Food scraps and mushrooms: the closed-loop garden behind the world’s first community-powered sauna

R-Urban Poplar in London is a ‘living lab’ where locals can experiment with ways of taking charge of their food supply ...
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Young Fashion Designers Get Studio Space in East London

OLYMPIC EFFORT: London is hoping that some 80 unused parking garages in East London will soon be a hotspot for emerging fashion talent thanks to a funding injection from Mayor Boris Johnson’s new 20 ...

Clarion, Taylor Wimpey, mark Poplar homes progress

Clarion Housing Group and construction partner Taylor Wimpey, with project partners Equals Consulting, have marked the ...
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Fire in Abandoned Apartment in Poplar, East London

Firefighters from Poplar East London cover one of the most run down areas in Europe. Arson and Gang problems are faced almost daily by the crews. Firefighters from Poplar East London cover one of the ...
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£100,000 statue of Britain’s youngest-ever boxing world champion stolen from east London

A bronze statue of Teddy Baldock, Britain's youngest ever boxing world champion, has been stolen from outside a DLR station in east London. The life-size statue, valued at around £100,000, was taken ...