Meet the inexplicably cute canal cats patrolling Bow’s waterways
Among the human inhabitants who call our canals home are their furry companions, the canal boat cats, who add an
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In our Cultural Heritage section we look at what makes our neighbourhood unique. We explore the arts, culture and heritage that have formed our identity, including Bow grime music, the East London Suffragettes and the Cockney heritage.
Among the human inhabitants who call our canals home are their furry companions, the canal boat cats, who add an
Read MoreIn Kat Anderson’s Mark of Cane exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery, repressed memories of plantation labour and furious revolution haunt
Read MoreZee & Co, established in 1984, a beloved retailer cherished by locals and fashion enthusiasts alike, has sadly closed down,
Read More‘Boxing has always been an outlet for a lot of working-class kids’: Former world champion kickboxer Bill Judd on martial
Read MoreBorn and raised in Bow, the acclaimed filmmaker Isaac Julien known for Looking for Langston (1989) was recently named Whitechapel
Read MoreFrom fashion pioneer Alexander McQueen to rap artist Tinie Tempah, this east London home has passed through the hands of
Read More‘It’s so visceral in human creatures to make something that wasn’t there before’: Aneeta Patel aka Knitting SOS on the
Read More‘I have always thought there was something potentially magical about tech’: Bow-based impact investor Paul Miller on how technology can
Read MoreThe origins of the 18th-century Bow Porcelain Factory are shrouded in mystery, but archaeological excavations have unveiled the forgotten history
Read More‘Peter was the father figure of the market’: The traders of Roman Road Market pay tribute to Peter Keine who
Read MoreAdvocating for equal education and delivering life-saving medical care at the Royal London Hospital are just some of the services
Read MoreThe way to the heart of the East End is through its stomach. Are jellied eels the forgotten food of
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