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Author: Scarlet Hannington

Candace Reading and son in home
Local News Voices 

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

January 18, 2020January 14, 2022 Scarlet Hannington 0 Comments Features

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

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Trevor the milk man standing next to his float
Photography by Tom Keeling
Cultural heritage Life and living Local 

Why the local milk round is enjoying a revival [photoessay]

December 13, 2019February 25, 2022 Scarlet Hannington 3 Comments Photoessays

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
Activities Local Shopping 

The best fitness classes around Roman Road

December 11, 2019December 2, 2022 Scarlet Hannington 1 Comment Features

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
Eating & drinking Local 

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

December 6, 2019January 13, 2022 Scarlet Hannington 0 Comments News

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
Art and artists Cultural heritage Local 

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

November 14, 2019November 27, 2022 Scarlet Hannington 0 Comments News

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
Environment Local News 

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

November 12, 2019October 18, 2022 Scarlet Hannington 0 Comments Low Traffic Neighbourhoods, News

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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Raine's Foundation School in Bethnal Green
Environment Local News 

Mayor Biggs progresses plans to close Raine’s Foundation

November 7, 2019June 14, 2022 Scarlet Hannington 0 Comments News

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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