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Casting at Whitechapel Bell Foundry, 1997
Campaigns Good causes Local Society 

Have your say on plans to turn Whitechapel Bell Foundry into a boutique hotel

February 6, 2019February 13, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 3 Comments News

Raycliff Capital has submitted plans to Tower Hamlets Council for the Whitechapel Bell Foundry to be changed from a foundry

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Roman Road LDN birthday flyer
Good causes Local Society 

Roman Road LDN’s first year has shown the hunger for local journalism

January 14, 2019January 23, 2019 Tabitha Stapely 0 Comments Opinion

It is one year since Roman Road LDN was relaunched and began running as a full time web publication covering

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Frank Wang hugging a fellow protester at a demonstration in Bethnal Green
Good causes Local Society 

Displaced Bethnal Green coffee vendor reaches fundraising target

January 9, 2019January 10, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 0 Comments News

Bethnal Green coffee vendor Frank Wang reached his Crowdfunder target of £9,780 this morning. An anonymous £10 donation, the 277th

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Pro-Frank Wang signs at an August demonstration in Bethnal Green
Campaigns Good causes Society 

Frank Wang’s last stand – support independent coffee in Bethnal Green

November 30, 2018January 17, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 0 Comments

UPDATE: Frank Wang reached his fundraising target on 9 January 2019 Frank Wang is making a stand. A coffee stand.

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A man and a woman in a beautiful cafe display a map
Campaigns Good causes Local Society 

East End Trades Guild; standing up for East London independents

October 12, 2018January 23, 2019 Tabitha Potts 0 Comments Features

Krissie Nicolson is the latest in a long line of female pioneers in the East End fighting for better working

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Two women stand in a garden
Campaigns Good causes Local Society 

Wish – a voice for women’s mental health

October 3, 2018January 23, 2019 Tabitha Potts 0 Comments Features

From its office tucked away in an alley behind St Margaret’s House on Old Ford Road, Wish mental health charity has

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A smiling woman sits in a room with some other people, drinking a cup of tea
Campaigns Good causes Local Society 

BowHaven; the unique local mental health charity which empowers its members

September 19, 2018January 18, 2019 Tabitha Potts 0 Comments Features

Inside St Stephen’s Health Centre (just off the Roman Road) on the right-hand side of the entrance, you will see

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the pizza room mile end delivery app crowdfund
Campaigns Good causes Local Society 

Help Pizza Room launch their own delivery app

July 5, 2018January 17, 2019 Megan Agnew 0 Comments News

The Pizza Room, winner of Time Out’s ‘Best Pizza in Bow’ award, needs your help to crowdfund their very own

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The team at Ability Bow, Roman Road, accessible gym for people with disabilities
Campaigns Good causes Local Society 

Ability Bow: the only accessible gym of its kind in London

June 12, 2018January 17, 2019 April Kosky 0 Comments Features

Occupying the top two floors of St Paul’s Church Old Ford, Ability Bow is an accessible gym that caters for

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Campaigns Good causes Local Society 

Oxford House, Bethnal Green’s oldest cultural hub

May 9, 2018January 23, 2019 April Kosky 0 Comments Features

We talk to CEO John Ryan about Bethnal Green’s Oxford House and its journey from a pioneering ‘settlement house’ for

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Sweet Treats owner Naz Islam with his kids, Roman Road
Family, children & pets Food and drink Local 

Sweet Treats: living the sweet life

February 9, 2019 Natasha Forrest 1

Sweet Treats is a Victorian style corner sweet shop at 597 Roman Road. Owner Naz Islam talks with us about

Enzo at his Saint Sugar of London on Roman Road
Food and drink Fresh produce & recipes Life Local 

Brioche to the people – Saint Sugar of London celebrates ten years of market life

February 4, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 1
Green Goose Sunday Roasts
Food and drink Local 

Best Sunday roasts around Roman Road

February 2, 2019 Natasha Forrest 0
Patty Heaven Roman Road shopfront
Food and drink Local Restaurants & cafes 

Patty Heaven brings Caribbean food to Roman Road

January 31, 2019 Natasha Forrest 0

See more heritage

Sylvia Pankhurst Toy Factory
Buildings & landmarks Cultural heritage Local Society Suffragettes 

Sylvia Pankhurst and the East London Toy Factory

February 16, 2019 Natasha Forrest 0

Sylvia Pankhurst is well-known around these parts. Most know something of her activism for women’s suffrage. However, many don’t know

An Archive photo of Victoria Park Lido
Buildings & landmarks Cultural heritage Local Planning and development Society 

In need of a bath: the bathing lakes and Victoria Park Lido

February 11, 2019 Natasha Forrest 1
John Kidd & Co ink sample
Cultural heritage East End & Cockney Society 

When Fish Island powered Fleet Street – the story of John Kidd & Co ink works

January 30, 2019 Frederick O'Brien 0
Salmon and Ball in Bethnal Green
Cultural heritage Local Pubs, bars & clubs 

The mystery of Salmon & Ball pub

January 26, 2019 Natasha Forrest 5

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Roman Road LDN is a hyper local magazine celebrating the best of local life in the Roman Road area of Bow, Mile End and Globe Town in Tower Hamlets, East London. Roman Road LDN is published by not-for-profit media company Social Streets CIC in partnership with Roman Road Trust.

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