This easy-going route starts in the fashionable London Fields and ends in East London’s largest green space, Victoria Park, taking in the winding Regent’s Canal – and the bustling Broadway Market on Saturdays.

This short but busy cycle route is jam packed with things to do and is perfect for a easy going weekend. It takes you through three of the East End’s most popular markets – Brick Lane, Columbia Road and Broadway.

Whether you are new to cycling in London, or a seasoned veteran, safety should always be on your mind. We’ve put together five of our top tips to keep you rolling!

EastLondonLines asked customers in the Clissold Park café in Stoke Newington about recent changes to the café’s menu, after it was accused of alienating customers.

This short but busy cycle route is jam packed with things to do and is perfect for a easy going weekend. It takes you through three of the East End’s most popular markets – Brick Lane, Columbia Road and Broadway.

Most people won’t be surprised to hear that sword swallowing is a dying art. But for the daring few who make a living from it, this Friday is a chance to show the world that there’s more to this cut-throat profession than meets the eye.

The new café in the recently renovated Clissold House has become the centre of a heated debate over whether it is affordable for local residents.

The Independent’s columnist Christian Patterson today described Ghost Bikes as ‘rusty eyesores’. Here, our writer Will Coldwell responds.

Statistically, it shouldn’t take long to find somebody who has been subject of a police stop and search – one in 17 black people in Tower Hamlets have had this experience. Yet it was depressingly predictable when the first person asked admits that yes, he is one of them.

Pauline Pearce, who rocketed to fame as the ‘Hackney Heroine’ during last summer’s riots, is to join the advisory group for a Hackney free school. As EastLondonLines reported in November the free school’s steering committee was initially established by a Cambridge educated corporate finance advisor, a commercial and financial lawyer and a violinist. Pearce has [...]