How long have you and your family been in Covent Garden?
We moved here in 1987. I actually came from Manchester originally and when we first arrived in London we lived in the East End, so it was very different from Covent Garden.

Kevin Edney studied design and worked in art and metal before he began bending spoons at the Covent Garden market. He now creates jewellery from antique silverware, with some pieces dating back to the 1700s.

Dianne Pilkington has been playing the part of the Glinda, the so-called ‘good’ witch in the popular Wicked production for over two years. Covent Garden Journal caught up with

How long have you been in Covent Garden?
I have been selling in Covent Garden since May this year so I haven’t been doing Noa

Jim Ryan, the 67-year-old proprietor of the local’s favourite, The Coach and Horses, has been part of Covent Garden life for over four decades. CGJ caught up with him to

Steven McRae is a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet and has lived in Covent Garden for five years. We speak to him to get some insider  tips on life in the capital.

Regulars to the Covent Garden Real Food Market will no doubt have heard of, or better yet, tried the famous mushroom sandwich from the Spore Boys stall. (If you haven’t we highly recommend it!) CGJ met up with David Robinson one of the two mushroom-loving Spore Boys.

CGJ talks with Ed, energetic violinist for string quartet Lotus about his love for Covent Garden, the community and entertaining the crowds.

CGJ headed over to Covent Garden’s most iconic teashop, The Tea House, to chat with shop manager Andy. Popular with tourists to the area, The Tea House sells tea from reputed tea estates from all over the world including Japan, India, Sri Lanka, China and, of course, England.

We talked to Marian from Ella’s Bakehouse about life in the shop and in Covent Garden.
What is it like being a new shop in Covent Garden?
There’s very much a community feel here, we’re like one big happy family! Everyone is friendly and really supportive of each other, no-one is out to spite anyone in business or anything like that. It’s a really unique place to work.
What do you think Covent Garden is a good location for the store?
It doesn’t have a big high street vibe and that’s very rare in …