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Plans to restore an east London sculpture of Gulliver as a place for children to climb, swing and slide are being announced to mark the 300th anniversary of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels

Limehouse's 68-year-old Gulliver sculpture to return as children's play space

Explore just how Fairytales have gone bad at the Museum of London Docklands this half-term (Image: Freya Hartas)

Explore just how Fairytales have gone bad at the Museum of London Docklands this half-term (Image: Freya Hartas)

Happily ever after? These familiar fairytales have gone wonderfully rotten

Urban Pubs & Bars Announces Third Bat & Ball London Venue with £1 Million Investment in Tower Hill

Urban Pubs & Bars Announces Third Bat & Ball London Venue with £1 Million Investment in Tower Hill

£1m investment to transform former BrewDog site into new Bat & Ball venue

Young people can get creative during half-term creating models inspired by the playful style of Aardman Studios (Image: Young V&A)

Young people can get creative during half-term creating models inspired by the playful style of Aardman Studios (Image: Young V&A)

Aardman Animations

Young V&A serves up a creative feast of family fun this half term

Colourful cyclamen add colour to the autumn floor at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (Image: Sharon Cording)

Colourful cyclamen add colour to the autumn floor at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (Image: Sharon Cording)

Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Dig into autumn with walks, crafts and community events at Cemetery Park

Alta is known as the City of Northern Lights...and what a breath taking sight it is

Alta is known as the City of Northern Lights...and what a breath taking sight it is

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Ambassador Cruises

Northern Lights cruise with Ambassador is more than meets the sky

Inside the new restaurant

Inside the new restaurant

McDonald’s returns to Canary Wharf after 12 years with 120 new jobs

Full-size match tables remain the heart of the club, kept in the kind of condition serious players expect.

Full-size match tables remain the heart of the club, kept in the kind of condition serious players expect.

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Upton Park snooker club keeps East London's traditional cue game alive

Items found on the banks of the Thames will be on display during the London Museum's Mudlarking Weekend (Image: London Museum)

Items found on the banks of the Thames will be on display during the London Museum's Mudlarking Weekend (Image: London Museum)

London Museum Docklands

Roman artefacts and hidden stories celebrated during mudlarking weekend

Band play emotional final set before indefinite hiatus

The Cycle Sisters

The Cycle Sisters

Cycle Sisters helps Somali women in Tower Hamlets gain confidence on bikes

The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park led a special walk to celebrate the solar eclipse on August 12 (Image: Jimmy Clee)

The Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park led a special walk to celebrate the solar eclipse on August 12 (Image: Jimmy Clee)

Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

How the solar eclipse brought history and nature together in Bow

Young V&A is welcoming families for sensory play and discovery (Image: V&A)

Young V&A is welcoming families for sensory play and discovery (Image: V&A)

Sensory adventures await at Young V&A this September

St Katharine Docks welcomes the Classic Boat Festival this September with over 70 registered vessels

St Katharine Docks welcomes the Classic Boat Festival this September with over 70 registered vessels

More than 70 vessels to assemble in London for historic maritime festival

Canary Wharf to get new pub celebrating dockland heritage

As UK summers continue to break temperature records, visitors to Tower Bridge can look forward to a cooler experience thanks to a new heat-reducing treatment on its famous glass High-level Walkways above the Thames

As UK summers continue to break temperature records, visitors to Tower Bridge can look forward to a cooler experience thanks to a new heat-reducing treatment on its famous glass High-level Walkways above the Thames

Cultural attractions

London landmark introduces new measure to keep visitors cool

Competitive runners have their first-ever opportunity to race one of the UK’s fastest 5K formats on fully closed roads in Canary Wharf, London on September 3.

Competitive runners have their first-ever opportunity to race one of the UK’s fastest 5K formats on fully closed roads in Canary Wharf, London on September 3.

