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Microfinance entrepreneur providing affordable loans from Dalston

Balancing the books can be a tall order in today’s straightened times. Now a Dalston-based company that prides itself on ethical values is looking ...

Hackney residents combat speeding cyclists

Local residents are taking to Hackney’s towpaths in a battle against inconsiderate cyclists. Dick Vincent, the Towpath Ranger, has been setti...

Much-needed jobs boost for residents in “cruelly let down” Olympic borough

Hackney residents wishing to take advantage of the thousands of jobs created by next summer’s Olympic and Paralympic games will get an opportunit...

Katy B and James Blake: From Goldsmiths to the Mercury Prize

Last summer, musicians Katy B and James Blake were celebrating their graduation from Goldsmiths’ Popular Music course. One year on, Lewisham born...

ELL Walks – Hackney: Stamford Hill to Homerton

Hackney can be a wild beast if you know where to look. And, no, that doesn’t mean the Kingsland road at some ungodly hour on a Saturday morning. ...

Brick Lane curry houses closed over ‘touting’

Several curry restaurants in Brick Lane have had their licenses suspended by Tower Hamlets council in order to stop illegal touting. Four restauran...

300 trees planted in ‘ecotherapy’ project

An ‘ecotherapy’ project in Stoke Newington is seeking to lift spirits and unite the community through gardening. Last week the Woodland Trust d...

Dalston to Highbury & Islington Overground extension expected to open next week

The new London Overground extension between Dalston Junction and Highbury & Islington is set to open next week, over two months ahead of schedu...

“A railway doing what it should do” – London Overground leads the way on punctuality

London Overground was Britain’s most punctual rail service last month, with 96.4 per cent of trains arriving within five minutes of their schedul...

Old Shoreditch station auctioned for new use

The former Shoreditch Station has been sold by TfL to an anonymous buyer on wednesday for £665,000. The 1,688 square foot space, at the junction o...

Unique pop-up mall to open in Shoreditch

The world’s first pop-up mall opens this summer in Shoreditch. The mall will consist of 60 containers customized for retailers, galleries and caf...

Cyclists get in gear to keep crime down

Over one thousand privately owned bicycles have been micro-chipped in an effort to reduce cycle crime. Hackney council and the Metropolitan police ...

East London commuters to face more disruption as latest RMT strike is set to shut down DLR

Residents in East London and commuters heading to Canary Wharf will face more travel chaos at the end of the week when the transport union RMT star...

Council braced for job losses as budget slashed

Council workers in Tower Hamlets have been told to brace themselves for redundancies as staff budgets are slashed by £29 million. Tower Hamlets Ch...

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