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In Pictures: Brick Lane Chef Of The Year Finals

Ahead of the Brick Lane Curry Festival, which begins on Sunday 27th September, the spicily-contested finals of the Chef Of The Year: Banglatown 2009 were held on Wednesday. Judges including the Tower Hamlets Mayor Ahmed Omer, actor Nina Wadia, chef Andy Vermra and competition-winner and …

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Brent Ponders Name Change

Existential crises seems to be a common theme for various London spots at the moment. With Tower Hamlets calling for Shoreditch station to be renamed Banglatown, Brent Council has decided to get in on the act: they’re considering rebranding themselves as Wembley Council. With the …

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Councillor Calls for Shoreditch Station Renaming

Would Shoreditch still be the hip, trendy place it’s purported to be if it were given a more ethnic name? The high street itself is in no danger, but a proposal has been put forward for a name change to the station for when it …