‘Desperate situation’: Artists join forces to campaign against eviction of Hackney mechanic
Len Maloney of JC Motors again faces being forced out of the area after his rent skyrocketed
Krissie Nicolson
Hackney car mechanic sings ‘Stand by Me’ for crowdfunder to save his garage
Len Maloney has run JC Motors from a railway arch in Haggerston for 22 years – but rent rises have left him facing an uncertain future
Business rates: Town Hall launches consultation on £7m relief fund
Residents can have a say on how money is dished out to local businesses, which were hit hard by this year’s rates hike
‘Small wins give us confidence’, say business rates campaigners
Mayor welcomes budget measures but local trader says government is still ‘punishing’ small businesses
Traders’ ‘future in doubt’ as government moots business rates rise
Town Hall business chief says increase will ‘tear the heart out of local communities’ as council joins forces with Hackney traders to launch petition
Manufacturing discontent: where has all the industrial space gone?
A growing population and the housing crisis are creating a shortage of industrial land
The butcher, the baker and the bag maker – East End Trades Guild launches
Independent traders in East London join forces to resist threat of rising rents and competition from big companies