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Photograph of Plant Lovers London, a new house plants shop on St Stephen's Road, Bow

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Plant Lovers London: Get some plant happiness even if you don’t have access to a garden

13 September 202314 October 2023 Imogen Garfinkel

Nuzhat Khutun, owner of Plant Lovers London on St Stephen’s Road, believes in the power of indoor plants to improve

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The best places to have lunch in Bow

12 September 202319 September 2023 Simran Kumar

With new cafes and lunch spots popping up in Bow, we thought that a roundup of the best places for

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Best pubs showing the Rugby World Cup 2023

8 September 20238 September 2023 Simran Kumar

The Rugby World Cup 2023 kicks off this Friday 8 September: we’ve chosen some of the best pubs around Roman

Big Narstie Grime MC and the owner of Jerk and Jollof, Chuks, standing outside the restaurant on Roman Road at its opening evening.

Owner of Jerk and Jollof, Chuks, and Big Narstie, at the restaurant's opening evening. Image courtesy of Jerk and Jollof.

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Jerk and Jollof Nigerian-Caribbean café-restaurant opens on the Roman

7 September 20238 September 2023 Polly Nash

Jamaican jerk chicken and Nigerian Jollof rice come to the East End, recommended by Grime MC Big Narstie. From the

Photograph of Pauline Forster, the owner of The George Tavern on Commercial Road, Stepney Green. Photograph credit: David Emery/The Guardian

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The George Tavern and Whitechapel Gallery join forces in a one-off music event

6 September 202313 September 2023 Imogen Garfinkel

For one night only, the centuries-old George Tavern of Stepney Green is coming to Whitechapel Gallery in an unlikely collision

String Figures Fikayo Whitechapel Gallery

Fikayo Adebajo, String figures — a thousand tethered knots between you and me, 2022, photograph, Courtesy the artist.

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The best exhibitions in East London to visit this Autumn

6 September 20232 October 2023 Simran Kumar

We take a look at the East End’s finest and lesser-known exhibitions for those seeking a quiet moment of artistic

Interior of The London Buddhist Centre with Mural

Photograph of London Buddhist Centre Prayer Room in Globe Town

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Open House London: Our Tower Hamlets highlights for 2023

29 August 202313 September 2023 Simran Kumar

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.

Armet Francis fashion photograph of woman on chair posing in a purple jumpsuit holding a black umbrella.

Image courtesy of Autograph Gallery.

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Armet Francis: Beyond the Black Triangle at Autograph Gallery

21 August 202324 August 2023 Polly Nash

The work of Jamaican-British photographer, Armet Francis, captures the fragmented experiences and resilience of diasporic communities in London. From 22