Tom Hedley
Ode To Stratfords (Both Of Them)
Callum Crumlish considers the other place (Stratford upon Avon rather than Stratford E15); then, in suitably Shakespearean language, he wonders where the two of...
If They Are Generation A, Then We Must be Generation D
D for Debt is the letter that defines my Generation, writes Rising East social media editor Thomas Hedley.
This article is written in response to...
Swings and Roundabouts On London Transport
Tom Hedley entertains high hopes for London's transport infrastructure. But he's still not holding his breath.
So you can barely make it past 11pm before...
Does London Have A Foxy Problem?
Tom Hedley sees an urban fox, and looks him in the eye.
It’s the early hours of a crisp Sunday morning. The party kids have...
East London, Set The Table Right
Tom Hedley writes an Open Letter to fashionable eateries and hostelries at this end of town.
Dear East London, if you make me eat off...
Landscapes Of London: 400 Years Apart
Tom Hedley introduces two depictions of London with four centuries under the bridge between them.
Sketch artist Robin Reynolds recently unveiled his panoramic drawing of...
The Everyday Buyer’s Guide to Comic Cons
Alessandro Carrara walks through the pros and cons of numerous nerd conventions taking place annually in East London.
When it comes to nerd conventions there...
Apocalypse Now – The Facsimile!
This week London's emergency services are working together in response to a pre-scripted disaster scenario involving a tower block collapsing onto Waterloo station.
Creative commons...
Institute of Other: Revealing The Magazines You’ve Never Heard About
Callum Crumlish travels to Old Street to address the question of printed matter. Answer: yes, print still does and here's why.
On Saturday 6th February,...
‘Tis The Season To….Enjoy Our Top TV Picks
Christmas TV is traditionally the best on the box all year; and 2015 is no exception. Here are just a few of the festive...
‘Tis The Season…To Bring New Orleans To Canary Wharf
Tom Hedley re-visits Crossrail Place to find the Big Easy going up market.
Canary Wharf has produced some amazing eats in the past half-decade. At...
Stone Baked In Shoreditch
Tom Hedley goes the extra Yard.
Slap-bang in the centre of Shoreditch, there’s plenty to love about Yard. Its super-airy, warehouse-themed space will make for...
Cosplay Versus Oddplay
Seconds away for the Cosplay showdown, hailed as the greatest clash since Ali v Frazier.
In the red corner, Callum Crumlish insists it's not...
James Bond Comes To Canary Wharf
Coinciding with the spectacular UK release of SPECTRE, Everyman Cinema has the license to host an exclusive exhibition, 'The Name's Bond'.
For one month only, Canary...
Rising Feast: the Breakfast Club at Canary Wharf
Join the Breakfast Club, says Tom Hedley. You don't even have to get up early to do it.
I don’t eat breakfast. Mornings start with...
Aske And Ye Shall Find A Decent Pub
Tom Hedley worships at The Old Haberdasher.
New Cross wasn’t always androgynous pubs and chicken shops. In the seventeenth century the land belonged to the...
‘Light Pink And Blackened On The Sides’
Tom Hedley is back in burger heaven.
I’d had enough of micro-brewed ales and nine-cheese pizzas, so decided to make a Haché of it. I...
Secret Garden
Tom Hedley looks behind the door into the Barbican conservatory.
Vines weave freely through what could be the remains of a long lost world.
The Barbican...
From Amersham To Bunker
Tom Hedley enters two of south east London’s most celebrated venues.
Camouflaged in graffiti, the Amersham Arms is a south east London landmark. Oft-praised in...
Beer You Can Eat
Tom Hedley relishes the Peckham bistro opened by former Shoreditch chef James Beer.
Peckham isn’t renowned for elegance. Not even slightly. But its reputation may...
Look No Hands
Tom Hedley gets off on the DLR.
We should be eternally grateful to the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) for giving East London access to the...
Top Five Things To Scoff At This Easter
While stuffing your face might sound like the perfect way to spend the Easter holiday, you won’t want to end up with a muffin...
‘Best Burger Ever’ (Maybe Not The Burgundy)
Tom Hedley has got no beef with New Cross House.
I’ve just had an excellent February. No, not because it was National Bird Feeding Month,...
Barbed Bouquet
Tom Hedley is horrified to see the New Cross Hobgoblin transformed into a rose.
I wasn’t surprised to hear that The Hobgoblin pub had been...
Yuletide Staycation
Can’t face scrambling down Oxford Street? Who needs West London, anyway? Fear not, East London ladies and merrie gentlemen, our yard has more to...
An Explosive Guide To East London’s Fireworks
Tom Hedley looks forward to the noisiest events of the year.
East London is hosting an array of spectacular displays on a range of different...
A Ghoul’s Guide to Halloween
Tom Hedley previews the scariest places to celebrate the night of the living dead.
Forget trick or treating, it’s time to do what we Londoners...