Goodbye soggy chips: the rise and rise of Hackney street food
Forget synthetic hot-dogs and processed burgers – road-side grub is going gastro, and a new breed of on-the-move chefs are transforming what we eat after a night on the lash
Chatsworth Road
Anti-Valentine’s cakes provide solace to Hackney’s lonely singletons
Valentine’s Day can be a bit of nightmare if you’re unattached, but one Hackney cake shop is determined that it’s not only the blissfully in love who should have fun on February the 14th
Gentrification and the battle for Clapton’s soul
Clapton is changing fast as rising house prices in other parts make this once run-down area increasingly des res. But is an influx of newcomers creating tensions with existing residents?
Clapton loos to become community venue
Brooksby’s Walk toilets get new lease of life in an unusual reincarnation
Independents’ Day 2011 – your local Hackney shops need you!
Celebrate the 4th of July by supporting your local independent shopkeepers and traders
Victory in sight for Clapton ‘save our loos’ campaign
As hundreds sign a petition to save Chatsworth Road market toilets, the council says it will reconsider plans to demolish the public lavatories
Hackney café culture under threat as table and chairs charge rockets
Local traders say the council’s demand for shop front trading licence fees will make providing outdoor seating for their customers unaffordable
Chatsworth Road awaits news on market
Traders and residents are urging Hackney Council to discuss their call for weekly street trading
Chatsworth Road grapples with plans for growth
Residents and traders are being asked to consider how they want the area to develop
Street market trio get boost
A reviving Well Street Market is soon to be joined by two new ones on Chatsworth Road
Chatsworth Road Market on its way
Lower Clapton set to host monthly Sunday street stalls as campaign succeeds