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When you walk towards Whole Fresh, the first thing you notice is fruits and vegetables lining the front of the shop enticingly in rustic, wooden buckets to attract passers-by. There are also shelves of olive oil, vinegar and every other imaginable condiment, herbs and other deli-style items. There is a constant cool breeze from the refrigerators and the sound of soft jazz wafting over from the shop radio.
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FoTHCP worries the proposed height and density of the buildings will block the sunlight during the day and cause artificial light pollution at night, thus disturbing the natural circadian rhythms of the park’s wildlife and blocking sunlight for plants.
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‘Representation is so important,’ she says. ‘Seeing yourself on TV, on social media it creates confidence because you think, “there’s someone who looks like me doing all these things, and I can do this too.”’
‘The most popular request I have are just everyday people wanting to get photos of their family members framed,’ says Maschio. ‘Grandparents who want nice images of their grandchildren, for example.’
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Local photographer Jamie Sinclair captures how residents, businesses and organisations came together during the early days of lockdown. Sinclair was
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What makes this image unusual, and typical of Covid-19, is the singular plane spotted in the left hand of the photo. Detje says ‘they’re so rare now, compared to how many planes we would normally see’.
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Baxter often works the allotment with his younger son, often enjoying Sunday lunch there with the rest of his family. ‘It’s really a rewarding activity for kids I think, because you get to look after and nurture something, and see it grow.’
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Roman Road Trust has not only raised original target but are looking to surpass it. But the fight is not yet over.
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This is a 200-year old native black poplar, one of the few remaining trees of its kind in the UK. This tree’s rarity, age and sentimental value to the local community led a council official to state that it is easily ‘the most important veteran tree in Tower Hamlets’.
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Regent’s Canal is an ever-present part of our lives. We jog beside it, we walk over it to get to Bethnal Green. We live in flats overlooking it and perhaps even live on it. But over its 200-year existence, the canal has also quietly helped shape the very area we live in, from its past lives first as the ‘M25’ of in the Industrial Revolution, to its last hurrah in the war efforts.
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Fiesta Cafe also noteworthy for being the most spacious cafe on the Roman, with its large windows adding to the sense of openness. One can imagine sitting by those windows looking onto the market, people watching over a coffee and a full English.
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If we can retain our appreciation of local businesses out of goodwill and loyalty, and a newfound appreciation of our high street as an important part of our community, then we can hold on to hope.
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