Album review: Zygmunt Day and Echo Pressure – On Streets That Know
On Streets That Know is a nuanced look at daily struggles and tribulations in East London
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Restaurant review: DF Mexico
Frozen margaritas and frijoles combine with the American diner experience at DF Mexico
Dalston Peace Mural successfully restored
Award-winning Hackney band Rudimental help preserve one of Hackney’s ‘iconic landmarks’
Restaurant review: Oui Madame
Our French reviewer visits Stoke Newington restaurant Oui Madame to see how it compares to the bistrots back home
Book review: Boxer Handsome – 'somewhere between soap opera and classical tragedy'
A Clapton boxer fights to escape the ‘goldfish bowl’ of his existence in Anna Whitwham’s debut novel Boxer Handsome
Book review: Boxer Handsome – ‘somewhere between soap opera and classical tragedy’
A Clapton boxer fights to escape the ‘goldfish bowl’ of his existence in Anna Whitwham’s debut novel Boxer Handsome
Foam mountain engulfs River Lea
Environment Agency investigating after suspected detergent pollution at Lea Bridge Weir
From Anatolia to Kingsland Road: Turkish cooking for the soul
Gillian Riley goes back centuries to discover the spiritual origins of Turkish barbecue
Book review: Thirst by Kerry Hudson
Acute observations of city life and the author’s poised prose style accompany tale of love, loneliness and trafficking split between Russia and Dalston
Bells still tolling at Whitechapel foundry
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry was founded in 1570 and is the UK’s oldest manufacturing company
Molly Carleton obituary
Life and contributions of 103 year old ‘altruistic’ community stalwart commemorated
Tutoring scheme for low-income families expanding across the East End
Action Tutoring aims to help children boost grades in key subjects
East End universities come bottom of league tables
London Met and UEL score low but do league tables overlook benefits of ‘access universities’ ?
How has life in cities changed?
Nine international artists to offer their unique perspectives at In the City exhibition
Arsenal Ladies star dazzles youngsters at ReachOut’s first girls tournament
Danielle Carter ‘impressed’ by young talent as mentoring charity holds competition on Mabley Green
Hackney Marshes debate: To build or not to build?
Cllr Jonathan McShane and Kevin Dovey of Hackney Marshes User Group debate the plans for Hackney Marshes