Rook Records opens first bricks-and-mortar store in Hackney Wick
Bringing the vinyl revival to Bow: Rook Records becomes the latest in a stream of roaming and online shops to
Author: Polly Nash
What a load of rubbish … Tower Hamlets’ waste emergency caught on camera
Eight days of strike action was all it took to create a borough-wide waste problem that the Council couldn’t ignore,
Bow man convicted after dog attack in Victoria Park
A man from Bow whose dog attacked police horse Urbane in Victoria Park has been convicted. Hakan Niyazi Candermir, 25,
Acme co-founder Jonathan Harvey OBE obituary
Acme co-founder and former chief executive who opened up affordable studio spaces and paved the way for East London’s influential
Why community pharmacies like Sinclairs are the key to the NHS’s endurance
Anika Jagot from Roman Road’s Sinclairs on the rise of community pharmacies and the need for preventative care amid a
Globe Town welcomes the return of the Buddhist Centre’s community café
Music collectives, plant-based cooking and accessible Buddhism: eighteen months of renovations bring Mandala Café to life. Mandala Café, the newest
‘If Only’: A new short film about gang life in Tower Hamlets by The Corner Shop Show creator
British-Bangladeshi director Islah Abdur-Rahman on grooming, drug abuse and gang violence: ‘It’s a very heavy project, but it’s also very
Seven Mills Primary in Isle of Dogs identified as having RAAC in school building
Mixed emotions at Seven Mills Primary as students return to face-to-face teaching at the start of term. Seven Mills Primary
Tower Hamlets becomes the first local authority in England to roll out universal free school meals to all students
As the Mayor of London launches free school meals for all primary schools, Tower Hamlets Council extends them to all
Jerk and Jollof Nigerian-Caribbean café-restaurant opens on the Roman
Jamaican jerk chicken and Nigerian Jollof rice come to the East End, recommended by Grime MC Big Narstie. From the
Image released to identify man who mysteriously died in Mile End Station
Locate International charity has issued a living depiction of the unidentified man who was killed by a train at Mile
Fire at Bow Business Centre leaves homes severely damaged
Residents say that no alarm sounded in the commercial and residential building as more than 100 firefighters tackled the blaze