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Death Imitates Art – Investigating Sutton House’s New Exhibition
Sutton House are currently hosting a unique exhibition dedicated to the often-taboo topic of death. Vera Mikusch travelled to Hackney to find out the inspiration behind ‘Life. Death. Whatever.’ and
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Second Shot: tackling homelessness one coffee at a time
Having established business models since secondary school, Julius Ibrahim, an ambitious economics student at UCL, is about to launch a serious business with a social impact – quite a step-up
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Rent Hike in Hackney Poses Threat to Local Community
Local businesses in Hackney have been facing steep rent increases that have led to the closure of a significant London fashion studio complex, Audrone Fiodorenko reports. New Land Registry figures reveal
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Islington and Hackney’s Top 6 Christmas Light Displays
Text by Tom Buxton, Images by Valerie Browne It’s that time of year again – the advent calendars are out, the tinsel’s already been draped across every available wall, John
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Gwenton Sloley: life of an ex-offender
“Was I going to end up back in prison for any little thing I did? Would I ever be able to walk away from crime?” These are a few
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Opinion: Why the Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme needs changing
Local businessmen, hipsters, yuppies and artists: these are the people that belong to Shoreditch. But the wild monster of capitalism raging over London’s housing market has now crept upon one
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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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Cool running: East London is the new race hotspot
It was always raining, the ground was a mud pit, and your fingers were so cold you thought they might fall off any second. Ring any bells? The dread that
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The reality of crime in Islington
With some of the highest average housing prices in London, Islington is generally perceived as an affluent borough. So how come it has higher crime rates than Hackney?