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Ticketmaster vs The Fans

I wanted to write this for months but every time I started, another Ticketmaster story popped-up. I can't put it off any longer. So...

Motorcyclists Enraged About Hackney Council New Charges

Motorcyclists have told Rising East that they are extremely angry because Hackney Council has refused to review a new parking charge policy which they...

Wetherspoon’s New £3million O2 Pub Will Gaze Over The Thames

Wetherspoons are set to open a new £3 million pound venue at the O2 arena, next to Mamma Mia! The Party.The new pub, The...

What The Posters Say No.7 – Iconic Printworks Club May Not Close For Good

The iconic East London music venue, Printworks, may not close permanently as initially announced. The announcement that the venue was set to close its doors...

Southend’s Firework Finale

Saturday night was the last fireworks display along Southend seafront after a 7-week run. Was it the very last? Emily Michie reports. https://vimeo.com/774225210 This was number...

Heathway Station Repairs Still Look A Long Way Off.

Closures at Dagenham Heathway station on the District Line due to flooding are causing raised tempers amongst passengers. Locals have taken to Facebook to...

Money Saving World Cup

To celebrate the World Cup from today onwards throughout the contest Zyn, a company that sells tobacco pouches, will open the Zyn Arms in...

Southend-on-Sea’s New City Wheel

Southend's new City Wheel, reported to cost around £1 million, was constructed along the seafront in the Adventure Island Theme park. It is set...

Punk Spirit of London Market Revealed

The East End Trades Guild have announced a tour of Spitalfields Traders and small businesses to take place as part of the Small Business...

Just Stop Oil Protesters Strike Again

Just Stop Oil Protesters caused further disruption on the  M25 earlier this month by climbing gantries and an Essex police motorcyclist was injured between...

Royal Dock Cable Cars Turn Purple

The cable cars linking the Royal Docks and Greenwich Peninsula at both Royal Victoria and North Greenwich have been branded purple after its recent...

Potential Billion Pound Boost For Stratford Station

The London Legacy Development Corporation (LDDC) - working with TfL, Network Rail and Newham Council - has announced the second stage of the upgrade...

What Are They Building At UEL?

Many students have wondered about what is the construction at the square located in between the West and East Buildings towards the river. Rising East reporters Malachi Gowie...

Fendi X Skims Is The Latest Logomania Collaboration.

The Italian fashion house Fendi has come together with Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand Skims to collaborate for the capsule collection ‘Fendi X Skims.’ Skims is...

‘Ivory’ Tower Hamlets?

Gentrification describes the transformation of a working-class neighbourhood into a middle class one. The process includes the construction of new apartment complexes and shopping...

The Ugly Game

Are you a billionaire? Do you already have tons of money invested in different businesses, but are bankrupt in the morality department? Would you...

Opening Time

With non-essential retail now reopened in England, Chris Maho heads up West to the shops...

Aberfeldy Street

Aberfeldy St, Poplar Aberfeldy Street in Poplar was given a colourful makeover in August 2020, as part of a lockdown support project to help businesses...

Brick Lane

  Allen Gardens, Shoreditch London’s Brick Lane runs from Whitechapel to Bethnal Green and is one of East London’s best spots for street food, vintage shops and...

Trinity Buoy Wharf

  Cab Tree sculpture by Andrew Baldwin Trinity Buoy Wharf is a centre for arts and cultural activities on the site of a lighthouse where Bow...

Shop Local This Christmas

This Christmas small independent shops need your help more than ever. Lockdowns have forced most people to try to do whatever shopping they can...

The London Lions Return to Sky Sports

Starting from the 3rd of December as part of a two-year deal which will show 30 matches live, Sky sports will air the BBL...

Can Netflix Turn Back The Clock?

Netflix is introducing “Direct”, a new form of scheduled programming with curated content. The trial channel can be accessed in selected regions of France,...

The Party Can’t Start Till The Government Steps In

Of all the entertainment and hospitality businesses hit by the first COVID-19 lockdown, dance venues have suffered more than most, having to shut their...

Support Your Local Cinema

Cinema was one of the first industries to be hit by the COVID lockdowns, but just as people were starting to return to the...

Is This The Start Of A VR Takeover?

Bust apart by COVID, video calls have done their best to bring us back together. They are easy to run, and everyone can social...

Dressing Down My Business

Fryad Najdat is a self-employed hairdresser and when I interviewed him around this time last year, he was very upbeat about his business prospects....

Burning Down The Houseparty?

Twitter and Facebook are full of rumours that the Houseparty app is hacking people’s phones. Users posted to say that their Spotify, Netflix and...

Rise Above The Machines?

The University of East London recently hosted an employers' panel discussion entitled Rise Above the Machines, Core Skills for Workplace 4.0. Guests from companies such...

HS 2 Much Of A Gamble?

Last week Boris Johnson announced that work on the controversial High Speed 2 (HS2) rail project would go ahead, with the first trains planned...

What The Flip!?

Samsung’s 2020 phone - the Galaxy Z Flip - is a throwback to those phones we remember from way back, like the 2005 Motorola Razr, only...

Does Huawei Already Have A Big Brother?

The UK has decided to let Huawei aid in the creation of high speed 5G internet services. The decision made yesterday by Prime Minister...

Porsche Taycan Comes To East London

https://vimeo.com/386458010 Porsche has launched the Porsche Taycan, its first electric car, at a two-day event for the first time in the UK. The Porsche Soul...

Keep Calm and Carry on Being Exploited?

According to the Gov.uk site, in 2018 the creative industries made a record contribution to the UK economy by crashing through the £100 billion barrier. “Our...

Lashing All The Way To The Bank?

As I lay there with my eyes masked in tape my mind fixed on the stranger looming over me, who told me to keep...

A Corporate Attack On Democracy

Because of the upcoming election politicians are trying to influence the way we think. But something I came across recently while waiting for the...

You Can #Makeithappen

This year's annual ‘BE… Unplugged!!’ panel at the Stratford campus of the University of East London (UEL) was branded as #MakeItHappen. The idea of these panels...

Youth Charity Teams Up With East London University

The University of East London (UEL) is engaging with the local community by empowering and motivating young people through the Youth Charter charity. The Youth Charter...

Standing Out Against Plastic Poison

He calls himself Robert ‘Unbranded’ and he’s been asked to “move on, or the police will be called.” Sounds like a young troublemaker? In...

Comment Is Free But Copyright Is Sacred?

Creators on YouTube are losing their ad revenue due to growing numbers of copyright infringement claims from both large companies such as Universal Music...

Ridley Road Market: how to spend the Mayor’s money?

Whilst ambling down Ridley Road I talked to a few people to get their views on London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s announcement that the market...

You Too Can Find A Berth At Knowledge Dock

Knowledge Dock is one of the University of East London's hidden gems - home to 75 businesses, 1,098 square metres of office space and...
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“The Animals Would Be Proud Of Us”

https://vimeo.com/300480860 The Waltham Forest Vegans Market has only been going for three months, and includes a wide range of goods and attractions such as Asian food,...

Wellbeing and Well-Bean

Newham's Young Business of The Year 2018 award went to a company called Well-Bean. This chocolatier's name is a play on beans as in...