Poplar's community newspaper

Poplar LDN is a news and culture magazine for the Poplar, East London. Discover the best-kept secrets about your neighbourhood including what’s on, places to visit, new shops, best restaurants, bars and coffee places, and the top attractions in Poplar, Limehouse and surrounding areas. Poplar's Chrisp Street Market operates Monday to Saturday until 5 pm.

Local democracy

Silvertown Tunnel alignment map. Credit Transport for London.
EnvironmentLocalNews

The new Silvertown tunnel has an off-peak discount for all vehicles, but you need to register

Eleanor Thomson

Yesterday, the Silvertown tunnel opened, and if you don’t qualify for Silvertown tunnel discounts, you should still register for lower

Image of St Lukes Primary School building
LocalLocal democracyNews

St Luke’s school staff to strike over plans to cut 25% of teaching assistants

Ruby Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter
Silvertown Tunnel alignment map. Credit Transport for London.
EnvironmentLocalNews

Silvertown Tunnel cycle shuttle service: innovative or greenwashing?

Sophie Howarth
Waterview House.
EnvironmentLocalNews

Concerns as Council spends millions on prolonged fire-safety watches

Ray Bonsall
Apsana Begum, Labour, Councillor, Tower Hamlets, Poplar, MP
LocalLocal democracyNews

Why has Apsana Begum remained suspended from the Labour Party?

Lewis Callery
Dockers Inn in Wapping.
LocalLocal democracyNews

Pub operators fined more than £20,000 for loud music

Ray Bonsall

Local culture

South entrance to Blackwall Tunnel, with tram and horse and carage shown at the entrance. There is the trees lining the pavement.
CultureHistory & nostalgiaLocal

The Blackwall Tunnel’s Royal Opening in 1897 had a few cracks in the tiles to start

Eleanor Thomson

Officially opened by the Prince of Wales in 1897, the Blackwall Tunnel’s construction process was far from smooth, with changes

Financial advisor Emmanuel Asuquo sitting in a kitchen.
CultureLife & livingLocal

The Eman Effect: How Limehouse’s Emmanuel Asuquo became the people’s financial advisor

Agatha Scaggiante
An illlustration of the front sign of the fish market with canary wharf in the background
CultureLife & livingLocal

From scallops to skyscrapers: what does the closure of Billingsgate Fish Market mean for Tower Hamlets?

Lily Wakeley
The cast of Call in the Midwife in Christmas Carol scene in 2024 christmas special
CultureLife & livingLocal

Everything we know about the Call the Midwife Christmas two-part special

Lorna McDonald
The front profile of Henry Moore's Old Flo in Canary Wharf.
CultureHistory & nostalgiaLocal

The travel and travails of Henry Moore’s Draped Seated Woman ‘Old Flo’ from Stepney, to Yorkshire and back to Canary Wharf

Lara Bowman
The Victorian front of The Space Theatre on Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, East London.
Arts & artistsCultureLocal

The Space: A perfect pint-sized theatre that is ‘more than just a space’

Lorna McDonald

Out & About

Royal China restaurant Canary Wharf
Eating & drinkingLocalOut & About

The best Chinese restaurants around Poplar

Ray Bonsall

Everyone loves a Chinese, so here are the best Chinese restaurants around Poplar, Limehouse, and the Isle of Dogs. China

People stand outside Sustainable Makers
LocalOut & AboutPlaces to visit

Sustainable Makers Studio: From salad farming to east London’s clay revolution 

Evie Breese
Singer Greentea Peng singing into a micrphone.
LocalOut & AboutPlaces to visit

Neo-soul sensation Greentea Peng curates this year’s Black Legacy Xchange Bazaar at Poplar Union 

Agatha Scaggiante
Padium padel court behind glass walls in Canary Wharf, East London.
Out & AboutSports & Activities

Inside Padel, the game rising to the top of Poplar’s sports scene

Holly Munks
Patch of grass with flowers in Poplar Recreation Ground in East London.
LocalOut & AboutPlaces to visit

Urban oasis: let Poplar surprise you with its best green spaces

Holly Munks
Exterior shot of E5 Poplar Bakehouse at Poplar Union, Tower Hamlets.
Eating & drinkingLocalOut & About

e5 Poplar Bakehouse is a thing of quiet beauty, an artisan café without pretension

Holly Munks