Tower Hamlets becomes first London borough to extend universal free school meals to secondary school students
With more than half of children in Tower Hamlets suffering from food insecurity, annual funding of £3.7 million will make
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Author: Polly Nash
Artist Ali Smith: Printing East London’s urban landscape
Canal boats, cranes and graffiti: Everyday East End scenes through a local printmaker’s eyes. Most people walking down Mile End
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Goodbye Del Downey: Globe Town Market waves farewell to the East End’s longest-serving fishmonger
Soaring overhead costs, dwindling footfall and market square construction: How the Downey Brothers fishmonger was forced out of Globe Town
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Lanterna restaurant review: Fish Island’s smart new pizzeria, bar and deli
Fish Island’s new Italian restaurant, deli and bar elevates the humble Neopolitan pizza with a side of Italian fine-dining, a
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Bromley by Bow Centre welcomes Elly de Decker as new chief executive
Taking over from Rob Trimble’s 20-year tenure, de Decker plans to build upon the work of her predecessor, focussing on
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Reverend Alan Green leaves St. John on Bethnal Green church after 24 years
Reverend Green’s Christmas Day sermon will be the last he gives to the congregation he has served for nearly a
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Victoria Park in the snow: The wintery wonderland on our doorstep [photoessay]
These photos of Victoria Park covered in snow will help to banish any blues you might have this winter. Picturesque all year round, this green space on our doorstep has been transformed into an ethereal world dusted with snowflakes. This really is ‘the best park in the world’.
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Coffees, clothes and cocktails: Hybrid fashion house A.F. Poète opens on the Roman
Ed Sheeran’s bespoke fashion designer selling much more than clothing opens its flagship store in the East End. A.F. Poète,
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East End pub quiz jackpots reaching record heights
With rollover jackpots upwards of £600, years of playing trivial pursuit are about to pay off … find our local
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Girls football: Andrew Leo captures the courage and camaraderie of Bow’s Vicky Park Rangers [Photoessay]
Biting winds, bare legs and mud-caked football boots: local photographer Andrew Leo captures the spirit of Victoria Parks’ girls’ football
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Bow renters hold protest against rent increases of up to 70%
With homelessness threatening more residents in the borough, Tower Hamlets London Renters Union stage a day of action on the
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Vicky Park Rangers: East London’s young Lionesses at the forefront of female football
‘I didn’t know any women footballers when I started playing’: The importance of female role models for Bow’s Vicky Park
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