Local life, culture and things to do

Sophia Chisty with her daughter contemplating the cost of living crisis.

Working all hours to cope with the cost of living

September 4, 2022September 5, 2022 Victoria Miller 33 Views 6 min read

With concern about the cost of living soaring for the winter, it bit just as hard in the summer as

the exterior shot of a pub with beer barrels sitting outside, Coborn Street, Mile End, East London

The Coborn © Social Streets CIC

Old school charm breathes new life into The Coborn

September 2, 2022September 8, 2022 Victoria Miller 491 Views 4 min read

After a month of closure, The Corborn pub reopens its doors transporting its customers to the East End pubs of

Open House London: our Tower Hamlets highlights

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Polly Nash 2680 Views 7 min read

Open House London returns this weekend. The festival celebrates the urban landscape of London, allowing people to venture through the doors of iconic buildings around the city.

Burte Gerelt Od, a Mongolian living in Bow.

This is Home: Burte Gerelt-Od, a Mongolian in Bow

August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 Victoria Miller 188 Views 6 min read

Bow Road teenager Burte Gerelt-Od speaks to us about British and Mongolian school systems, cultural diversity fashion shows, and why

Classic full english breakfast, with egg, beans, tomatoes, toast and hash browns

Mapps Cafe's full English breakfast. ©Social Streets.

The best greasy spoon cafes near Roman Road

August 25, 2022July 29, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 211 Views 7 min read

Who doesn’t love a greasy, hearty, proper British cafe breakfast, but what makes a greasy spoon cafe a greasy spoon?

The best things to this summer around Roman Road

July 25, 2022July 28, 2022 Victoria Miller 1187 Views 15 min read

The weather has heated up (big time) and summer is well and truly in the air; so here is a

Daniel and Mo from 4Deuce Films, producers of grime documentary Aint Hidin Nuttin.

Aint Hidin Nuttin: Insights drawn from a life of grime and crime in Bow

July 21, 2022July 29, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 651 Views 10 min read

How two East London locals are showing the world what it was like to grow up in the Mecca of

The outside of fish and chip shop, Chipping Wharf, in Old Ford, East London

Chipping Wharf: paying homage to the original East End chippie

July 18, 2022September 14, 2022 Victoria Miller 369 Views 4 min read

The birthplace of one of the nation’s favourite take-aways, Old Ford welcomes a return of a traditional fish and chip

Lee Navigation, Hackney Wick, Looking northward from the junction of the Hertford Union Canal, the nearest bridge is Carpenters Road.

From failure to fame, murder to mooring; the untold history of Hertford Union Canal

July 13, 2022July 25, 2022 Panayiota Demosthenous 222 Views 7 min read

Victoria Park’s water-filled cohabitor has lived in the East End since 1830, but what stories does the Hertford Union Canal