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The Great Dock Strike of 1889: a landmark in trade union history and the inspiration for The Red Flag socialist anthem

In the summer of 1889, the dockworkers of East London brought the world’s largest trading port to a standstill. The

Poplar Union welcomes SHEWOLVES, a new play about teenage activism, climate change, and female empowerment. Ever thought you should run

Limehouse was London’s first Chinatown, home to a tightly-knit community demonised in popular culture and eventually erased from the cityscape.

Paolo Fiorentini tells of assimilating into life in London, dealing with grief through art, and teaching others how to use

Artist Paolo Fiorentini made postcards of Poplar’s most iconic local landmarks to inspire pride in the area. “Someone bought the

Rahemur Rahman, the first Bangladeshi fashion designer to show at London Fashion week, on why he dedicated his last collection

Sewing teacher Asma Begum gives us an insight into her daily life, from creating a community of mothers to finding

The East India Company’s Poplar almshouses were built thanks to a greedy diamond trader, and housed a seaman maimed by

In honour of the centenary of the Poplar rates rebellion, Tower Hamlets council has added a fresh lick of paint

One hundred years after the Poplar Rates Rebellion, a series of events celebrating the ordinary people who fought to change

EastEnders Pie n’ Mash is working hard to keep the Cockney tradition of pie n’ mash alive, we chat to

To celebrate ten years of BBC’s Call the Midwife we share the real-life stories of the Poplar residents who inspired