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Roast turkey, with all the trimmings, and roasted carrots and potatoes in smaller dishes on a plain wooden table, The Green Goose, Bow, East London

Photograph courtesy of The Green Goose

The best pub Christmas dinners near Roman Road

November 12, 2021February 22, 2022 Grace Boyle 2327 Views 0 Comments Guides

‘Tis the season for roasted chestnuts, cranberry sauce and cinnamon-dusted mince pies. Although this year might still be a little

Lunch menu from Mum Likes Thai Food, Roman Road, East London.

Food & drink Local Restaurants & cafes

The best places to have lunch around Roman Road

November 10, 2021November 12, 2021 Grace Boyle 2972 Views 0 Comments Features

Since many of us are still working from home, we thought that a roundup of best places for lunch near

The Appliance Judge

Local Shopping

Local independent shops offering online Christmas gift shopping

November 26, 2020January 11, 2022 Grace Boyle 2019 Views 0 Comments Guides

December is around the corner, which means that the run up to panic buying last minute bubble bath sets is

Young linda in the back garden of 40 libra road

Cultural heritage Culture Local

Memories: from Libra Road to Brodick House

November 7, 2020January 14, 2022 Grace Boyle 2066 Views 1 Comment Features

From the outdoor toilets and fireside tin baths of Libra Road, to the brand new high rise flats of Brodick

Man launching steam boat in Victoria Park lake

Cultural heritage Local Society

This is Home: photographs of the Victoria Park Model Steam Boat Club

October 24, 2020June 22, 2021 Grace Boyle 2425 Views 0 Comments

Stumbling across these beautiful black and white photos of the Victoria Park Model Steam Boat Club from 1949, we were

Cockney Cultural heritage Heritage Local

Cockney rhyming slang history: the roots, the rhymes and the reasons

October 10, 2020January 14, 2022 Grace Boyle 34537 Views 8 Comments Features

Ever fallen down the ‘apples and pears’? Have you had your ‘barnet’ chopped recently? Called a mate on the old

Black & white portrait of coffee shop customer through a window

covid 19 Local Society

Through the window: Quarantacinque’s lockdown photo essay

October 2, 2020January 13, 2022 Grace Boyle 2025 Views 0 Comments Features

If you’ve been down to Roman Road’s café Quarantacinque recently, you may have noticed a photography display stuck humbly to

Black History Month runs for the whole of the month of October. Photo credit: Black History Month

Local Reviews and guides Things to do

Your guide to Black History Month 2021

October 1, 2020February 25, 2022 Grace Boyle 1751 Views 1 Comment Guides

Black History Month is a time for us all to celebrate and learn about the histories, stories and experiences of

Rows of pre-fab buildings in Mile End Park, London, where the Eco Pavilion now stands

Cultural heritage Heritage Local

Mile End Park’s Eco Pavilion; from post-war prefabs to picturesque parkland

September 20, 2020January 14, 2022 Grace Boyle 3326 Views 3 Comments Features

The lush greenery around Mile End park’s Ecology Pavilion, which we wander around today, was once a thriving neighbourhood made up of Lessada Street, Totty Street and Palm Street. Haven’t heard of these names? It’s because they no longer exist.

Local Places to visit Things to do

Open House London: our Tower Hamlets highlights

September 16, 2020January 13, 2022 Grace Boyle 2435 Views 0 Comments News

Open House London returns this weekend. The festival celebrates the urban landscape of London, allowing people to venture through the doors of iconic buildings around the city.