Imogen Garfinkel, Author at Roman Road LDN

Demonstration in Poplar by striking Tower Hamlets refuse workers, represented by Unite the Union, on Tuesday 19 September. Photo credit: TwelveOsixStudio.

Refuse workers demonstrating in Tower Hamlets say the strike is extended by two weeks

21 September 202325 September 2023 Imogen Garfinkel

Ongoing pay disputes mean striking refuse workers and street cleaners in Tower Hamlets will extend the strike for another two

Photograph of Whitechapel Road in Tower Hamlets. Copyright: Ian S.

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Harder than ever for local private renters in Tower Hamlets to afford rent and deposit

15 September 202315 September 2023 Imogen Garfinkel

Tower Hamlets tenants face being priced out of the area, as some report paying up to 88% of their monthly

Photograph of Plant Lovers London, a new house plants shop on St Stephen's Road, Bow

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Plant Lovers London: the new house plant shop on St Stephen’s Street

13 September 202314 September 2023 Imogen Garfinkel

Nuzhat Khutun, owner of Plant Lovers London on St Stephen’s Road, believes in the power of indoor plants to improve

Photograph of Labour Councillors on the launch day of the Bow Quarter pilot in food waste collection in East London, from left to right: Councillor Amina Ali, Councillor Rachel Blake, Estate Manager Fred Faulkner, resident Liz Aitken and Councillor Marc Francis.

The launch day of the Bow Quarter pilot in food waste collection, from left to right: Cllr Amina Ali, Cllr Rachel Blake, Estate Manager of The Bow Quarter Fred Faulkner, resident Liz Aitken and Cllr Marc Francis. Image provided by Liz Aitken.

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Food waste was uncollected in Bow Quarter for weeks during August

8 September 202327 September 2023 Imogen Garfinkel

Residents of Bow Quarter were dismayed as Council fails to collect food waste in a successful recycling scheme for multi-story

Photograph of the cast members of Top Boy's fifth season, walking in Bow, Tower Hamlets

Still from the trailer to Season Five of Top Gun, featuring cast walking in Bow. Image provided by Netflix

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East London-based drama Top Boy returns to Netflix for Season Five

7 September 20238 September 2023 Imogen Garfinkel

Critically-acclaimed Top Boy, the East London-based drama about gang culture, returns for a fifth and final season on Netflix, triggering

Photograph of Pauline Forster, the owner of The George Tavern on Commercial Road, Stepney Green. Photograph credit: David Emery/The Guardian

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The George Tavern and Whitechapel Gallery join forces in a one-off music event

6 September 202313 September 2023 Imogen Garfinkel

For one night only, the centuries-old George Tavern of Stepney Green is coming to Whitechapel Gallery in an unlikely collision