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Wise Tola, who was compereing the night, with author Robyn Travis.

Caribbean book night at Forest Gate restaurant

An Afro-Caribbean restaurant is getting the community reading and discussing cultural issues by hosting a monthly book club.

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Sebastian Faulks in discussion with Mariella Frostrup at Woolwich Centre

Birdsong author Sebastian Faulks will celebrate the official opening of The Woolwich Centre tonight.

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Hardeep Singh Kohli will host the World Book Night event at Southbank Centre. File picture: Joe Lord

World Book Night to celebrate reading

Authors including Mark Haddon and David Nicholls will join comedian Hardeep Singh Kohli and actor Charles Dance to celebrate World Book Night.

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Redbridge volunteer Krithika Subramanian helps with admin and other tasks at the centre

Redbridge’s Volunteer Centre hopes to encourage more people to help others with £75k grant

From youngsters fresh out of college to business men and women and retired folk, volunteering catches the mood of plenty in Redbridge.

But it is not a one-way street.

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Michael Lindall plays Jay Gatsby in the Riverside Studios production of The Great Gatsby.

Move over, Leo! There’s a new Gatsby in town

Everyone may be talking about Leonardo DiCaprio this week, but there’s another Jay Gatsby in town and he’s about to take the stage.

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