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Hay, horseshoes, and Trooping the Colour: a morning at Bow Police Stables

August 14, 2019August 16, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 4212 Views 0 Comments Features min read

The nuts and bolts of a place like Bow Stables are the same now as they would have been a

Exterior shot of Bethnal Green fire station on Roman Road

Cultural heritage East End & Cockney Local Society

Behind the red doors of Bethnal Green Fire Station

July 27, 2019July 31, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 17252 Views 0 Comments Features min read

They say a busy station is a happy station, and if they’re right Bethnal Green Fire Station on Roman Road

Camilla Brendon in studio 4 at Chisenhale Studios during her Coast residency

Arts & artists Local Society

Q&A with artist Camilla Brendon about her Hertford Union Canal residency

July 26, 2019July 31, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 1389 Views 0 Comments Features min read

Camilla Brendon is an artist currently in residence at Chisenhale Studios. Her project, which focuses on materials and plant life

Cakes on the counter at Targa Green Cafe

Photographs by Kata Szabo

Food and drink Lifestyle Local Restaurants & cafes

Targa Green Cafe vegan review – Moroccan cuisine with a community feel

July 24, 2019July 30, 2019 Gem Stokes 17313 Views 1 Comment Reviews min read

Picture the scene. A pistachio green-fronted cafe with tables scattered outside, seating a multiplicity of different people. A warm, Moroccan-inspired interior with traditional Moroccan music pulsing in the background. Targa Green Cafe on Tredegar Road is bursting with life and a community feel.

Simon Stephens inside Loafing on Roman Road

Arts & artists Local Society

Bow playwright Simon Stephens on East London, the gentrification of bacon sarnies, and that Hot Priest

July 22, 2019July 24, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 2225 Views 0 Comments Features min read

If Simon Stephens was a biscuit he would probably be a Wagon Wheel. He didn’t arrive at this conclusion lightly,

Stuart's fabric and clothes stall on Roman Road Market

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The 10 best things to do on Roman Road Market

July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 3710 Views 1 Comment Features min read

Roman Road Market has been one of East London’s most renowned markets for over 150 years. Running three days a

Campaigns Environment Local Planning and development Society

Liveable Streets traffic trial cancelled – what’s next?

July 18, 2019July 18, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 2657 Views 0 Comments News min read

A series of partial road closures in Bow were suspended on Saturday, just hours into a scheduled eight-day trial period.

Peter Marigold's piece at the Raw Materials: Plastics exhibition

Arts & artists Local Society

‘Raw Materials: Plastics’ exhibition explores the invention of plastic in East London

July 16, 2019July 24, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 1609 Views 1 Comment Features min read

Not many people know that plastic was invented right here in East London. Well, it was, and Bow Arts has

Extinction Rebellion march in Bethnal Green

Campaigns Environment Local Society

Extinction Rebellion stages East London Uprising

July 15, 2019July 15, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 1700 Views 0 Comments News min read

Environmental group Extinction Rebellion ran three days of workshops, exhibitions, and nonviolent protests last weekend as part of its East

Linda Calvey at the Blind Beggar pub in East London

Cultural heritage East End & Cockney Local Society

‘Black Widow’ Linda Calvey on the realities of East End gangster life

July 14, 2019July 15, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 29841 Views 0 Comments Features min read

Flowery dress. Red toenails. Bleached blonde hair. Linda Calvey, 71, doesn’t exactly scream East London gangster when we meet on

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