Tag: East London
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Just Get Over It, Colin
A trip to Great Yarmouth was supposed to be a few days away with friends and family. Instead, it exposed something far more uncomfortable. Returning to university halls at 33, I found myself confronting loneliness, nostalgia and the difficult gap between feeling connected and feeling known. This isn’t really a story about a seaside town.…
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The Problem With Olympic “Legacy” In Britain
in ColumnBritain became unbelievably good at selling the visual success of London 2012. Measuring the deeper social legacy proved far more difficult. As talk of a northern-led Olympic bid grows, the country faces a bigger question than where the Games should happen: does Britain still know how to deliver lasting national ambition beyond branding, spectacle and…
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The Line That Gets You Out Is Breaking Down
in ColumnNewham gets you through the day. Getting out is another story. As delays mount on the Docklands Light Railway, the gap between what Transport for London says and what passengers experience is becoming harder to ignore.
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How East London Built British Theatre
in FeaturesA walk through Shoreditch, Hackney and Stratford shows how East London laid the foundations of British theatre long before the West End became its glittering centre.
Colin Cushion 