A day in the life of Valerian Spicer, Roman Road boxer and personal trainer
Valerian Spicer is a boxer, personal trainer, motivational speaker, soon-to-be author, and mum (amongst many other things). She runs us
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Green crusader Iain Marshall ridding Mile End Park of litter on dawn raids
The green crusader who has single-handedly cleared almost 170 bags of rubbish from Mile End Park on his dawn raids
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A day in the life of Nancy McLaughlin, veterinary nurse at Bow PDSA Pet Hospital
Bow veterinary nurse Nancy McLaughlin gives us an insight into a day in her life; from setting up theatre, cooking
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Lotte Wubben-Moy: Bow to Arsenal, America to the Tokyo Olympics, and home again
From starting the first girl’s football team at Olga Primary School to representing Great Britain at the Olympics, local resident
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Your Home Made Perfect architect Julian McIntosh on bringing a derelict Bow church back to life
BBC Two’s Your Home Made Perfect architect Julian McIntosh tells us how he was inspired to make Holy Trinity Bow
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Living in style: inside the Bow flat made beautiful by stylist Wojtek van Portek
Wojtek van Portek, Roman Road’s resident stylist and art director, chats to us about styling his compact home in Bow.
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Zine-maker Wedgley Snipes talks street photography, the Bow Food Bank, and a load of hot air
Welcome to the whimsical world of Wedgley Snipes, hand-dryer reviewer extraordinaire and un-official photographer of Roman Road. Wedgley Snipes is
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A sketch of Alice Sielle and the community she has drawn together
One of Tredegar Square’s longest residents, Alice Sielle’s new book of portraits documents the familiar faces of local people who
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Artist Endless on how commercialisation has replaced religion
We met the artist behind Parnell Road’s own Chapel bottle, Endless the artist, and ask, what’s worthy of our worship
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Rachel Blake, Cllr for Bow East, on Match Girls and markets
Growing up in North London, Rachel Blake never anticipated that she would spend much of her adult life in Bow, as Councillor for Bow East and now Deputy Mayor of Tower Hamlets.
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Captain Dave: All aboard the Floating Church!
Moored up in Hackney Wick is the Floating Church. This barge-come-chapel is run by Reverend Dave Pilkington, a man who
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Doug’s Dogs on the impact of lockdown on the dog world
During the pandemic, there has been a surge in people looking to own dogs. Founder of local dog care company
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