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

An image of Canary Wharf skyscrapers. Edited into the picture is a gray building outlined in red to indicate where the new building will go.
LocalLocal democracyNews

Council overruled by City Hall to build 46-storey student tower block in Canary Wharf

BBC Local Democracy Reporter

Tower Hamlets Council voted against the plans to build the tower block, which would provide nearly 1000 bedrooms, but was

Builder working on a construction site in east London, surrounded by buildings.
LocalLocal democracyNews

Soaring land costs responsible for influx of taller buildings, says London Assembly

BBC Local Democracy Reporter
Sheep in a field at Mudchute Farm, with skyscrapers in the background, in Poplar, East London.
LocalLocal democracyNews

Mudchute Park and Farm to launch legal action against council

Sophie Howarth
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
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

Local culture

Documentary filmmaker Muhsin Mahmud out and about in Limehouse, with a red brick background.
CultureLife & livingLocal

From Limehouse to Los Angeles: Muhsin Mahmud just walked the Emmy red carpet at the 44th College Television Academy Awards

Eleanor Thomson

Muhsin Mahmud has just returned from the glitz and glamour of the Academy Awards, where his passion for media started

Members of ReGen Sound on stage during a performance. They're all holding musical instruments, and the words 'Poplar Union' are behind them on the wall.
Arts & artistsCultureLocal

A symphony without borders: ReGen Sound carries on Grand Union’s musical mosaic

Sophie Howarth
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
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

Out & About

Entrance to a Chinese Gourmet restaurant with a yellow and brown sign above a wooden door, next to brick buildings with red window frames.
Eating & drinkingLocalOut & About

A hidden gem for Xi’an noodles: Chinese Gourmet serves big flavours at small prices

Eleanor Thomson

Tucked away behind South Quay is Chinese Gourmet, a no-frills local spot with bold flavour and fresh hand-pulled noodles at

Royal China restaurant Canary Wharf
Eating & drinkingLocalOut & About

The best Chinese restaurants around Poplar

Ray Bonsall
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