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Author: April Kosky

Sazzy and Fran cafe
Eating & drinking Local 

Sazzy and Fran come to Roman Road

July 20, 2018January 13, 2022 April Kosky 0 Comments News

Veganism is the buzzword of the moment, and thanks to Sazzy and Fran, Roman Road’s vegan offering is growing day

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Photograph of Adébayo Bolaji, an artist at MAKEMORE festival
Lifestyle Local Shopping What's on 

MAKEMORE festival: Victoria Park’s new craft festival

July 19, 2018January 13, 2022 April Kosky 0 Comments Features

This year, the new MAKEMORE festival, a makers and crafts festival, is taking place in East London’s Victoria Park. 18

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Photograph of York Hall Leisure Centre where the London Jobs Fair will be held
Lifestyle Places to visit 

York Hall Spa, a perfect place for recuperation just off Roman Road

July 12, 2018January 13, 2022 April Kosky 0 Comments Features

It might be known by many as England’s most famous boxing venue, but tucked away in the bowels of York

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Cultural heritage Local News Roman Road Market 

Roman Road Market in the 1960s [photoessay]

July 11, 2018February 25, 2022 April Kosky 0 Comments Photoessays

Flashback to the swinging 1960s, a decade of the Beatles, the Civil Rights movement, short skirts and bargain deals in

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Mem and Penny at Simply Fresh
Eating & drinking Local 

Mem from SimplyFresh on building a food empire

July 10, 2018January 13, 2022 April Kosky 2 Comments Features

Roman Road’s SimplyFresh is much more than just a convenience store. We talk to owner Mehmet Guzel, known as Mem,

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Cultural heritage Heritage Local 

Dr Barnardo, the Ragged School, philanthropy and charges of kidnapping

July 4, 2018January 14, 2022 April Kosky 1 Comment Features

Dr Thomas John Barnardo was a philanthropist who lived in Bow and helped thousands of East End children. His life

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Photograph of whispy clouds over the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Art and artists Cultural heritage Local 

Phil Verney’s amazing photos of the Orbit and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park [photoessay]

June 26, 2018November 27, 2022 April Kosky 1 Comment Photoessays

Local resident Phil Verney has a great vantage point from his apartment just off Roman Road, and a great eye

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Red mullet pistachio pasta at Symposium on Roman Road
Eating & drinking Local 

Symposium’s Tonnarelli pasta with Red Mullet, Lime Butter and Pistachio Pesto

June 25, 2018January 13, 2022 April Kosky 0 Comments Reviews

Wine shop and restaurant Symposium constantly brings new and exciting food to the Roman. This Tonnarelli (pasta) with succulent red

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Photo of Paccheri All'Amatriciana pasta at Gotto Trattoria in East London
Eating & drinking Local 

Gotto Trattoria’s Paccheri All’Amatriciana (or pasta with bacon and onion)

June 18, 2018January 13, 2022 April Kosky 0 Comments Reviews

Gotto Trattoria is a family run restaurant on the banks of the River Lea at Here East, just a half

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Reindeer shaped puppets at La Parade Amoureuse on Roman Road, East London
Lifestyle Local Shopping What's on 

La Parade Amoureuse on Roman Road

June 14, 2018January 13, 2022 April Kosky 0 Comments News

This year, La Parade Amoureuse will have its UK premiere on Roman Road as part of the Greenwich & Docklands

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The team at Ability Bow, Roman Road, accessible gym for people with disabilities
Housing and social care Local News 

Ability Bow: the only accessible gym of its kind in London

June 12, 2018December 2, 2022 April Kosky 0 Comments Features

Occupying the top two floors of St Paul’s Church Old Ford, Ability Bow is an accessible gym that caters for

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Keith and Hunter, his Chihuahua, on a bench in the Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in East London
Art and artists Local News 

Tania Olive’s Cemetery Walkers: dogs and their owners [photoessay]

June 11, 2018February 25, 2022 April Kosky 2 Comments Photoessays

Local photographer Tania Olive shares her photographs of owners and their dogs exploring the depths of the wonderful Tower Hamlets

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