Food, home, wellbeing and shopping

From left to right, Stuart “Tommo” Thomson, Chef Ryan Craig, and Rob “Blandy”

From Holland to Hackney Wick – Barge East restaurant lays anchor

May 6, 2019May 10, 2019 Georgina Roberts 62030 Views 0 Comments Features min read

When you catch a glimpse of Barge East floating with sails emblazoned with black logos, you might think a band

May 4, 2019May 5, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 1883 Views 0 Comments Features min read

Tucked away on the north edge of Victoria Park in East London there is a bowls club unlike any other.

April 28, 2019June 5, 2019 Anna Lezard 2076 Views 0 Comments Features min read

Yoga is truly relaxing when you can do it a step away from where you live. Tucked away in churches,

April 27, 2019April 29, 2019 Anna Lezard 5080 Views 0 Comments News min read

A new fitness and yoga studio, Move Studio, has opened on Roman Road. The studio, which can be found at

Photographs by Bow Arts

April 21, 2019April 19, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 44177 Views 0 Comments News min read

The Nunnery Gallery on 181 Bow Road has opened a new look in-house cafe, aptly named the Nunnery Café. Its

Percy Ingle Bakery in its Roman Road spot, 1982

April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 Anna Lezard 25952 Views 0 Comments Features min read

Percy Ingle might seem like a substantial bakery chain, but despite appearances, it is a local family-run bakery founded over

Photograph by Claire Watts

April 16, 2019April 17, 2019 Gem Stokes 17313 Views 0 Comments Reviews min read

Being a student, I’ve eaten out of a saucepan before, but not like this. Having heard only good things about

Odds are you’ve seen a sign painted by Ged Palmer. He and his team at Luminor Sign Co on Roman

April 2, 2019April 1, 2019 Natasha Forrest 23988 Views 1 Comment Features min read

It may feel like the traditional chippy is becoming a precious rarity, with more and more chip shops expanding their

March 21, 2019March 22, 2019 Natasha Forrest 22339 Views 0 Comments News min read

Loafing, the sweet and savoury crepe connoisseur, has reopened on 409 Roman Road. Though the move from number 369a, by