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The East End’s enigmatic Wizard of Oz has been documenting the neighbourhood since 2009, but who is the writer behind
Read moreQueer groups in Tower Hamlets have united in solidarity against the Supreme Court ruling on gender to protect citizen rights
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Read moreThe Vagina Museum in Bethnal Green has surpassed its fundraising target in one weekend after facing closure for the second
Read moreBethnal Green Working Men’s Club has reached its second fundraising goal of £18,000, having started its crowdfunder just last month.
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Read moreWhen UFOs were spotted hovering over an East End bookie in the early days of Google Street View, they raised
Read moreSet up as a Christian mission in 1866, Mildmay Hospital has specialised in helping those facing the greatest stigmas in
Read moreStorm Simon, a homeless care leaver has been aged by struggles most of us never encounter, but her youth and
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