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Author: Polly Nash

Man bathes in cold plunge barrel at Hackney Wick's Community Sauna Baths.
Photos by Brenna Duncan.
Local Out & About Sports & activities 

Community Sauna Baths review: Hackney Wick’s hottest wellness trend

May 26, 2023May 30, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Reviews

How London’s first wood-fired sauna and cold plunge is reinventing the centuries-old Scandi tradition in Hackney Wick. Clutching onto each

Prince William waving goodbye to Nopla founder and CEO on the canal in Hackney Wick.
Image courtesy of Notpla.
Culture Life and living Local 

Prince William visits Notpla in Hackney Wick

May 23, 2023May 24, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Having won the Prince’s environmental awards last year, his visit included a tour around the sustainable packaging startup, viewing its

Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston: members of The Fizz pop band.
Cheryl Baker, Mike Nolan and Jay Aston: members of The Fizz which formed in 2004 as a spin-off from the original group, Bucks Fizz.
Art and artists Culture Local 

Cheryl Baker: the Eurovision star from Roman Road

May 19, 2023May 26, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Features

From a Roman Road council estate to the international stage, Bucks Fizz singer Cheryl Baker remembers her East End community

Children playing hopscotch and skipping games on Chisenhale Road in East London outside the house where Nigel Henderson used to live.
Children playing on Chisenhale Road where Nigel Henderson lived.
Art and artists Culture Local 

Nigel Henderson’s home in Bow and the legacy it preserves

May 15, 2023May 22, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Features

How the residents of Henderson’s Chisenhale Road home are continuing the photographer’s legacy on the East End streets he documented

Nurull Islam, co-founder of Mile End Community Project, receiving a 'Local Hero' award from Community Fibre broadband provider.
Co-founder Nurull Islam and other members of Mile End Community Project receiving the award from Community Fibre’s Chief Digital Officer Theo Blackwell and CEO Graeme Oxby.
Culture Life and living Local 

Mile End Community Project wins Local Hero award

May 11, 2023May 11, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Recognised for its work bridging the digital divide in Tower Hamlets, the Mile End-based initiative will receive a lifetime of

Bus stop and terrace houses on Campbell Road, Bow, E3.
Incidents Local News 

Incident: Two men injured in shooting in Bow

May 9, 2023May 9, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Police are investigating the firearm discharge, appealing to witnesses and anyone with footage of the suspect’s car travelling down Campbell

Landscape black and white photograph of Margaret Barnsdall-Stone in a nursing outfit.
Culture East End Cockney History & nostalgia Local 

Cockney Roots: From Fern Street Settlement to the Freedom of the City of London

May 4, 2023May 5, 2023 Polly Nash 1 Comment Features

How Margaret Barnsdall-Stone went from working in an East End cake factory to mixing with Royalty, and the Cockney culture

Tower Hamlets Hockey Club first team celebrating winning the England Hockey T4 championships after the final at Lee Valley Hockey Club.
Local Out & About Sports & activities 

Tower Hamlets Hockey Club wins National Championships

May 3, 2023May 3, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

The new National champions hope their victory will bring increased exposure and greater accessibility to hockey in Tower Hamlets Tower

Two More Years red brick venue with street art in Hackney Wick.
Eating & drinking Local Out & About 

New queer night debuts at Two More Years in Hackney Wick

April 26, 2023April 26, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Less than three weeks since its inception, Queer East community-led club night is bringing a safe space for people of

Schoolgirls from Central Foundation School in Bow, East London.
The students behind the Breaking the Barrier podcast: Swahiba Uddin, Sumayya Carmally, Marium Rukiya and Mithila Hossain.
Culture Life and living 

Students launch podcast empowering minorities to break down personal barriers

April 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Four sixth-formers from Central Foundation Girls School have released Breaking the Barrier podcast discussing the challenge of breaking down social

Miles Kane singer with Barry Holloway landlord of the Young Prince pub on Roman Road.
Culture Life and living 

Miles Kane releases new music video, Troubled Son, filmed in the Young Prince on Roman Road

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Starring in the video among Kane’s friends and actor James Buckley is landlord Barry Holloway, pulling pints in one of

Front cover and editor's letter of The Slice magazine, for the special Earth issue for spring summer 2023.
Photograph by Matt Payne © Matt Payne.
Local Local economy News 

The special Earth edition of The Slice Magazine is here

April 17, 2023April 19, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

The Slice Tower Hamlet’s fourth issue is a special earth edition and reports on initiatives that are tackling climate change

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