Closed-road 5K with prize money and post-race party launches in Canary Wharf

Young people from Leaders in Community ran summer activities for the children in the area (Image: LiC)

Young people from Leaders in Community ran summer activities for the children in the area (Image: LiC)

Leaders in Community

How a summer programme helps young people become community role models

Healthy Pet Club Advanced offers unlimited access to veterinary expertise

Healthy Pet Club Advanced offers unlimited access to veterinary expertise

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Dagenham vet launches a new pet healthcare plan with unlimited consultations

Browns Brasserie & Bar has reopened following a refurbishment

Browns Brasserie & Bar has reopened following a refurbishment

Waterside restaurant reopens with all year round outdoor dining

The Wunderkammer will open at Ledenhall Market

The Wunderkammer will open at Ledenhall Market

'Curiosities' in miniature will open in London's Leadenhall Market

The Nari Centre Summer Fest celebrated women and community in Tower Hamlets

The Nari Centre Summer Fest celebrated women and community in Tower Hamlets

Whitechapel women's centre celebrates community at first Summer Fest

Set within a Grade I listed building; the space has been transformed into a stylish all-day brasserie with an expansive waterside terrace

Set within a Grade I listed building; the space has been transformed into a stylish all-day brasserie with an expansive waterside terrace

Iconic Canary Wharf restaurant reopens after major refurbishment

As part of the Summer of Fun 2026 programme, residents of all ages will have opportunities to come together, make lasting memories, try something new, and get active

As part of the Summer of Fun 2026 programme, residents of all ages will have opportunities to come together, make lasting memories, try something new, and get active

Summer of Fun 2026 brings free family activities to Tower Hamlets

Artist's impression of how the transformed Tower of London moat will look

Artist's impression of how the transformed Tower of London moat will look

Planning and development

'Noticeable changes' - how iconic London landmark's moat is set to be transformed

The Power of Play is being embraced at the Young V&A (Image: Young V&A)

The Power of Play is being embraced at the Young V&A (Image: Young V&A)

Celebrate National Playday the Young V&A way!

Visitors escape the sun on a bee walk through Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (Image: FoTHCP)

Visitors escape the sun on a bee walk through Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park (Image: FoTHCP)

Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Beat the heat with a summer in the woods

Cultural attractions

London based museum launches a ‘Pelvic Appeal’

All Points East takes place from August 21 to 30, with headline performances from Jorja Smith and Tems

All Points East takes place from August 21 to 30, with headline performances from Jorja Smith and Tems

Art competition invites locals to capture 'heart and soul' of Victoria Park

York Hall Leisure Centre in Bethnal Green

York Hall Leisure Centre in Bethnal Green

East London leisure centre forced to temporary closed following water issues

Canary Wharf is getting a new destination for wine lovers this August as Vagabond Wines brings its self-pour wine bar experience to Wood Wharf

Canary Wharf is getting a new destination for wine lovers this August as Vagabond Wines brings its self-pour wine bar experience to Wood Wharf

New wine bar with unique self-pour experience to open in Canary Wharf

The free pop-up library will showcase books by self-published authors to mark ten years of the Kindle Storyteller Award

The free pop-up library will showcase books by self-published authors to mark ten years of the Kindle Storyteller Award

UK's first open-air library for self-published authors to open in park

Families can make their own hair bobbles at the Family Festival of Caribbean Culture at London Museum Docklands

Families can make their own hair bobbles at the Family Festival of Caribbean Culture at London Museum Docklands

Museum of London Docklands

How hair celebrates Caribbean culture and creativity

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IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD makes its annual return to Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets

In collaboration with Tower Hamlets Council, London’s essential festival All Points East is proud to announce its annual In The Neighbourhood program

In collaboration with Tower Hamlets Council, London’s essential festival All Points East is proud to announce its annual In The Neighbourhood program

Free music, fitness and family festival set for park this summer

Kit McKay is enjoying his new job as a ranger at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Kit McKay is enjoying his new job as a ranger at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

