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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Author: Alan T
I've lived in Bow since 1985, and am fascinated by the rich history of the East End. I'm also interested in all the recent ongoing changes.
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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Pubs re-opening, Four Corners Gallery, New 50+ website
Pubs in Bow re-opening I’m afraid some of our local pubs have websites they haven’t updated – or no websites at all. The Coborn say: “We will be re-opening from Monday 20th July and we can’t wait
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