Rapper Ghetts, key figure in the Bow Grime scene, charged with fatal hit-and-run
Grime rapper Ghetts has been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving after a fatal crash in Ilford East
Roman Road
Bethnal Green
Ruqsana Begum, Bethnal Green’s ‘Warrior Princess,’ on getting more Muslim women in the ring
Muay Thai and Boxing world champion Ruqsana Begum has been breaking boundaries her whole career – now she’s fighting for an
Poplar
Crate Bar and Pizzeria Wood Wharf: Pints and experimental pizzas designed for post-work drinks
Crate’s new offering by Canary Wharf serves up curries and tagines on thin-crust pizzas for the post-work crowd to wash
Whitechapel
Residents tell inquiry they risk being ‘kicked out’ by Brick Lane redevelopment
Locals and the Mayor told a planning inquiry that an office-led redevelopment of the Truman Brewery site risks displacing Brick
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Good article. Thanks. I’d add that part of Aspire’s success in 2022 was running a pro-car campaign that also appealed…
Thankyou for this article. I am researching my husbands Musgrove family history, west Yorkshire back to Bethnal Green. His grandfather…
Interesting read, Agatha. To see a life size image from Hoffman's archive last year at Museum of the Home was…
Sightly misleading as this is actually in Cambridge Heath not Bethnal Green
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2026 Mayoral Election: Who’s running and what to watch out for
With a new Labour leader and Green challenger confirmed, here’s all we know so far about the 2026 mayoral election
Picture of the Week
This week's Picture of the Week is a cartoon from Seamus Jennings, who illustrated our article on Billingsgate Market.
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Best things to do in Bethnal Green
A centuries old bagel shop, an outrageous queer venue, and the Kray twin’s old haunts are just some of the
Heritage & Nostalgia
The Merchant Navy Memorial: Remembering those who have no grave but the sea
In the historic Trinity Square Gardens near Tower Bridge, the Merchant Navy Memorial remembers the seamen who have no grave
Tower Hamlets Slice in Print
The spring/summer issue of Tower Hamlets Slice print magazine is out now. The Food Special reveals the history of the famous beigel dynasty and looking at the future of Billingsgate Fish Market.
This biannual magazine comes out in spring/summer and then in autumn/winter. It has a readership of 30,000 and is delivered door-to-door and stocked in libraries and cultural hubs across the borough.
Great to see Oxford House mentioned. An amazing community space that is in its 141st year. Look out for a…