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6 days ago | eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk | holly brencher

The Sun Tavern in Bethnal Green (Image: Google) An application to extend the opening hours of a pub has been withdrawn. The Sun Tavern, in Bethnal Green Road, had applied to Tower Hamlets Council to extend its opening hours until 1am on Wednesdays and Sundays. This would have allowed the sale of alcohol, recorded music, and late-night refreshments to continue until this time. However, several residents raised concerns about the potential impact of this on the local area.

1 week ago | eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk | holly brencher

More than 250 pubs and bars shortlisted for 2025 National Pub & Bar Awards (Image: Pixabay) More than 250 pubs and bars have been shortlisted for a national award. The National Pub & Bar Awards, which will take place in London on June 24, will see 94 venues crowned as the best in their respective counties. The awards, which are organised by Pub & Bar magazine, aim to highlight the best venues across the UK.

1 week ago | eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk | Alex Marsh

The crash took place close to Westferry DLR station on Friday (April 11) (Image: Google) A cyclist is in hospital after a crash involving a car near Canary Wharf. Police were called to a crash between a car and a cyclist in Salter Street just after 10am yesterday morning (April 11). London Ambulance Service treated the cyclist at the scene before rushing her to hospital.

1 week ago | eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk | Olivia Carter

The crash occurred in Westferry Road (Image: Google Maps / SteveBulley) A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash near a DLR station in Poplar. Paramedics from the London Ambulance Service were called at 10.04am today (April 11) with reports of a crash on Westferry Road. An ambulance crew and paramedic in a fast response car were dispatched to the scene, where a woman was found injured. She was treated at the scene before being taken to a major trauma centre.

2 weeks ago | eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk | Josh Bolton

Sydney Mimer died while serving his 18-year prison sentence (Image: Met Police) A paedophile who raped a young girl in east London has died in prison. Sydney Mimer, 77, died on March 26 at HMP Littlehey where he was serving an 18-year prison sentence. In the mid-2000s Mimer had carried out attacks on a girl aged seven to nine at the time at an address in Poplar and in a vehicle he owned. The abuse came to light in 2016 when the girl confided what had happened to her mother.