Percy Ingle, the Yeast London family baking empire
Percy Ingle might seem like a substantial bakery chain, but despite appearances, it is a local family-run bakery founded over
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Indigo Face channel the spirit of Bow Quarter
Bow based pop band Indigo Face are the new hot property in the old Bow match factory. The trio has
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Campaign for step-free access at Mile End tube
Disabled local residents will be able to travel step-free on Mile End tube, if a new petition to install a
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Cafe East review – a quaint, authentic, affordable taste of East London
Being a student, I’ve eaten out of a saucepan before, but not like this. Having heard only good things about
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What the Creative Enterprise Zone means for Hackney Wick and Fish Island
Hackney Wick and Fish Island (HWFI ) have just been recognised as one of London’s most exciting creative communities –
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Rhythm Division – the (140 bpm) heart of grime
Ask anyone in the grime scene about Rhythm Division and odds are you’ll get an outpouring of beloved memories. During
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Mile End tube station: ‘Miles of Tiles’ [GALLERY]
Every day, some 25,000 of us hop on at Mile End tube station to brave the baking Central line, whether
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Lights in the darkness – the corner shops of Bow [GALLERY]
Corner shops are one of the staples of city life, their owners the unsung heroes of convenience shopping. Here, local
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From sketching novice to exhibition star – a year in the life of Hackney Wick Life Drawing
Four days after moving to east London Benjamin Kelly attended a life drawing class for the first time. A year
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Painting the town red, green, white, blue… Ged Palmer on Luminor Sign Co and the analogue revival
Odds are you’ve seen a sign painted by Ged Palmer. He and his team at Luminor Sign Co on Roman
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