The Pearly Queen of Islington, Phyllis Broadbent, visits the Roman for pie n’ mash at G Kelly’s
As the oldest Pearly Queen in Britain, 96-year-old Phyllis Broadbent is glamorously shouldering a historic East End tradition, keeping a
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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.
As the oldest Pearly Queen in Britain, 96-year-old Phyllis Broadbent is glamorously shouldering a historic East End tradition, keeping a
British-Italian artist Sylvia Difino speaks about right-wing populism in Italy, prejudice in the UK post-Brexit, and trying out fasting for
The Lakeview Estate, on the edge of Victoria Park, is one of the narrowest council estates in Tower Hamlets. Despite
How Tower Hamlet’s only Bengali Hindu Temple brings the colours and joy of Holi Day to a quiet residential street
A striking blue and white portrait towering above Olga Primary’s playground hopes to inspire a new generation of Lionesses in
Among the human inhabitants who call our canals home are their furry companions, the canal boat cats, who add an
In Kat Anderson’s Mark of Cane exhibition at the Nunnery Gallery, repressed memories of plantation labour and furious revolution haunt
Zee & Co, established in 1984, a much-loved retailer cherished by locals and fashion enthusiasts alike, has sadly closed down,
‘Boxing has always been an outlet for a lot of working-class kids’: Former world champion kickboxer Bill Judd on martial
Born and raised in Bow, the acclaimed filmmaker Isaac Julien known for Looking for Langston (1989) was recently named Whitechapel
From fashion pioneer Alexander McQueen to rap artist Tinie Tempah, this east London home has passed through the hands of
‘It’s so visceral in human creatures to make something that wasn’t there before’: Aneeta Patel aka Knitting SOS on the