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Jon Massey

Jon Massey

Jon is associate editor of The Wharf and and Isle Of Dogs resident steeped in the culture and of the new east London. He can be found sampling its delicacies or sipping its nectar whenever possible

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Why Dinosaurs In The Wild doesn't live up to its potential

The Greenwich Peninsula attraction puts kids in front of dinosaurs in cages and lacks a clear narrative arc. Nothing Jurassic Park hasn't done before...

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How long must British victims of Libyan sponsored IRA terrorism wait for compensation?

Docklands Victims Association president Jonathan Ganesh tells us how it feels to see American, French and German victims compensated as the UK Government fails to act...

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How Canary Wharf became the new heart of Docklands

The estate's Local Impact Report reveals a spend of nearly £1.6billion with local SMEs since 1997 and an impressive barrage of positive statistics covering the last 30 years...

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Truman’s brewer talks cans, craft and the rise of women in the trade

Charlotte Cook says the Hackney Wick brand will attend Craft Beer Rising on a mission to show it’s just as interesting as any of the other breweries...

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Nigel Mansell set for London Classic Car Show Icon Award

The motor racing legend will attend the event at Excel in the capital's Royal Docks...

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Astronomy photographers have until March to enter Royal Observatory Greenwich contest

The deadline for the £10,000 Insight Astronomy Photographer Of The Year 2018 competition has been announced...

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Canary Wharf rink set to transform into ice barre

Define.London founder Ashley Verma prepares to hold fitness class followed by a lunch in partnership with Plateau...

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Why Bupa's Dr Luke Powles says the bedroom is just for sleep and sex

The lead physician at the private healthcare firm's Canary Wharf and King's Cross clinics offers tips on dropping off and what can be done to help insomniacs...

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Get free drinks and food at Rocket By Balls Brothers' five launch parties

Novus Leisure operations director Tom Talbot says the refurbishment gives the Churchill Place venue a grown-up feel as the brand extends its footprint east of the City...

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Curator explains why Robert Montgomery's work offers Canary Wharf two different moods

Alessandra Caggiano artworks that use light are accessible because the medium is so fundamental to life...

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Why Robert Montgomery’s Estuary Poem is a warning for Canary Wharf workers

The artist’s piece, specially commissioned for the estate’s Winter Lights festival is inspired by modernist Wyndham Lewis and was set alight on a beach at Shellness...

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Meet the maverick duo behind Vinotech Compass

From 82-year-old wine to Basque cuisine, the Arnaud Compass and Keith Lyon have put together a destination restaurant on Greenwich Peninsula with a ‘wild formula’ for indulgence...

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How can I commute to Canary Wharf for free by buying a property?

Countryside’s list of incentives for buyers at Acton Gardens includes three years of travel on TfL, paid for when purchasing a one-bedroom flat....

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Discover the birthplace of the Tube at Rotherhithe’s Brunel Museum

Underground history, a brace of Brunels and a chance to Wassail – the south-east London attraction has a big story to tell....

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Your Parking Space doubles in size as it branches out into business markets

The firm, based at Level39 in Canary Wharf has seen revenue and headcount increase 100% since raising a seven figure investment at the end of 2016...

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The One Festival returns to The Space for its final year

Annual east London celebration of the monologue aims to go out with a bang says arts centre director Adam Hemming...

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How Security Alliance deals with cyber threats facing its clients

CEO Rob Dartnall explains his firm’s approach and why preparing to battle attackers is essential for organisations across the globe...

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Rebecca Ferguson prepares to record live album in Canary Wharf during residency

Limited edition vinyl will be based on performances across 10 dates in January at Boisdale on the east London business estate...

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Why creating jobs in Hackney is the engine of regeneration for Allia

Alex Potter is on a mission in partnership with JP Morgan Chase Foundation to bring prosperity to east London...

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6 Places to watch fireworks in east London and lights for Bonfire Night

Looking for somewhere to celebrate the killing of Guy Fawkes? Here are the places to head for in Docklands and the East End on November 5 and 4...

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Mini golf comes to Canary Wharf - and it’s free

The nine hole course will be in Columbus Courtyard until the end of June....

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Tower Hamlets house prices are falling faster than anywhere else in England

The value of property in the East End area is dropping more rapidly than other parts of the capital, which is seeing its slowest growth in almost five years according to the UK House Price Index....

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Tower Hamlets sees crime increase as murder, rape and gun crime rise

The latest statistics published by the Metropolitan Police show the number of offences across London have risen in the past year....

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5 bars in Canary Wharf that serve drinks in the sunshine

Make the most of the sunny weather in east London on hump day at these watering holes and restaurants...

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Barratt unveils Upton Gardens plans for West Ham's former home

The developer's scheme for the Boleyn Ground site includes the Legacy Route and 842 homes spread over 18 buildings ranging from three to 13 storeys in height...

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