Your local newspaper for Whitechapel

Whitechapel LDN is an online community newspaper for Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, in East London. We cover news, culture and what's on in Whitechapel, Wapping, Shadwell and Stepney.

Sign up for our FREE weekly newsletter and be the first to know about the latest local news and events. Read stories about social activism and the diverse culture and heritage of our local neighbourhood, from British Bangladeshi, Jewish East End and our famous street markets including Whitechapel Market, Watney Market and Petticoat Lane Markets.

Whitechapel Market operates on Monday to Saturday from about 9 am to 5 pm.  Find more information on opening times and how to get to Whitechapel.

Local democracyView All

Young Mayor Fetuma Hassan with Mayor Lutfur Rahman
Local democracyNews

Young Mayor Fetuma Hassan: From Mulberry School to speaking at the Financial Times

Alice Chapman

Tower Hamlets’ Young Mayor, Fetuma Hassan speaks to us about the lack of youth representation, falling in love with politics,

Lutfur rahman, council meeting, 90 minute journey time, homelessness,
LocalLocal democracyNews

Mayor Lutfur Rahman U-turns on changes to homeless relocation policy following protests

Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Tower of London, UNESCO, world heritage site
Local democracyNews

Council warns new building could impact Tower of London World Heritage Site

BBC Local Democracy Reporter
Councillors Marc Francis and Sirajul Islam
LocalNewsSocial care

Concerns after 90-minute journey time policy scrapped for relocated homeless families in Tower Hamlets

Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Out and aboutView All

High end sarees for sale inside saree shop on Whitechapel Highstreet in Tower Hamlets, East London.
LocalOut & aboutShopping

The best saree shops to visit in Whitechapel 

Alice Chapman

High end sarees for sale inside saree shop on Whitechapel Highstreet.

The entrance to Janna Cafe, the Somalian cafe on the corner of Fieldgate Street and Settles Street in Whitechapel, East London.
Eating & drinkingLocalOut & about

Janna Cafe: Cheap eats and friendly smiles at Whitechapel’s backstreet Somalian cafe

Alice Chapman
Shawarma stall at Petticoat Lane Food Court
Eating & drinkingLocalOut & about

Petticoat Lane Food Court wins Best Speciality Market Award

Imogen Garfinkel
Guy Masterson performing his solo adaptation of George Orwell's book Animal Farm at Wilton's Music Hall.
Out & aboutWhat's on

Don’t miss Guy Masterson’s Animal Farm at Wilton’s Music Hall

Felix Naylor Marlow

Culture and heritageView All

Bengali boys standing at the entrance of Myrdle Street school in Tower Hamlets, July 1977.
British BangladeshiCultureLocal

Once an escape from poverty, education for second-generation Bengalis is now a fight for representation

Samia Uddin

Once viewed as a path out of poverty, education for second-generation British-Bangladeshis is now about breaking down barriers for minority

Brick Lane's curry houses, Whitechapel, East London.
British BangladeshiCulture

How the curry house generation have paved the way for second-generation British-Bangladeshis to create a ‘new-wave’ Bengali cuisine

Samia Uddin
A Bengali groom and bride on their wedding day, wearing cultural attire.
British BangladeshiCultureLocal

Second-generation British-Bangladeshis: How immigration laws and social media apps are changing attitudes towards arranged marriages

Samia Uddin
Young Muslim women wearing abayas, hijabs and a niqab.
British BangladeshiCultureLocal

Second-generation British-Bangladeshis; How South-Asian clothing is navigating the tightrope of Bengali, British and Muslim identities

Samia Uddin

Your local newspaper for Whitechapel, London

Whitechapel LDN is an online community newspaper for Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets, in East London. We cover news, culture and what’s on in Whitechapel, Wapping, Shadwell and Stepney.

Sign up for our FREE weekly newsletter and be the first to know about the latest local news and events. Read stories about social activism and the diverse culture and heritage of our local neighbourhood, from British Bangladeshi, Jewish East End and our famous street markets including Whitechapel Market, Watney Market and Petticoat Lane Markets.

Whitechapel Market operates on Monday to Saturday from about 9 am to 5 pm.  Find more information on opening times and how to get to Whitechapel.