Why Cemetery Park's new ranger loves his job

A new designer at Young V&A will be creating avian architectures

A new designer at Young V&A will be creating avian architectures

Young V&A welcomes new designer residency exploring urban bird housing crisis

Tap Your Heels Together Three Times by Delaine Le Bas is displayed in By Appointment Only at London Museum Docklands

Tap Your Heels Together Three Times by Delaine Le Bas is displayed in By Appointment Only at London Museum Docklands

London Museum Docklands

Romani voices challenge racism in landmark exhibition

Inside The Angel of Bow

Inside The Angel of Bow

Bow pub celebrates anniversary with month of events

Repton Boxing Club secures major investment to transform its facilities

Repton Boxing Club secures major investment to transform its facilities

UK's oldest boxing club in Bethnal Green gets major refurbishment boost

Wellness festival returns to Canary Wharf with workouts and events.

Wellness festival returns to Canary Wharf with workouts and events.

Canary Wharf fitness festival with workouts and run clubs returns in June

Nest boxes put up in Tower Hamlets Cemetery have breeding tenants (Image: FoTHCP)

Nest boxes put up in Tower Hamlets Cemetery have breeding tenants (Image: FoTHCP)

Friends of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park

New nest box project takes flight at cemetery park

Children can get creative with animation at the Young V&A this May half-term (Image: Rehan Jamil/VAM)

Children can get creative with animation at the Young V&A this May half-term (Image: Rehan Jamil/VAM)

Creative play and storytelling this May half-term

Women from Leaders in Community took over a space in the Young V&A (Image: LiC)

Women from Leaders in Community took over a space in the Young V&A (Image: LiC)

Leaders in Community

How local women turned the Young V&A into their own space

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Monster Truck Motorfest bank holiday weekend: Lingfield Racecourse, Surrey

Tea drinkers in the popular London tea garden Bagnigge Wells in 1783 (Image: London Museum)

Tea drinkers in the popular London tea garden Bagnigge Wells in 1783 (Image: London Museum)

From China to the teapot: a brief history of tea

Author Lauren Child will be at the Young V&A reading from Charlie & Lola

Author Lauren Child will be at the Young V&A reading from Charlie & Lola

East London museum hosts vibrant book readings and hands‑on art sessions

Young people enjoyed getting creative at the Ramadan Gathering held at Leaders in Community (Image: LiC)

Young people enjoyed getting creative at the Ramadan Gathering held at Leaders in Community (Image: LiC)

Leaders in Community

Muslim women lead a Ramadan gathering that brings the whole community together

The mayor of London has announced the return of Summer Streets fund with £400,000 boost for the capital’s hospitality sector

The mayor of London has announced the return of Summer Streets fund with £400,000 boost for the capital’s hospitality sector

London set for 'the biggest ever summer for al fresco dining' with £400k boost

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to bring a new working distillery to Spitalfields Market, bringing small-batch spirit-making to the heart of East London

A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to bring a new working distillery to Spitalfields Market, bringing small-batch spirit-making to the heart of East London

Crowdfunder launched to bring distillery to historic East London market

Puffin partners with Young V&A for an International Women’s Day eventfor local Tower Hamlets schools to launch Katy Hessel’s new book

Puffin partners with Young V&A for an International Women’s Day eventfor local Tower Hamlets schools to launch Katy Hessel’s new book

Students meet author of book on women artists at Young V&A

The group say the market has had a knock-on impact on them

The group say the market has had a knock-on impact on them

Tower Hamlets Council

'Super rats' plaguing residents near 'nightmare' east London food court

Group shot of pontoon opening

Group shot of pontoon opening

Access to historic London canals made easier with new pontoon

Adrian and Jolie Pascu celebrated Yummzy's first year of business in Canary Wharf

Adrian and Jolie Pascu celebrated Yummzy's first year of business in Canary Wharf

The 'first of its kind' Canary Wharf cafe facing 'extortionate' rates in first year