Book review: The Little History of the East End
It’s very impressive how much careful research and detail Gordon manages to include while covering such a long period of history and making it short, readable and entertaining.
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Victoria Park’s Heritage Trees in winter
Our fine city of London may be regarded as the “Big Smoke”, but despite this moniker there are still a number of green spaces residents can explore. Here are “eight of the best” trees which are particularly significant and where to find them.
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Messages from our spiritual leaders as they reflect on the last year
The light of faith has been so important this year, but that light has shown through in so many ways in our country; acts of kindness to strangers, reconnecting with neighbours, those on the frontline of fighting Covid-19.
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Key grime figures and their roots with Roman Road
Grime music, the genre which took the British charts by storm in the early noughties, is deeply connected to Roman Road and the surrounding area.
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Community spirit shines through this year’s Christmas light displays
We sent local photographer Phil Verney to capture the best Christmas lights around the Roman Road area.
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Eato: mocktails, grills and colourful burgers
Eato is very much a reflection of me,’ says the founder Ali Emran.
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Mohammed Huq on the highs and lows of running his corner shop
Running a corner shop is not easy work, Huq’s usual day starts with a very early morning, to get the shop open for business by 7am, and finishes around midnight. He juggles unpacking deliveries and trips to the cash and carry between managing his team of staff and being a present, friendly face behind the counter.’
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The joy of giving: local good causes to support this Christmas
This year has been difficult for us all. The pandemic has increased the risk of the vulnerable in our community
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A window into life on the canal [photoessay]
I wanted to capture intimate scenes of people’s autumn evenings on the boats.
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Swadhinata Trust’s Julie Begum: ‘If I’m not challenging the injustice I see, I’m part of the problem.’
‘If I’m not challenging the injustices that I see then I’m part of the problem,’ says Begum. ‘I am not a passive person and I don’t want to be a passive person.’
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Local independent shops offering online Christmas gift shopping
December is around the corner, which means that the run up to panic buying last minute bubble bath sets is
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The Hub Cafe food review: the vegan-friendly heart of Victoria Park
Millahn’s go-to is stew or soups to compliment the cold weather, but Kata’s favourite dish of the day was The Hub’s quinoa salad. Vibrant cauliflower, wild couscous, and pungent beets are married to create an actually healthy and actually tasty salad, that mixes textures and flavours for a truly enjoyable, and filling meal.
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