THE MOST authentic castle in England nestles at the western end of Tower Hamlets, but locals trying to visit face a huge barrier: the cost. Recent research has found that the Tower from which Tower Hamlets gets half its name ...
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Sounds on Sunday: 50 years ago – 1976-5
FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. It really wasn’t a ...
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FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. Last week’s chart topper, ...
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FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. First oops… we have ...
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FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. Today we are looking ...
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FIFTY YEARS AGO we were humming along to the hits of 1976. Some have magnificently stood the test of time; others have not. Join us on Memory Lane as we review them on their golden anniversaries. The year began in ...
Read More »Bowie remembered, ten years on
IT WAS SHOCK news. Ten years ago, on 11th January 2016, the UK woke up to the news that music legend David Bowie had passed away. The fact that he had been ill had been kept secret from the public. ...
Read More »Farage for PM? It could happen!
WE ALL KNOW that Nigel Farage was tempted out of retirement and back into politics. We all know that he led Reform to a good result at the 2024 General Election – and had a breakthrough in the May 2025 ...
Read More »Exhibition celebrates early Black African East Enders
THE SLAVE TRADE was running across the Atlantic – but in Tower Hamlets, between 1567 and 1802, Black people were finding refuge and telling their stories. Now a new exhibition tells their stories. Six local residents have dug into the ...
Read More »Chisenhale Gallery announces spring arts events
THE CHISENHLE Gallery has announced a series of events which will take place over the next three months. Introduction 11am-12 noon, Saturday, 29th March An introduction to Claudia Pages Rabal’s commission Five Defence Towers, by Olivia Aherne, Curator, and Oscar ...
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