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Despite living on the doorstep of some of the world's largest blue chip firms, residents on the Isle of Dogs have had to make do with snail-paced internet.
Now campaigning residents associations have landed ground-breaking technology which will move them into the fast lane of the information superhighway.
The tallest basketball player, the largest 3D painting and the most people in a single pair of pants were just some of the records broken this morning in West India Quay.
57 scantily clad participants from Pants To Poverty squeezed into a giant pair of knickers to celebrate Guinness World Records Day.
A proposed new development on West India Quay could add to the area's housing stock if the findings of a review are taken up.
The Hertsmere House site, at the western end of the Quay, has been earmarked for the 63-storey Columbus Tower, which was conceived as an office building. But a review by architects Squire and Partners has suggested a mixed use tower would be better for the area.
A father who lost his daughter in the Lockerbie disaster was in Canary Wharf to talk about how he forgave those responsible for the attack and then backed calls to compensate east London victims of Libyan-sponsored terrorism.
The Rev John Mosey was speaking at St Peter's Barge on West India Quay last week.
Blackadder star Tony Robinson was spotted in Canary Wharf this afternoon cunningly filming a history show.
Robinson, 65, was on West India Quay to record a programme about his personal view of London's East End to be broadcast on Australian television next year.
A pubgoer was knocked out in a robbery at West India Quay on Friday night.
The 25-year-old victim had just left Wetherspoon's Ledger Building at about 1am when he was hit in the back of the head with a blunt instrument before landing on his face.
See Stake Land at a special preview screening at Cineworld West India Quay on Tuesday.
*Deadline extended to today at 3pm!*
Late night anti-social behaviour has created friction between two popular bars and local residents on West India Quay.
Problems, including a stabbing last November, have been blamed on drinkers attracted to the Quay by the late licenses at Bar 38 and Via Fossa, with residents wanting licensing hours curbed.
An attack which saw a man beaten over the head with a metal bar at West India Quay DLR station has resulted in two men receiving community service orders.
Ryan Lee, 19, of Benworth Street in Bow, and William Medhurst, 18, of Southend Road in Hornchurch, were found guilty of actual bodily harm and possession of an offensive weapon.
The pub chain known for its cut price booze and no nonsense menus has bucked trends with a 41 per cent increase in pretax profits in the last 18 months.
Revenue rose to £36.2million in the 26 weeks to January 24, compared with £26.5million in the same period the previous year.
It was set to become the towering landmark of West India Quay but the recession put plans to build Columbus Tower on hold.
The 777ft tall tower would have rivalled One Canada Square in height, and was to have been built on the current Hertsmere House site at the western end of West India Quay. Falling demand for office space saw it shelved at the end of 2009, but the project is to be revived.
ITALIAN
Strada, West India Quay
4/5
IN A NUTSHELL
It might be part of a chain, but that doesn't stop the food and character of this newly-opened restaurant standing out from the crowd.
West India Quay was cordoned off on Saturday after a man was stabbed in the early hours of the morning.
The 32-year-old victim was rushed to hospital following the attack at the DLR station.
Police arrested two men for grievous bodily harm in connection to the incident.
Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp was among 200 people evacuated from the Marriott Hotel Canary Wharf after a fire broke out last night.
Redknapp was one of the hotel's guests who fled the building after the blaze broke out at around 10.30pm, just before the fire brigade arrived.
MOVIE
The Social Network (12A)
Cineworld, West India Quay
IN A NUTSHELL
Aaron Sorkin writes the first draft of Facebook history and manages to make a compelling film from a bunch of unlikeable know-it-alls.
With 3D film fans flocking to West India Quay - and a new venue at The O2 - it's been a busy year for Cineworld in the Docklands.
The firm's recent financial results, show it is expecting a stronger second half to the year following a flat first six months - mainly due to the public neglecting cinemas for the World Cup.
With splodges of ketchup, a dollop of mushy peas, drowned in gravy or soaked in vinegar - we all have our favourite way of enjoying the great British institution that is a fish and chip supper.
In a quest to find the perfect recipe for the much-loved dish, chefs from Marriott Hotels across the country took part in a culinary challenge, pitching their recipe ideas against one another, with the winning recipe rolled out across all of Marriott Hotels' UK menus.
When Andres Iniesta fired past Maarten Stekelenburg on 116 minutes to put his team on the way to World Cup glory it was not just the capital's Spanish community which rejoiced.
More than 150 customers from a mix of nationalities had gathered at La Tasca on West India Quay for the climax of the football tournament.
A major Canary Wharf tourist attraction took a big step towards returning to use - but whether its future will be in Docklands remains undecided.
The 120-year-old SS Robin, the world's last remaining steam coaster, left West India Quay two years ago for a £1.9million restoration in Norfolk.
He may not be playing in the World Cup but David Beckham brought football fever to West India Quay.
The lookalike was joined by glamour model Maria Elizabeth Shilliam last week to launch a pavement mural of the tournament's trophy by 3D artist Max Lowry.
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