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Author: Scarlet Hannington

Ann Shelly talking to a Crisis volunteer at Winter Rough Sleepers (WRS). Crisis at Christmas 2015.
Campaigns Good causes Local Society 

The joy of giving: local good causes to support this Christmas

December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Scarlet Hannington 3665 Views 0 Comments Features 8 min read

This year has been difficult for us all. The pandemic has increased the risk of the vulnerable in our community

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Green Goose Cardigan Road Bow East
Food & drink Lifestyle Local Pubs, bars & clubs 

Best sports pubs

February 20, 2020April 4, 2020 Scarlet Hannington 3893 Views 0 Comments 8 min read

From traditional East End boozers to trendy gastro pubs, Roman Road and the surrounding areas offer a pub to suit

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Candace Reading and son in home
Campaigns Good causes Local Society 

How having a son with dwarfism inspired one local mother to take on the world

January 18, 2020January 29, 2020 Scarlet Hannington 2102 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

Candace Reading was confronted with the fact that her son, Finlay, had achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism, 38 weeks

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Mariah and Friendz at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club,New Year's Eve party East London
Leisure & recreation Local Shopping Things to do 

Where to celebrate this New Year’s Eve in East London

December 19, 2019January 11, 2020 Scarlet Hannington 6061 Views 0 Comments Features 6 min read

Forgot to book your weekend-gateway on the slopes? Stuck in gloomy London for yet another New Year’s Eve? There is

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Trevor the milk man standing next to his float
Photography by Tom Keeling
Culture & communities Local Society 

Why the local milk round is enjoying a revival

December 13, 2019January 11, 2020 Scarlet Hannington 14442 Views 3 Comments Galleries 3 min read

Trevor Culling is the neighbourhood’s silent and often invisible friend, delivering milk to door steps around Roman Road when the

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Team photo of PureGym staff at Bow Wharf
Lifestyle Local Shopping Wellbeing 

The best fitness classes around Roman Road

December 11, 2019February 25, 2020 Scarlet Hannington 210213 Views 1 Comment Features 5 min read

They may be tucked away in unexpected places, but Roman Road offers a range and quality of fitness classes that

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Melise Keogh standing behind the bar at Angel and Crown pub, Roman Road
Food & drink Lifestyle Local Pubs, bars & clubs Restaurants & cafes 

Angel and Crown reopens showing the future of pubs is about community

December 6, 2019April 4, 2020 Scarlet Hannington 43774 Views 0 Comments News 4 min read

Roman Road’s Angel and Crown has reopened one year after it was closed down for anti-social behaviour and is on

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Gus Casely-Hayford appointed V&A East director
Arts & artists Cultural heritage Culture & communities Local Places to visit Planning and development Society 

Gus Casely-Hayford selected as first director of V&A East

November 14, 2019November 15, 2019 Scarlet Hannington 74119 Views 0 Comments News 1 min read

Augustus Casely-Hayford, writer and broadcaster, current director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African Art in Washington US and part

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

Bow’s Liveable Streets scheme invites local feedback in upcoming workshops

November 12, 2019November 15, 2019 Scarlet Hannington 6128 Views 0 Comments News 2 min read

Tower Hamlet’s Council are revisiting Bow’s Liveable Streets scheme with a trio of group workshops inviting residents to consider new

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East End Christmas events
Local Shopping Things to do 

The jolliest Christmas events in East London

November 8, 2019December 19, 2019 Scarlet Hannington 22780 Views 0 Comments Features 5 min read

Whether you are the type to start singing Christmas carols and buying gifts in early October or you are more

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Raine's Foundation School in Bethnal Green
Campaigns Local Planning and development Society 

Mayor Biggs progresses plans to close Raine’s Foundation

November 7, 2019November 7, 2019 Scarlet Hannington 3548 Views 0 Comments News 1 min read

Following six months of campaigning, including a Change.org petition with over 3,000 signatures rebutting the councils proposal to shut Raine’s

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