Features Archives — Bethnal Green LDN

Tower Hamlets is one of the most rapidly gentrifying boroughs, and Cambridge Heath Road’s bubbling new cultural scene feels like

An anti-hero of gay liberation: Ronnie Kray’s violent life outside the closet

‘Who’s gonna call Ronnie Kray a poof? People did, and they were killed’: Bad Gays historian Huw Lemmey tells all

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we speak to female strength trainers at the inclusive Bethnal Green Weightlifting Club Nine years

Punk saxophone legend Lora Logic has returned with her first album in over four decades, hitching a UFO ride to

When UFOs were spotted hovering over an East End bookie in the early days of Google Street View, they raised

Set up as a Christian mission in 1866, Mildmay Hospital has specialised in helping those facing the greatest stigmas in

From the unsung heroes of the Mildmay Mission Hospital to the history of the Spitalfields Silk Weavers, the Overground’s newly

Storm Simon, a homeless care leaver has been aged by struggles most of us never encounter, but her youth and

The most machismo of sports, boxing is woven into the fabric of the East End. The five square miles East

In 2007, Tower Hamlets Council vowed to rid the streets of Banksy, but this summer the East End welcomed a

From polyamorous choirs and non-monogamy picnics to sex-positive kink parties, east London is a community hub for those redefining intimacy

With the general election in less than 24 hours, we asked locals how they felt about the election and if