Poplar LDN

07/08/2024

This is Home: Luba Lukhanina, a Ukrainian refugee in Poplar

Luba Lukhanina, who fled Ukraine after the Russian invasion in 2022, reminisces about her childhood along the Dnieper River, the importance of traditional Ukrainian vyshyvankas, and the ‘cultural bomb’ of the East End.

Ukrainian refugee Luba Lukhanina on the trauma of the Russian invasion, feeling pride in her culture, and finding community in Poplar.

06/08/2024

Could community-led cooperative housing offer a solution to the borough’s social housing shortage?

As Balfron Tower transitions to luxury rentals, Glenkerry House remains a beacon of affordable, community-led housing, a model that could offer a sustainable solution to the country’s wider housing challenges.

This final article in our Poplar social housing series explores if community housing is the solution to the housing crisis

01/08/2024

Examining Poplar’s decline in council housing over the past 20 years

The third article in our series examining social housing in Poplar, reveals how the number of council houses has halved in the last 20 years, why it happened, and what can be done about it.

The third article in our series on Poplar social housing reveals how the number of council houses has halved in the last 20 years

25/07/2024

Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, is one of seven MPs to have had the Labour whip withdrawn on Tuesday night for rebelling against the government, in a vote on removing the ‘two child benefit limit’.

Apsana Begum, MP for Poplar and Limehouse, has Labour whip withdrawn for rebelling against ‘two child benefit limit’.

17/07/2024

Poor doors, busy roads, and little sunlight: How affordable housing gets the brunt end

In the second article in our four-part series about the threat to Poplar’s pioneering social housing, we reveal how new housing developments are failing to be ‘tenure blind’ and locating affordable housing in less desirable locations.

New housing developments are locating Poplar's social housing along main roads, with less sunlight, or with poor doors.

09/07/2024

In the first article in our four-part series about the threat to Poplar’s pioneering social housing, we look at how post-war architects didn’t just build Poplar’s social housing, they built utopian dreams of a better future.

Streets in the sky: The utopian dreams of Poplar’s social housing

After WWII, architects didn’t just build Poplar's social housing, they built utopian dreams of a better future. Now there is nothing left.

05/07/2024

It was a comfortable win for Labour’s Apsana Begum who retains her seat in Poplar & Limehouse with 43.10% of the votes and few competitors. See the runners-up and the full results here.

This morning Labour won the general election. Labour's Apsana Begum also won for Poplar and Limehouse in Tower Hamlets. Full results here.

03/07/2024

Polling stations open at 07:00 tomorrow ⏰ Poplar LDN asked shoppers in Chrisp Street Market how they're feeling about the general election ahead of the big day 📌 Read now: https://poplarlondon.co.uk/general-elections-how-people-voting-poplar-limehouse-constituency/

26/06/2024

Watch our interview with Freddie Flowers, Conservative candidate for Poplar & Limehouse.

We speak about the proposed test for social housing, welfare reforms, cuts to the NHS, being part of the Gay Conseratives, and his favourite London sights.

We speak to Freddie Downing, Conservative Party candidate for Poplar and Limehouse, about the Rwanda scheme, trans rights and policing.

24/06/2024

Watch our interview with Nathalie Bienfait, Green Party candidate for Poplar & Limehouse, part of our General Election 2024 coverage.

We speak with her about doughnut economics, anti-semitism, low-traffic neighbourhoods, and her favourite UK destinations for flight-free holidays.

Nathalie Bienfait, Green Party candidate for Poplar and Limehouse, on cost of living, rent freezes and antisemitism.

22/06/2024

Watch our interview with Tony Glover, Reform candidate for Poplar & Limehouse.

We speak with him about whether Reform can represent Muslims, flying the Palestian Flag, abolishing leaseholds, and his favourite local places to eat.

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We speak with Tony Glover, the Reform UK candidate for Poplar and Limehouse, about housing, Palestinian flags, and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

21/06/2024

Watch the full interview with Richard Flowers, LibDem candidate for Poplar & Limehouse.

We speak about the most pressing political issues in his constituency, uniting a fractured borough, the rights of transgender people, and his guilty pleasure TV show.

An interview with Richard Flowers, Lib Dem candidate for Poplar and Limehouse, running against Apsana Begum in the General Election 2024.

13/02/2024

"We didn’t want it to turn into more flats": The Queen's Head in Limehouse re-opens with big ambitions to be a traditional community pub.

Traditional East End pub the Queen’s Head re-opens with big ambitions to be a to be an independent pub for the local community

25/01/2024

East meets West for a round-the-world trip of plant life at Crossrail Place Roof Garden in Canary Wharf

Enjoy a peaceful visit to Crossrail Place Roof Garden in Canary Wharf where East meets West with plant life from around the world.

19/01/2024

The Gun offers traditional British gastropub food in an excellent location along the Thames. If you’re looking for a nice family meal out or trying to pick a spot for a date, you won’t be disappointed.

Historic riverside gastropub The Gun on the Isle of Dogs offers traditional British food at an unbeatable riverside location.

12/01/2024

Poplar based artist Ian Berry is renowned for his use of denim to create stunning pictures. We talked to him about art, community, and why he no longer wears denim. https://poplarlondon.co.uk/ian-berry-artist-denim-community-interview/

21/12/2023

The Victorian steamship SS Robin has found a new home at Trinity Buoy Wharf, returning to just 150 meters from where the ship was built in 1890.

The SS Robin, the last Victorian steamship, has been moved to Trinity Buoy Wharf in Blackwall just 150 meters from where it was built.

19/12/2023

In our series celebrating the diversity of Tower Hamlets, we spoke to Eric from Beijing. Now running a Chinese restaurant in Poplar we talked about the importance of food to Chinese people, growing up in a changing China, and his love for the the East End.

Celebrating the diversity of Tower Hamlets, we spoke to Eric from Beijing to learn about his experience in the East End.