Nice discovery. Superb picture of Barking Road, Canning Town, one hundred years ago in 1920. It’s almost like a model. A Department of Transport photographer captured this one. Picture: Historic England Archives. See heritage […]
It’s fitting that a comedy night to raise money for a charity that makes a big difference to the lives of disadvantaged and disabled young people is being staged at the Backyard Comedy Club. For […]
Fifty years on that sight still lives in the memory. There were no morning TV shows, nothing on the radio. The first we knew that a tower block had collapsed was when we arrived at […]
A thief has caused heartbreak for a charity working with disabled youngsters – by making off with a specialist trike from their base in Canning Town. The thief struck earlier this week at the Terence […]
Today sees the launch of a special community appeal that has been part of life in Newham for the last 40 years. I was proud to be part of the first Community Links and Newham Recorder […]
The stars came out for a special charity last night in a simply superb comedy night. A packed audience at the Backyard Comedy Club had tears in their eyes all night long as Jo Brand […]
The Royal Docks and London’s East End suffered mass devastation during the Second World War. From Black Saturday on September 7 1940, the lives of locals changed forever. But the latest in our Forgotten Stories […]