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Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane
British documentary photographer Paul Trevor has released a collection of black and white images of Brick Lane in the 1970s and 1980s
Artist Rasheed Araeen brings new artwork meets restaurant to Stoke Newington
Artist Rasheed Araeen brings Shamiyaana to Stoke Newington a communal meeting space and artwork. Inspired by the shamiana, a...
The rise of sustainable fashion in Hackney
The fashion search engine, Lyst, has reported that searches for ‘sustainable fashion’ increased by 66 per cent in 2018. Consumers who careful...
Six beautiful independent bookshops in Hackney
A record number of shops closed in Britain last year, with 16 stores closing a day. Bookshops, however, are bucking the trend,...
The first railway murder in Britain: 1864, Hackney
The murder of Thomas Briggs by the young German, Franz Muller has been well documented. Briggs was sixty-nine years old and held...
How Hackney small businesses are using social media for marketing
78 per cent of small businesses are now using social media. Active social media users make up 3.4 billion or 43% of...
A blogger and her family on why they swapped Hackney living...
By Yasemin Cusack Hackney is one of those London boroughs where people live in their 20s and early...
Hackney’s best pub beer gardens: where to drink outside this summer
By Mersa Auda For many Londoners, sunny days are synonymous with beer gardens. So, here’s a selection of great spots to enjoy a chilled drink and...
Partners in love and in business
By Yasemin Cusack Meet 5 couple who have all made working together work THE DUKE OF RICHMOND
Engaged couple, Meryl Fernandes and Tom Oldroyd, run their pubs...
Lower Clapton Walk
The walks are led by Hackney resident, Sean Gubbins, who has researched and devised each walk. Discover the history of Clapton, one of Hackney’s hamlets: visited...