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Doug’s Dogs on the impact of lockdown on the dog world

During the pandemic, there has been a surge in people looking to own dogs. Founder of local dog care company

Incredible photos of Roman Road from Bow to Globe Town [photoessay]

Here's our our pick of the best photos of Roman Road from Bow to Globe - you can see why we love it so.

How being an outsider helped Simon Wheatley document grime from the inside

Simon Wheatley is an acclaimed photographer who spent twelve years documenting grime culture. His book Don’t Call Me Urban! spans the years between 1998-2010 and...

The story behind the Dogs of Alcibiades statues in Victoria Park

The statues are marble sculptures of Molossian Hounds and were donated to the park by Lady Aignarth, a wealthy and clearly rather generous resident of...

Reformed criminal Gary Hutton on being a product of a postcode

Gary Hutton, reformed East End criminal from Stepney whose book Product of a Postcode talks of the environmental pressures that can lead to a life...

At least the weather’s good: a lockdown poem from Iftikhar Latif

Ifti Latif is a local poet, who wrote a poem inspired by lockdown last summer. As the winter months take hold and people look for...