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Tech City and creative industries ‘threatened by conversion plans’
Move to let office spaces become residential without planning permission risks leaving technology hub a ‘hollow doughnut of bankers’
Future film buffs on hand for Dalston Children’s Festival
Movie club teenagers picking flicks to be shown in Dalston Square
Moves like Hagger
Haggerston is conveniently placed in the heart of Hackney and has most things going for it
Efes Snooker Club fights loss of licence
Bar and snooker club lodges court appeal against Hackney Council’s licence decision
Reasons to be chairful at Dalston’s School of Stuff
Students take craft beyond knitting with classes in furniture making, upholstery and more
Local authorities gain more influence over free schools
New proposals will grant local authorities more power to help decide locations of free schools and academies
Woodburner folk keep flame lit on acoustic sessions
The Tuesday acoustic night has grown from its origins in the basement of a derelict pub
London Gypsy Orchestra in brass section sponsorship appeal
Gypsy orchestra needs sponsors to help a young musician learn rare instrument
Café cultured – literary project eyes Haggerston railway arches
A literary café partially owned by its customers would put intellectual rigour back into coffee drinking
Street artist Stik gives away work in Big Issue
Once homeless graffiti artist publishes exclusive work in magazine to help people living on streets
Dalston prepares for Land of Kings festival
No longer an inside job as annual festival adds outdoor locations
Women entrepreneurs given boost to gain global scope
University of East London-led project provides women in enterprise with expertise to ‘make it global’
Students catch tech bug with electric firefly installation
‘Solar swarm’ engages students in science, technology, engineering and maths through creativity
Foreign music students face deportation in visa row
Immigration crackdown means students at music college attended by Leona Lewis may have to leave UK midway through their courses