John Biggs on festival to thank Tower Hamlets volunteers

In my last column I wrote about my Mayor’s Covid Recovery Fund, a £3m investment that we’re putting into projects across Tower Hamlets to help kickstart our community’s recovery from the pandemic.... Read more »
‘Thank you’ festival to help East End recover from Covid

‘Thank you’ festival to help East End recover from Covid

A “thank you” festival is planned for volunteers who helped families in the East End during the height of the pandemic.  The festive fortnight from October 25 to November 7 is being paid for out of Tower Hamlets Council’s Covid recovery fund.  “It’s important to... Read more »

BBC Radio 6 DJs to take over Victoria Park festival stage

A collaboration between All Points East Festival and BBC Radio 6 Music will see some of the stations best-loved DJs, like Tom Ravencroft, Gilles Peterson and Mary Ann Hobbs, take over a... Read more »
Circus and London vaccine festival aimed at boosting jab uptake in England

Circus and London vaccine festival aimed at boosting jab uptake in England

31 July 2021, 20:06 | Updated: 31 July 2021, 23:13 Performers from Circus Extreme watch as Rhiannon Alexander, 34 from Bradford, recieves a vaccinatio. Picture: PA Covid-19 jabs are being administered at... Read more »

All Points East runs free family festival in Victoria Park

All Points East Festival’s free ‘In The Neighbourhood’ event returns this summer with three days of activities, outdoor screenings and live music. Running in Victoria Park from August 31 to September 2, the... Read more »
A hot sauce festival is coming to south London

A hot sauce festival is coming to south London

Featuring more than 40 different makers of the spicy stuff, Hot Sauce Society is a two-day celebration of the king of condiments (we hereby extend our apologies to mayo, but it’s waaay too bland... Read more »
Children’s book festival planned at Mile End’s Genesis

Children’s book festival planned at Mile End’s Genesis

A youngsters’s book festival is coming to east London for the primary time after a turbulent 12 months of pandemic restrictions.  Free occasions are planned for major faculties at Genesis Cinema in Mile End Road on June 17 and 18... Read more »
A127 Basildon traffic: Roads left ‘gridlocked’ after serious crash near Festival Leisure Park

A127 Basildon traffic: Roads left ‘gridlocked’ after serious crash near Festival Leisure Park

Traffic in Basildon is extremely busy this afternoon following a serious crash on the A127 in the present day (Saturday, April 24). Drivers have been caught in very lengthy delays following the... Read more »
City Splash Festival celebrates the influence of reggae music, food and culture in South London – 12 Sept 2021 – Brixton Buzz

City Splash Festival celebrates the influence of reggae music, food and culture in South London – 12 Sept 2021 – Brixton Buzz

Offering 4 phases, forty artists and a capability of 8,000 folks, the City Splash Festival will happen in Beckenham Place Park (close to Crystal Palace) on the 12st Sept 2021. Here’s the... Read more »
Food and drink festival comes to Dulwich Park this summer – South London News

Food and drink festival comes to Dulwich Park this summer – South London News

BY PALOMA LACY The UK’s final foodie festival is just a few months away and it’s swinging by Dulwich Park from June 25-27. Pub within the Park, created by Michelin-star chef Tom... Read more »