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Macmillan Cancer Support “BLT” festival

Macmillan Cancer Support “BLT” festival

What to do: Go to Shoreditch for a gig? Go there for a curry? Not since the nation faced the question “daddy or chips?” has there been such a dilemma. For once life offers us a simple answer – have a BLT instead. That’s the Brick Lane Takeover, a charity festival…

Tea Dances in Spitalfields

Tea Dances in Spitalfields

Spitalfields may seem an unlikely draw for those who enjoy a cha cha…

Remembering Jimmy Mizen

Remembering Jimmy Mizen

On Monday His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales attended a peace…

Dinosaurs on East London Line

Dinosaurs on East London Line

When the East London Line extends further south in late May, one of the…

Money matters says Moore

Money matters says Moore

Hackney Independent candidate Suzanne Moore admitted  she has…

Gary Arber, master printer

Gary Arber, master printer

The historic Arber’s printing works in Bow’s Roman Road is having a…

Ethical shopping made easy

Ethical shopping made easy

Across the road from Brockley station, around the corner from the main…

The rise of the right in London

The rise of the right in London

The far-Right is on the march – lock up your daughters and run for the …

The reluctant mayor

The reluctant mayor

Jules Pipe seems to be a reluctant politician. One of the first things he says is that he came into politics accidentally.…

HOUSING WEEK: Hackney’s empty homes

HOUSING WEEK: Hackney’s empty homes

Hackney has a housing shortage, some say it is a crisis. The borough has around 15,500 people on the council housing waiting list and 2,000 people registered as homeless. There are more than 17,000 people living in “unsuitable” housing. Unsuitable housing includes overcrowded homes; in Hackney almost 10 per cent…