#east-london

#east-london

Gareth McConnell doesn't see things like everyone else. He sees the world in technicolour, as his photographs of wild horses illuminated in neon light and his psychedelic flower arrangements attest. His take on street photography is equally vivid. In his new photo book, Window, published by Sorika, McConnell brings together beautifully grainy crops of scenes from his bedroom window in east London - a supermarket carpark, a funeral car passing by, strangers going about their day.

The paniers in question, unlike Marie Antoinette's, buckle and twist around the body, their lines sloping and asymmetric, their hemline left raw and trailing. Yet each undulation, although random, is intentional, each mistake carefully calibrated, if not precisely calculated. Rocha loves the look of the unfinished and undone, but it's actually only achieved as the result of lots of hard work.

Phil Stone, a resident of Sutton Wharf, described the maintenance issues, stating, "We've really had nothing but problems over the last ten years. The latest of which is we don't have any water at all; toilets don't flush, showers don't work."

The exhibition, Next Stop, at the Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives, showcases the evolution of transport in East London over 900 years.

The chronic issue of paan spitting has turned this once-vibrant stretch of east London into a stained, neglected, and unhygienic embarrassment.

Bow Arts has announced the acquisition of two buildings in east London to convert into long-lasting affordable studio spaces for creatives, aiming to tackle the cost of living crisis.

Snaresbrook Crown Court has the highest backlog in England, with 4,185 cases, impacting justice delays for both victims and defendants.

Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium reflects east London's hipster era, surviving through challenges, but now faces closure unless fans crowdsource to help purchase and sustain it.

"Crews are working hard to bring this fire under control. High Street North will remain closed while the incident is ongoing."

The body of a woman in her 50s was recovered from a canal in East London, as confirmed by the Metropolitan Police.

The Charabancs and Cadillacs project has been collecting travel and transport memories through oral history and reminiscence sessions over the last two years.

We are so grateful to those two clubs that they allowed our girls to actually have that opportunity to continue their training.

Emergency services were called to East India Dock Road, at around 10.15am today (April 19) after a crash involving a car and a bike.