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Lifestyle

Places to visit, things to do and what’s on around Roman Road including events, exhibitions, courses, workshops, walks, talks and nightlife.

Inside of AF Poete fashion house on Roman Road.
Lifestyle Local Shopping 

Coffees, clothes and cocktails: Hybrid fashion house A.F. Poète opens on the Roman

December 9, 2022December 13, 2022 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

Ed Sheeran’s bespoke fashion designer selling much more than clothing opens its flagship store in the East End. A.F. Poète,

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Staff members at the Coborn Pub quiz, Bow.
Eating & drinking Lifestyle Local 

East End pub quiz jackpots reaching record heights

December 9, 2022December 13, 2022 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

With rollover jackpots upwards of £600, years of playing trivial pursuit are about to pay off … find our local

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Vicky Park Ranger female footballers smiling in a line on the pitch.
Activities and sports Lifestyle Local 

Girls football: Andrew Leo captures the courage and camaraderie of Bow’s Vicky Park Rangers [Photoessay]

December 7, 2022December 13, 2022 Polly Nash 0 Comments Photoessays

Biting winds, bare legs and mud-caked football boots: local photographer Andrew Leo captures the spirit of Victoria Parks’ girls’ football

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Under 14 Vicky Park Rangers team shot in front of the goal.
Activities and sports Lifestyle Local 

Vicky Park Rangers: East London’s young Lionesses at the forefront of female football

December 4, 2022December 19, 2022 Polly Nash 0 Comments Features

‘I didn’t know any women footballers when I started playing’: The importance of female role models for Bow’s Vicky Park

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Jeanette Hoare owner of Gina's Closet stands at her shop's front door at Roman Road, Bow, East London
Lifestyle Local Shopping 

Why Gina’s Closet is closing after 35 years on Roman Road

December 2, 2022December 13, 2022 Victoria Miller 0 Comments News

After four decades on Roman Road, Gina’s Closet’s owner, Jeanette Hoare, is waving goodbye to the road after rent soars.

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Hearth Bakery Hackney Wick outside entrance and sign.
Eating & drinking Lifestyle Local 

Hearth Bakery opens East London’s first communal oven addressing the cost of living crisis

November 26, 2022December 13, 2022 Polly Nash 0 Comments Cost of living, News

Inspired by medieval communities, Hearth Bakery has launched The People’s Oven in Hackney Wick for budding home bakers and those

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Roast turkey, with all the trimmings, and roasted potatoes in smaller dishes, with white wine and crackers on a plain wooden table, The Green Goose, Bow, East London
Eating & drinking Local 

The best pub Christmas dinners near Roman Road

November 18, 2022December 13, 2022 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Guides

Turkey with sage stuffing, pigs in blankets, and sugar-dusted mince pies served in a sparkly atmosphere with even sparklier fizz,

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Christmas trees at Barge East, Hackney Wick.
Local Shopping 

Where to buy Christmas trees in East London

November 18, 2022January 3, 2023 Polly Nash 0 Comments Guides

There’s no better way to signal the start of the holiday season than choosing your Christmas tree. We bring you

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A stack of Christmas presents and a Christmas tree in the background, with people at a Christmas market stall at Redchurch Winter Market, Shoreditch, East London
Local Shopping 

Guide to East London Christmas Markets in 2022

November 17, 2022December 13, 2022 Victoria Miller 3 Comments Guides

We are lucky that our pocket of London is home to some of the city’s best-known and longest-standing markets. So

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Christmas baubles hanging at Stepney Farm Christmas Fair.
Lifestyle Local What's on 

12 things to do this Christmas in the East End

November 16, 2022December 13, 2022 Polly Nash 0 Comments Features

From pantomime to markets and guided walks, jump into Christmas with our selection of festive events in the East End.

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Autumn leaves, Victoria Park, East London, 2022.
Lifestyle Local Places to visit 

The exceptional colours of autumn in Victoria Park captured in this beautiful photoessay

November 14, 2022December 13, 2022 Victoria Miller 0 Comments Photoessays

Immerse yourself in the beauty of Victoria Park’s trees, pathways, and landmarks in autumn with local resident Phil Verney’s stunning

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All Points East festival Victoria Park main stage.
Lifestyle Local What's on 

Stormzy to headline and curate an entire day at All Points East 2023

November 13, 2022December 13, 2022 Polly Nash 0 Comments News

The rapper will take over Victoria Park for ‘This Is What We Mean Day’, curating a lineup of artists before

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