Wapping Bus Gate Last Sunday I cycled across to the Wapping Bus Gate to see what it looked like. Since I was expecting to find a new area of red paint on the road I
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Author: Alan T
I started as a photographer and I'm fascinated by, and documenting England. I'm especially interested in the history of the East End of London. I've lived in Bow since 1985.
Liveable Streets – For the Few …. Not the Many
Only 4% of people in Tower Hamlets travel by bicycle on 5 or more days a week. Most of them are well off young white men under 35. (Source page 8 Bike Life document. Beware of
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Liveable Streets – Council listens to cycling Lobby not Residents
Bow East resident, Sheila Kelly reports What a Mess! Two weeks into the Tower Hamlets consultation on Liveable Streets and what a mess it is. Over 1,000 residents have formed a facebook group against the
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Over 75s TV Licences & NHS Staff Parking
Free TV licences for the over 75s will end 1st August Caroline Abrahams, Age UK’s Charity Director said: “For millions of over 75s who’ve had a torrid time over the last few months, this must
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Liveable Streets – forget pollution control, it’s all about the money
Bow resident, Sheila Kelly, has spent the weekend researching bus gates. Here’s what she found. A bus gate in Glasgow resulted in over 6,000 fines in its first three weeks of operation.
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Liveable Streets
Four road changes combine to turn Bow East into a dead end
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The future of The Roman and ‘the high street’ generally
Figures from Barclays Bank’s card transactions show that three weeks after ‘non-essential’ shops were allowed to re-open, they’re only selling half what they were this compared to this time last year. Big name brands have
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Pubs not busy & Council Strike
On Super Saturday (4th July 2020) I was surprised to walk past nearly empty pubs in Bow at lunchtime and in the mid afternoon.
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