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Pigeon racer Bob Bonner had just finished building his new pigeon loft when he passed away.

He had demolished the previous loft in Thermopylae Gate himself over the autumn at the request of housing association Eastend Homes, and built a smaller one just behind it.

Eastend Homes chief executive Paul Bloss is making plans to carry out major repairs on housing stock on the Isle of Dogs.

In recent weeks, it's become clear that there are some bridges to re-build with residents as well.

It was created to celebrate community cohesion, but a mural has split opinions on the Island.

George Green School students sprayed a design on the side of Manchester Road building last summer as part of a youth art project. But residents are keen to see it removed, claiming it makes the area "look like a ghetto".

Eastend Homes residents plan to take on their housing association with a "grass-roots movement" designed to fight surging service charges.

In a heated meeting in the Isle of Dogs last week, tenants and leaseholders vowed to back a borough-wide residents' group in its battle against housing bosses.

East End Homes has defended its move to replace a historic pigeon loft with allotments.

The century-old Millwall Pigeon Club could fold if the Thermopylae Gate loft is taken down, but the association argues that growing fruit and veg "should come before one man's pigeons".

A row over land could spell the end for one of London’s oldest pigeon clubs.

Award-winning pigeon racer Bob Bonner, 66, faces a fight with East End Homes to keep a loft in Thermopylae Gate standing, knowing that failure will cause the century-old Millwall Pigeon Club to fold.