Restaurant Review: Yi-Ban

The first of our new regular review feature showcasing local restaurant talent! A small party of four Greatfield residents (plus friend) recently went for lunch at Yi-ban Chinese restaurant, which is conveniently located in Beckton’s London Regatta Centre, next to Connaught Bridge.  There is a large car park, and it is just a few steps…

We Thought They Were Lost and Now They’re Found – rare wildflowers in East London

Two years ago we found a wonderful little meadow on the banks of the Thames at the entrance to the Royal Dock, squeezed between the Thames Walk and the river. If you looked across at just the right spot it was possible to believe nothing had changed for hundreds of years. Until, that is, the…