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How the Icon Outlet at The O2 completes the regeneration of the Millennium Dome
Icon Outlet is set to open to the public on October 20, two days after its ribbons are cut by deputy Mayor Of London for business Rajesh Agrawal.
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Jon is associate editor of The Wharf and and Isle Of Dogs resident steeped in the culture and of the new east London. He can be found sampling its delicacies or sipping its nectar whenever possible
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Berkeley Homes releases the Midnight Collection at South Quay Plaza
A collection of five properties designed to appeal to buyers who favour a little darkness in their homes.
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Is this the best place to drink gin in Canary Wharf?
Brow furrowed, 28-year-old Pasquale Parascandolo leans over the black bar top and cuts a thick sliver of lemon zest over a glass goblet clouded by ice. Behind him are low-lit shelves stacked with over 180 bottles of gin, their hues ranging from dusty gold to emerald green to crystal-clear. “This
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Far East Consortium launches Hornsey Town Hall marketing suite
It may be the best part of 55 minutes from Canary Wharf, but Hornsey Town Hall promises a significant contrast with the modern lines of the east London estate. For those content to commute via Jubilee, Victoria and W7 to the leafy facilities of Crouch End, the Far East Consortium
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Royal Wharf hosts Oktoberfest to mark Fuller’s pub arrival
British beers and Germanic food are set to be the flavours of an event designed to drive traffic to Royal Wharf’s marketing suite. The schemes’ joint developers, Ballymore and Oxley have teamed up with the London brewery for a two-day east London Oktoberfest event. Held to mark the announcement
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London Oktoberfest set for return to the Isle Of Dogs
Carsten Raun is a man whose laughter is never far from his lips. The organiser of the largest Oktoberfest events in London is all enthusiasm and anticipation as we chat ahead of a month of parties. Running for a fortnight in Millwall Park on the Isle Of Dogs and then
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Why Charlie Whinney is teaching east Londoners to bend wood on the Isle Of Dogs
Bending wood is a thing. Trained architect and eco-friendly artist Charlie Whinney is a master of the process, which goes by the name steam-bending. According to him changing the shape of wood can be done using pretty much anything that creates heat – a microwave, saucepan or steam chamber. “It’s
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How the Seabin can play a part in cleaning up east London’s waterways
One of the pleasures of telling the stories of east London is that sooner or later almost everything of interest washes up here. Attracted by the gravitational pull of the capital’s world city status, ideas, products and people of global significance are sucked in, eager to be part of
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Telford Homes launches final properties at The Liberty Building
The immediate crust of development shooting up around the Canary Wharf estate delivers housing on its doorstep. But look past the blockbuster towers of Madison, Wardian, Landmark Pinnacle and South Quay Plaza and the Isle Of Dogs is rich in schemes offering more reasonably priced properties still within walking distance.
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How BGC turned a tragic date into a force for good
Nine Eleven, 2001. A date etched on public consciousness as the world watched a tragedy unfold. Nearly 3,000 people died and almost double that were injured. As the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed, traders at BGC Partners could only watch as the disaster claimed the lives
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Canary Wharf's new district is a concrete, residential reality
I’m not absolutely certain how the #UnpredictiveText campaign – “a curated series of random words” drawn from a 30-year archive of things written about the estate delivers “the perfect analogy for living at the heart of Canary Wharf”. But, leaving the arguable paradox to one side, the hundreds of noun,
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How Fitbeer has succeeded as Canary Wharf drinkers cut down
Photo Credit: Matt Grayson Canary Wharf, with its weeknight drinking culture, isn’t the most obviously fertile area to launch a non-alcoholic beer. But that’s exactly what Bermondsey brother-sister duo Becky and Joe Kean did successfully in 2016. Two years later they are selling all across the country. Becky,