese 0 Comments Photoessays

Take a stroll down Roman Road market with photographer Wedgley Snipes. People have been ‘going down the Roman’ for over

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Black and White photographs line the walls of the Maureen Paley Gallery
Lifestyle Local What's on 

East London art exhibitions open this spring: from Whitechapel to Chisenhale Gallery [photoessay]

May 21, 2021November 29, 2022 Anna Lamche 2 Comments Photoessays

As art exhibitions re-open, we explore the best East London’s galleries have to offer, from performance art to painting to immersive sculptural experiences.

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Two swans in the water illuminated by moon
Lifestyle Local 

Surprising vistas of a wintery dawn walk along the Regent’s Canal [photoessay]

February 8, 2021February 25, 2022 Tabitha Stapely 0 Comments Photoessays

These photos of Regent’s Canal taken recently on a dark dawn walk capture a moment in time in the history

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Busy Roman Road Market seen from above
Lifestyle Local Places to visit 

Incredible photos of Roman Road from Bow to Globe Town [photoessay]

January 24, 2021February 25, 2022 Tom McGhie 0 Comments Photoessays

Here’s our our pick of the best photos of Roman Road from Bow to Globe – you can see why we love it so.

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Christmas lights on Roman Road 2020, by photographer Phil Verney
Cultural heritage Life and living Local 

Community spirit shines through this year’s Christmas light displays [photoessay]

December 11, 2020February 25, 2022 Phil Verney 0 Comments Photoessays

We sent local photographer Phil Verney to capture the best Christmas lights around the Roman Road area.

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Doing the crossword - a window into canal boats on Regent's Canal, by photographer Rose Palmer
Art and artists Local News 

Barge portraits: A window into life on the Regent’s canal [photoessay]

December 3, 2020January 13, 2022 Siva Thangarajah 0 Comments Photoessays

I wanted to capture intimate scenes of people’s autumn evenings on the boats.

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Trevor the milk man standing next to his float
Cultural heritage Life and living Local 

Why the local milk round is enjoying a revival [photoessay]

December 13, 2019February 25, 2022 Scarlet Hannington 3 Comments Photoessays

Trevor Culling is the neighbourhood’s silent and often invisible friend, delivering milk to door steps around Roman Road when the

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