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Residents25Light and noise pollution plagues Barbican Estate
Rising Tube noise levels and expansion plans for the City of London School for Girls topped the agenda of the Barbican Association’s AGM last month, writes resident Helen Hudson.
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Residents24New centre a Golden opportunity for arts events
A newly refurbished community centre for the Golden Lane Estate has resident Billy Mann pondering its potential as a local music and entertainment hub.
By Billy Mann -
Residents206A look back at life in London’s East End
My neighbour, Sam Dias, a retired black cab driver who has lived on my estate for 45 years, has just celebrated his 79th birthday. He is an affable bloke who is full of great stories. He’s also Aldgate born and...
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Residents218Golden Lane: Planning anger, but it’s not all bad
Knowing when to say no is never easy. Recently I was asked to join a welcoming party and lunch for some ‘special guests’ at St Luke’s Community Centre in Central Street, a regular hangout for many Golden Lane residents. I...
By Billy Mann -
Residents233Tube noise and Culture Mile on agenda for Barbican residents
I've been away for a few weeks and so I’m not as immersed as usual. I left the day that the Beech Street tunnel event started but I saw the preparations. As usual (and I take my hat off...
By Tom Oxtoby -
Residents197Mansell Street Estate: Threat of redevelopment looms large
OVER the last couple of years the Mansell Street Estate has had a cloud hovering over it. No, I’m not referring to the British weather; I’m referring to the ever-looming prospect of redevelopment. Redevelopment is considered a dark cloud...
By Sharmeen Choudhury -
Residents408Middlesex Street: End in sight for Aldgate Square
After what seems like forever, the Aldgate Square project is finally approaching its completion. Several years of major construction (pictured)and a complete redesigning of the local road system is about to culminate in Portsoken becoming home to one of...
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Residents155Golden Lane Gazette: ‘Community Centre bone of contention’
THIS time last year local elections had put in place a fresh group of councillors, and a spirit of change was running wild. This year, spring again brings a feeling of renewal and optimism. The Golden Baggers are planning a memorial to one of our members,...
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Residents251How Mansell Street Estate’s ‘eyesore’ walls create a haven
“Where exactly did you say you live in the City?” It’s not uncommon to be asked this question as a resident of the Mansell Street Estate. “We’re between the Aldgate gyratory and Tower Hill DLR station, behind the bus garage,...
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Residents321Golden Lane Gazette: ‘United by loss of Bernard Morgan House’
THE ‘munching’ has finished and Bernard Morgan House has gone. It hasn’t been a painless journey for those closest to the clanking machinery, the noise, the dust and the endless queues of dumper-trucks. There have been some touching memorial tributes at...
By Billy Mann