Editorial team
Bethnal Green LDN is a cultural online magazine that provides daily content about Bethnal Green in East London.
As a social enterprise, we are committed to pioneering a model of community-led local journalism. Our writers are part of our Fellowship scheme receiving professional training in constructive journalism. They bring a passion for better journalism that improves society.
Are you interested in receiving high-quality training and mentoring in journalism? Find out more about the Social Streets Fellowship.
Current staff
Tabitha Stapely
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
2016 to present
Tabitha is the founder and director of Social Streets C.IC, the not-for-profit news and media organisation that publishes Roman Road LDN. She has worked as a magazine editor at several top publishing houses, most recently at Hearst Magazines where she lead on digital content strategy for titles including Elle, Red, Esquire, Handbag and Harpers, and previously The Telegraph Saturday Magazine. Stapely was CEO of Roman Road Trust from 2013 to 2018 and has extensive experience of local governance, neighbourhood forums and community capacity building.
Samia Uddin
TRAINEE DEPUTY EDITOR (SOCIAL STREETS FELLOWSHIP)
March 2024 to present
Niamh Carroll is a journalist from Belfast. She graduated In September with an MA in International Journalism from City, University of London. She discovered her love of journalism as an editor at the student newspaper during her undergraduate degree at the University of York. She is now working as a reporter for a B2B publication that covers the digital media and advertising industry. Niamh has turned her innate nosiness and interest in people’s lives into a passion for finding out stories.
Previous staff
Lily Wakeley
SOCIAL STREETS FELLOW, SEPTEMBER 2021 – MARCH 2022
With an BA and MA in Anthropology, Lily Wakeley gained experience in community engagement and advocacy before joining the Social Streets Fellowship programme. She has expertise in the criminal justice system, gender politics, and a passion for all things food-related. Lily Wakeley is now a writer for Big Local. See all work by Lily-Wakeley
Niamh Carroll
SOCIAL STREETS FELLOW, MARCH – AUGUST 2021
Niamh Carroll graduated in September with an MA in International Journalism from City University of London. She discovered her love of journalism as an editor at the student newspaper during her undergraduate degree at the University of York. After completing the Social Streets Fellowship at Bethnal Green LDN, Niamh got a job as a reporter for Marketing Week. See all work by Niahm Carroll.