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

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

Mayor Rahman has decided to pause changes to a policy which would have given the council the power to place

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
Tower of London, UNESCO, world heritage site
Local economyNews

UNESCO confirms review of Tower of London heritage site

BBC 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

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

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

Samia Uddin

As the colourful sarees and shalwar kameez of the 70s are being replaced by more religious hijabs and abayas on

Dr Fatima Rajina, the author of British Bangladeshi Muslims in the East End: The Changing Landscape of Dress and Language, next to her book cover
British BangladeshiCultureLocal

Dr Fatima Rajina’s book on how British-Bangladeshi Muslim identity transformed after 9/11

Imogen Garfinkel
The next generation taking over the family-run Beigel Shop on Brick Lane
CultureEast End JewishLocal

Beigel or bagel? The history of the Eastern European Jewish staple and how it shaped the East End today

Imogen Garfinkel
stepney-green-gardens-shining-in-the-sunlight-tower-hamlets-east-london
CultureHistory & nostalgiaLocal

Stepney Green Gardens: a ribbon of green, a clock tower, and a fountain

Alice Chapman

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.