E7 Now & Then

There are worrying developments at Clapton FC, whose Old Spotted Dog ground is immediately behind the Upton Lane pub. What follows is b...

This coming Friday (31 May) will be a significant one in the diaries of fans of sixties Soul music.  BBC 4 will be running a series of prog...

The Spotted Dog on Upton Lane, the oldest secular building in the borough, has been in a dreadful state of desolation and decrepitude eve...

Forest Gate-born Bryan Forbes pictured in 1950,  revisiting his old secondary school,  now Stratford School in Upton Lane One of Fores...

Forest Gate's Ben Drew, Plan B as he is best known in the music world, launched his own charity Each One Teach One Trust at Hackney...

A record and appreciation of how Forest Gate went viral, recently Membership sign of Suspended Coffee scheme It was during the wee...

Moving times for the Railway Tavern Friday 2 May sees the Railway Tavern on Forest Lane close its doors for the last time. The pub has...