‘Completely congested’: Residents call for morning ban on heavy goods vehicles using Victoria Park Road
Cllr Penny Wrout offers her backing – saying the road has become the ‘route of choice’ for lorries
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Five Points Courtyard, Mare Street, food review: ‘Come for the bar, stay for the barbecue delights’
This new food court and brewery is a ‘winning combination’
New owner of Hackney’s second oldest house says her family have been left in ‘nasty limbo’ by council red tape
Elizabeth Prochaska wants to turn part of the renovated 324-year-old property into a community arts space, while the developer says delays are costing him thousands of pounds in interest
Deep Cuts London, Mare Street, review: ‘An infinitely pretty space to get classily trollied on aperitivos’
‘Bringing obscure spirits and vermouth to the forefront of the operation, this bar is a lively addition’
Hackney’s biggest independent brewery launches new taproom by London Fields
Five Points on road to recovery after an 80 per cent drop in custom during the pandemic
Property guardians speak out over ‘neglected’ former Citizens Advice Bureau building
‘This property survived the World Wars. It is situated in a conservation area. It shares a wall with a listed property. Therefore its character must be protected’
Police officer knocked unconscious during arrest in Hackney
Male officer taken to hospital for treatment yesterday after being thrown against a wall at a pub on Mare Street
The Waterhouse Project, Mare Street, food review: ‘Supper club fine dining that’s all very un-London’
Former Galvin chef Gabriel Waterhouse’s tasting menu delivers, but prepare to ‘flex your talking-to-new-people muscle’
2019: A Space odyssey
Hackney stalwart Space Studios’ Mare Street gallery is relocating to Ilford in the autumn. The charity’s chief exec Anna Harding talks about the move, and picks out her personal highlights from the past 16 years
Mao Chow, Mare Street, food review: ‘Tempting for even the biggest vegan-sceptic’
Julian Denis offers up intimate, animal-free feasts from his new, permanent base near London Fields
Council to make borough ‘dementia friendly’ in wide-ranging initiative
All new council staff to be trained on the effects of dementia and how to help
Britannia does not waive the rules, claim kebab shop owners
Owners say they are ‘shocked’ at police claims of advertising later opening times than licence allows
Council defends ‘enforcement action’ on homeless men in Mare Street tents
Spokesperson states men’s tents were being used for ‘anti-social behaviour’
Carte Blanche, Hackney Central, restaurant review: a meal of two halves
Our reviewer was wowed by the sides and curios on offer at this new Mare Street restaurant – but the chicken and caviar was a bridge too far
Office rental space available immediately at St Joseph’s Hospice, central Mare Street
The rent from this office space, which is located in a newly refurbished and decorated wing of the hospice, will support funding of their specialist palliative care services
Homeless men evicted from Mare Street tents by council enforcement team
Police called as men are forced out for ‘obstructing the highway’