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Heritage vs height: the battle for Shoreditch
The urban hipster, often clad in majestically patterned shirts and sporting a bushy beard, has become a familiar sight in East London. The sub-culture, borrowed from our transatlantic neighbours, has seen Shoreditch
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Hackney mayor launches bid against Shoreditch tower development
The mayor of Hackney, Jules Pipe, today launched a petition urging Boris Johnson to withdraw his support for luxury skyscrapers to be built in the middle of Tech City.
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Review: Discover your inner child at London’s first board game café
Draughts is London’s first board game café and opened this month in Hackney. Located in a brick building right under the Overground tracks at Haggerston, the café has a
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Anger as veteran landlord thrown out after 25 years – local boozer to turn into gastropub
A popular landlord is set to lose his job and family home of 25 years to make way for a gastropub chain. Brendan Cluskey, who has run The Angel on
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From The Bronx to Brick Lane: The rise of street art tourism in Shoreditch
Bright neon colours, socio-political messages and complex paste-ups regularly draw visitors down the alleyways of the East End.
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Video: Discovering street art in Shoreditch
Shoreditch has firmly established itself as the street art borough of London, with numerous guided tours dedicated to the area’s many masterpieces.
How social media is helping the NFL grow in London
Islington doesn’t sound like a natural home for the US-born National Football League, but a couple of fans – aided by social media – are helping build the league’s popularity
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