Tunde Morakinyo: ‘I feel a deep sense of responsibility to help people think about their part in nature’
The tropical community forestry specialist on conservation in Nigeria and the transformation of Meath Gardens from a desolate park into
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From Bow to Paris: Diver Scarlett Mew Jensen heads to the 2024 Olympics
Born and raised in Bow, Scarlett Mew Jensen was one of the first to train in the Olympic Park’s London
‘You have to have some kind of trauma’: Gavin Gordon on the dark side of culinary success
From working 90 hours a week to battling insomnia and coping with heart failure, Barge East’s new executive chef Gavin
Kimberley Chambers: from Roman Road Market trader to best-selling crime author
‘I used to hate my voice, now I don’t care what anyone thinks of it’: Kimberley Chambers on growing up
The drag kings and queens redefining the queer scene in Tower Hamlets
From glittering karaoke in Cockney boozers to confrontational political satire at community hubs, drag kings and queens are spearheading a
Market trader Rosie Smyth: How a near-death experience gave her a lust for life and trading on the Roman
The once thronging street markets of east London have seen a dramatic decline in foot traffic over the years, but
This is Home: Sylvia Difino, an Italian in Mile End
British-Italian artist Sylvia Difino speaks about right-wing populism in Italy, prejudice in the UK post-Brexit, and trying out fasting for
Inside Mile End’s Pragati Sangha temple as the Bengali Hindu community celebrates Dolyatra, their Holi Day
How Tower Hamlet’s only Bengali Hindu Temple brings the colours and joy of Holi Day to a quiet residential street
Olga Primary School unveils a mural of Lotte, our East End Lioness
A striking blue and white portrait towering above Olga Primary’s playground hopes to inspire a new generation of Lionesses in
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
KO’s Bill Judd: Former world champion kickboxer and lifeline to the East End
‘Boxing has always been an outlet for a lot of working-class kids’: Former world champion kickboxer Bill Judd on martial
Aneeta Patel aka Knitting SOS on forging community through handicrafts
‘It’s so visceral in human creatures to make something that wasn’t there before’: Aneeta Patel aka Knitting SOS on the