
Actress Joanna Lumley leads park visitors up the garden path with her audio guide
Visitors to Mile End Park in Tower Hamlets will now be able to stroll the grounds accompanied by actress and Ghurkhas campaigner Joanna Lumley.

Actress Joanna Lumley leads park visitors up the garden path with her audio guide
Visitors to Mile End Park in Tower Hamlets will now be able to stroll the grounds accompanied by actress and Ghurkhas campaigner Joanna Lumley.

A Team Arts gets going Photo: A Team Arts
Teenagers in Tower Hamlets will today embark on a non-profit project that will help them gain experience of the performing arts.

Bedroom and en-suite in The Clearview mini-mansion Photo: MIAIM
It is commonly said that we are living in a small world. Designer Elaine Shaw from Brockley, South East London has just created an even smaller one.

Dirk the Galapagus turtle. Photo: London Zoo
Workers at London Zoo will today begin the arduous task of counting all the animals it houses. (more…)

The cracker battle can be won - if you know how to pull correctly
For all those who never seem to triumph in the cracker battle over the yuletide dinner table, there will be joy on earth, as experts have discovered a winning formula for pulling a Christmas cracker.

Carp frenzy. Photo: Rebecca James
Rivers in south east London have been ‘replaiced’ with new fish this week, in a move that could be described as cod’s gift to local anglers.

Artist Tracey Emin. Photo: Piers Allardyce
She may be incapable of making her bed, but artist Tracey Emin made a tidy sum for Tower Hamlets Amnesty group this afternoon.
They sold a signed notebook donated by the artist herself on Ebay to help raise money for Amnesty International.

Captain Kevin Standbury and TfL staff pose with unopened toys Photo: TfL
Santa came early to Deptford this year, with hundreds of families set to receive brand new toys for Christmas.

The Horniman Museum. Photo: Edmund Sumner
Hackney Empire, Horniman Museum, the Tower of London, and Croydon ClockTower; these are the famous landmarks that the communities of east London have deemed ‘great’ enough to be featured in badges as part of the London 2012 ‘Landmark London’ campaign. (more…)

Pigeon settles down Photo: Dave B
A pigeon was found riding a train on the London Underground this week.