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Author: Natasha Forrest

Pile of pancakes from Barge East, Hackney Wick
Food & drink Lifestyle Local Restaurants & cafes 

The best takeaway pancakes to enjoy this lockdown

February 14, 2021February 11, 2021 Natasha Forrest 94700 Views 0 Comments Guides 3 min read

We won’t be able to eat inside our favourite cafes this pancake day, yet that doesn’t mean we won’t still

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Savvas Argyrou Saucy Kipper Fish Bar © Andrew Leo
Savvas Argyrou at Saucy Kipper Fish Bar © Andrew Leo
Food & drink Lifestyle Local Restaurants & cafes 

The Codfather of Roman Road: Savvas of Saucy Kipper Fish Bar

April 2, 2019April 4, 2020 Natasha Forrest 30827 Views 2 Comments Features 6 min read

It may feel like the traditional chippy is becoming a precious rarity, with more and more chip shops expanding their

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Ruqsana Begum Muay Thai champion at KO Boxing
Culture & communities Local Society 

Ruqsana Begum – the Muslim Muay Thai Champ who can’t be boxed

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Natasha Forrest 3557 Views 1 Comment Features 8 min read

Ruqsana Begum isn’t easily boxed. As well as being a Muay Thai kickboxing world champion, the Bethnal Green born ‘Warrior

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Loafing coffee crepe shop roman road
Food & drink Lifestyle Local Restaurants & cafes 

Loafing coffee & crêpe shop reopens on Roman Road

March 21, 2019April 4, 2020 Natasha Forrest 24652 Views 0 Comments News 4 min read

Loafing, the sweet and savoury crepe connoisseur, has reopened on 409 Roman Road. Though the move from number 369a, by

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Thompson's hardware store roman road
Design & home Lifestyle Local Society 

Thompson’s, the 80 year DIY Dynasty

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 Natasha Forrest 4896 Views 2 Comments Features 6 min read

One of Roman Road’s oldest businesses, Thompson’s hardware store has a venerable East End lineage. Passed down through three generations,

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Martin Fuller Plant Stall Globe Town Square
Design & home Lifestyle Local 

New plant stall in Globe Town Market Square

March 18, 2019September 18, 2019 Natasha Forrest 6679 Views 3 Comments News 1 min read

A new stall is coming to Globe Town Market. Martin Fuller, formally a fisherman off the coast of Newhaven in

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Samba Sisters Globe Town
Arts & artists Local Society 

Globe Town’s Samba Sisters Collective on drumming a different beat

March 12, 2019March 13, 2019 Natasha Forrest 2826 Views 0 Comments Features 4 min read

Globe Town’s Samba Sisters Collective use the drums to beat a new trail for female empowerment. We talk to founder

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Sue Kreitzman Women's day Bow
Culture & communities Local Society 

Talking to local women Q&A: Living here today

March 9, 2019March 13, 2019 Natasha Forrest 2687 Views 2 Comments 19 min read

International Women’s Day was this week, and we love an excuse to dive into local women’s lives and find out

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Liveable Neighbourhood visualisation of Roman Road, Bow, East London
Campaigns Local Planning and development Society 

Plans for £3.3 million transformation of Bow and Roman Road

March 7, 2019July 12, 2019 Natasha Forrest 10910 Views 32 Comments News 7 min read

Transport for London (Tfl) has announced this week that Roman Road will be entirely transformed with a £3.3million funding bid,

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Andy Adenegan Candi Donut Roman Road Marke
Local Roman Road Market Street markets 

The Donut Man can – the tale of Andy Adenegan’s Candi Donut Co

March 3, 2019July 18, 2019 Natasha Forrest 52029 Views 1 Comment Features 6 min read

Andy Adenegan, known to Roman Road locals as ‘The Donut Man’, has been at his spot outside Bow library at

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Loftys Wick Lane Tony Wong
Design & home Local 

Lofty’s Furniture moves to Wick Lane

March 1, 2019March 12, 2019 Natasha Forrest 7566 Views 2 Comments News 1 min read

Lofty’s beloved furniture shop is saying ‘goodbye’ to Roman Road and ‘hello’ to a bigger stock space in Wick Lane.

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Grand Union Orchestra at St John's Church in Bethnal Green
Arts & artists Culture & communities Local Society 

The Grand Union Orchestra on over 25 years of East London music

February 24, 2019March 7, 2019 Natasha Forrest 3089 Views 1 Comment Features 5 min read

The local Grand Union Orchestra, with professional musicians from all across the world, has been hiding right under our noses

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