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As opposition to Blackwall and Silvertown Tunnel tolls grows, Sadiq Khan hopes concessions for locals will be enough to ease

‘Where do we go from here? I haven’t got an answer’ Billingsgate Market Traders feel lost at sea after closure announcement

Poplar’s famous fish market traders expressed their concerns following the announcement of the market closure. Tony Lyons has been selling

The proposed plans for a new student accommodation on an undeveloped plot of land on Brannan Street in Wood Wharf,

Poplar’s famous fish market was set to move to Dagenham but a last-minute change in plans means it will be

This year’s festive trip to Poplar with our favourite midwives from Nonnatus House will be a double-bill special. The BBC

The plans for the accommodation on Brannan Street will contribute 364 homes towards housing targets in the borough. Tower Hamlets

The plan to move Billingsgate Fish Market to build new homes has been axed over financial sustainability fears and an

Henry Moore carved his ‘Draped Seated Woman’ for a Stepney Council Estate, so is its current home in Canary Wharf

Anything goes at this gem of a theatre on the Isle of Dogs treasured by emerging writers and performers –

Harbour seals are becoming more frequent visitors to the Thames but experts warn that members of the public must follow

With a line-up full of rising stars, mouthwatering food and more, Greentea Peng co-curates Poplar Union’s upcoming Bazaar to celebrate