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A classical statue of a woman in a toga, attached to the wall of the Lansbury Lawrence School, Poplar, East London

Solving the mystery of Cordelia Street’s secret statue

July 27, 2022July 28, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 0 Comments 3 min read

Cameron Bray and Andy Belfield, project coordinators at r-urban, stand in the urban garden at Brion Place, Poplar, East London

R-Urban: the local gardening project with big ideas

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 0 Comments 7 min read

Bangladeshi seamstress Anwara Begum sits at table with sewing machine, holding her baby Asma Begum, East London

Relics of the rag trade: Asma Begum on her family’s ‘Holy Grail’

July 11, 2022July 12, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 0 Comments 7 min read

More Life Home: the recycled furniture store fighting the cost of living crisis

More Life Home: the recycled furniture store fighting the cost of living crisis

July 10, 2022July 10, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 0 Comments 3 min read

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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.

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Poplar Victorian steam engine with foremen in depot, 1880

Back on track: Victorian steam engine returns to Poplar

June 16, 2022July 2, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 0 Comments 3 min read

The No.70 steam locomotive, ‘Poplar’, is returning to its East London home for a weekend of educational activities to mark

The Orange Room, Lebanese restaurant Mile End

The Orange Room restaurant review: the best kofta this side of Beirut?

June 9, 2022June 9, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 0 Comments 4 min read

The Waterman's Arms, one of the best pubs Isle of Dogs, East London.

Our guide to the Isle of Dogs’ best pubs

May 27, 2022June 9, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 0 Comments 5 min read

View of the River Thames and central London from Westferry Circus, Isle of Dogs, East London.

Discover a world of contrasts on the Isle of Dogs Thames Path

May 18, 2022June 9, 2022 Zachary Sweeney-Lynch 0 Comments 7 min read

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