The tower next door: will infrastructure keep up with new neighbourhoods on the Isle of Dogs?
Developers want London’s lonely island to become a residential hub but locals are sceptical about growing the concrete jungle before
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Keys to paradise: Will the Isle of Dogs escape gentrification?
There are plenty of ideas proposed for the island’s reinvention, but with blurred lines between regeneration and gentrification, what can
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Meet the underdogs fighting to stay on the Isle of Dogs, East London’s island of opportunity
How a close-knit community of Islanders have come together and campaigned to ensure they aren’t pushed out of Canary Wharf’s
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Concept design revealed for slavery memorial at West India Quay
The chosen design for London’s memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade has been unveiled at City Hall
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Protest held outside Poplar HARCA offices due to injury caused to pensioner in her home
An East London pensioner says she is still traumatised after her radiator pipe burst and flooded her home with hot
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Homes versus high-rises: Will Isle of Dogs’ affordable housing survive the fallout of Canary Wharf’s luxury living expansion?
As developers expand the boundaries of Canary Wharf and flood the Isle of Dogs with high-priced flats, we investigate the
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Isle of Dogs: The history of a lone wolf forever searching for its pack
Once a bustling dockland and later a financial powerhouse, Tower Hamlets’ Isle of Dogs faces yet another wave of transformation.
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More than 1300 homes to be built on former Westferry Printworks site on Isle of Dogs
The controversial housing scheme on the Isle of Dogs that was once the centre of a political row has finally
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Property tribunal rules council cannot charge Barley Mow Estate residents for essential safety work
The landmark decision may prevent leaseholders in Limehouse tower blocks from paying up to £85,000 per flat in construction charges.
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Could community-led cooperative housing offer a solution to the borough’s social housing shortage?
As Balfron Tower transitions to luxury rentals, Glenkerry House remains a beacon of affordable, community-led housing, a model that could
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MP Apsana Begum says Labour party treatment of her during removal of whip was ‘absolutely shocking’
Apsana Begum has accused the government of making her feel that their ‘support for [her] as a survivor of domestic
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Apsana Begum one of seven MPs suspended from Labour Party over two-child benefit cap
Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, is one of seven MPs to have had the Labour whip withdrawn on
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