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Do you fancy yourself as a bit of a photographer and are the kind of person never to leave the house without your camera? If so you need to be aware of the ‘Photos from the Footpath‘ course. It’s a six-week course, which has been organised by Oxford House in Bethnal Green, and it’s all about encouraging young and old residents … read more»

Some people think the best things in life are free and the latest offering from Ben & Jerry’s goes some way to confirm this. The company has organised for a tour bus to travel around handing out free ice cream and it’s visiting Hackney on the 7th May for the day. At the moment the confirmed times are 12-1.30pm at the Truman Brewery … read more»

Perfectly in time for the summer come these icy cold crystal type print Ts from Illustrated People. Illustrated people launched in 2003 and is a team of designers based in East London who continuously bring out some cracking T-shirt designs. You can find Illustrated People now at ASOS and Topshop where it regularly sells out so these … read more»

East London venue XOYO are set to launch a brand new bar space which will be a cafe/gallery by day and a space to drink by night next week. XO will be situated on the upper level of the venue and plans to be a ‘contemporary cultural hub’ that will host exhibitions from some of the most exciting artists and host nights by some of … read more»

It’s been a neglected area of London since Boris Johnson launched his Cycle Hire Network but now East London are set to have access to Boris Bikes. In what is the networks first major expansion since it launched last year much of Tower Hamlets are set to get access to the bikes which Londoners can pay to hire on a daily or yearly … read more»

We are loving this new jewellery (mainly rings) from London based designers Kat and Bee soon so be available to ASOS and with Opening Ceremony in the US and Japan. Kat and Bee wrap up lovely parcels of semi precious stones and often skulls and flowers in 14ct gold or sterling silver wire to make beautiful delicate yet hefty rings that we … read more»

Bedroom Bar in East London is about to be relaunched following a complete re-decoration after being predominantly a comedy cafe for the last 20 years. The comedy cafe will get a brand new layout and look and will be turning its entertainment to a more festival vibe with a vibrant mix of music on the bill. Bedroom Bar’s two floors and two … read more»

For just under a year now the owners of East London’s Wilton’s Music Hall and fans of the historic venue have been fighting to save it from destruction and today we hear news that they’ve been successful. The building is the oldest surviving Grand Music Hall in the world and as such had a lot of work that needed doing to it … read more»

Steve Wheen, The Pothole Gardener has been making us feel all countryfied this morning with his mini gardens that are cropping up around East London. Steve has started to fill up the potholes in East London with mini living worlds comprised of soil, plants, and adorable props. The guerrilla gardener his mini gardens in quiet streets, dead … read more»

A great round up of street art in east London here from Hooked blog. The round up includes new work form Insect being his large scale baby heads, Nathan Bowen‘s work on a shutter on Commercial Street and Pablo Delgado filling the streets with his miniature street art. Images from Hooked Blog. Find more art here Follow us on Twitter … read more»