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Author: Panayiota Demosthenous

Daniel and Mo from 4Deuce Films, producers of grime documentary Aint Hidin Nuttin.

Aint Hidin Nuttin: Insights drawn from a life of grime and crime in Bow

July 21, 2022July 29, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 595 Views 10 min read

How two East London locals are showing the world what it was like to grow up in the Mecca of

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a woman leading a workshop in a classroom in Bromley-by-Bow centre, Bow, East London
Bromley-by-Bow Centre is delivering workshops to help people manage budgeting their energy bills. Image courtesy of Bromley-by-Bow Centre

How locals are taking control of energy bills during the cost of living crisis

July 19, 2022July 19, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 67 Views 3 min read

With energy bills increasing by 54% since April, local Tower Hamlets residents are taking matters into their own hands. Fuel

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Lee Navigation, Hackney Wick, Looking northward from the junction of the Hertford Union Canal.
Lee Navigation, Hackney Wick, Looking northward from the junction of the Hertford Union Canal, the nearest bridge is Carpenters Road.

From failure to fame, murder to mooring; the untold history of Hertford Union Canal

July 13, 2022July 25, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 177 Views 7 min read

Victoria Park’s water-filled cohabitor has lived in the East End since 1830, but what stories does the Hertford Union Canal

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Man fills boxes with supplies for Bow Fooodbank
Photo courtesy of Bow Foodbank.

Dealing with the cost of living crisis: what help is there and how to get it.

July 8, 2022July 11, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 71 Views 9 min read

Thanks to Tower Hamlets’ roots in philanthropy, social reform and innovation, help is varied and inventive, from longstanding charitable behemoths

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Blue daisy blue tuktuk, parked in Cemetery Park
Emily Brausem and her beloved Blue Daisy tuktuk, in 2021.

Blue Daisy: The homegrown pavement patisserie that has blossomed among the flowers in Cemetery Park

June 27, 2022June 28, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 124 Views 6 min read

Celebrating its one year anniversary we visited Blue Daisy, the patisserie in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park that everyone loves. We

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The number 8 bus in rainbow colours, to support pride month 2015
The number 8 bus with a rainbow makeover, in celebration of pride month 2015.

Fifty years of Pride in Tower Hamlets: How have we changed as a society?

June 26, 2022June 24, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 58 Views 9 min read

We celebrate the fifty year anniversary of Pride by looking back at how the LGBT+ movement changed Tower Hamlets’ queer

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A landscape image of the Olympic Park in Stratford, East London
Photo courtesy of the LLDC

Ten years of the Olympic Park: were promises met?

June 20, 2022June 17, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 154 Views 5 min read

We look back at the impact the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has had on the East End, on its tenth

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A street party scene with a blue Land Rover next to The Lord Tredegar pub, Mile End, East London
Photo courtesy of Gary Taylor.

We show the world what East End street parties should look like [photo essay]

June 13, 2022June 15, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 233 Views 3 min read

Take a look at last weekend’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations around the Roman, full of cake, bunting, music, drinks and smiles.

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Best places to buy indoor and garden plants near Roman Road

June 11, 2022June 10, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 94 Views 6 min read

With plant shops springing up in the Roman Road area, it seems the potted house plant is our new best

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The Crown: polishing its crown jewels and back open for business

June 1, 2022June 8, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 372 Views 3 min read

The popular park-side Crown pub in Bow reopens after its refurbishment, just four weeks after the project commenced. The beginning

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A tale of two Lizzies: here are our thoughts on the new Elizabeth Line

May 24, 2022May 27, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 287 Views 3 min read

Today marked the long-awaited opening of the Elizabeth Line. We went on a journey from east to west and back

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Why Lord Napier Star has been voted one of London’s best rooftop bars

May 21, 2022May 30, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 167 Views 2 min read

In a list compiled by The Evening Standard, Hackney Wick’s very own Lord Napier Star was voted one of the

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