The Frog – restaurant review
It is the quality of the food by which a restaurant lives or dies, something chef Adam Handling understands, judging by his new venture
Read MoreClapton garage rented out as ‘bogus’ studio flat at more than £1,000 per month
Council discovered two people living in inadequate conditions
Read MoreNew late night licences under threat amid warnings of ‘clampdown on culture’
Residents in last chance saloon to have their say on the future of borough’s burgeoning nightlife
Read MoreTech City start-up faces £3,000 bill over Shoreditch pavements ads
App founder Rich Pleeth says it is a “shame” the council has chosen to pursue and punish a small local business
Read MoreWireless Festival aftermath aggravates Finsbury Park residents
Campaign group Friends of Finsbury Park leads the complaints about weekend disruptions and damages to the park
Read MoreKingsland Fire Station to be demolished under plans for free school and luxury flats
Plans include an 11-storey residential development, but none of the 68 new homes will be affordable
Read MoreYou can thank God it’s Monday at Work.Life London Fields
Innovative workspace looks to establish the new working norm
Read MoreGaining momentum: nominations open for Hackney Youth Parliament
Anyone aged between 11 and 19 years old can stand as a candidate, as long as they live, work, or go to school in the borough
Read MoreFormer Hoxton headteacher banned after hitting five-year-old pupil
Amos and Faith Johnson found guilty of breaching teacher standards and abuse of position whilst running the now-closed Mustard School
Read MoreShed: Haggerston’s home of creativity opens its doors
Offering affordable desk space, photography studios and event spaces, Shed houses some of East London’s most exciting businesses
Read MorePolice offer £30,000 reward for information on Joseph Burke-Monerville murder
Detectives have renewed their appeal for information and witnesses who have not previously come forward
Read MoreSecond Stamford Hill Jewish school criticised for failing to teach about same-sex relationships
‘It seems that our religious beliefs are now a barrier to our school’s success,’ says Beis Malka Girls’ School governor following Ofsted inspection
Read MoreLandlord problems? Sian Berry launches Big Renters Survey to look into London’s private renting crisis
‘My flat’s toilet is never properly fixed by my landlord and has just broken again’
Read MoreSisters Uncut seize Homerton flat in protest against lack of housing for domestic violence victims
Two out of three domestic violence victims who need rehousing are being turned away, direct action group claims
Read MoreHackney drug dealer jailed after taking over ‘vulnerable’ man’s home
George Browne of Chatham Place found guilty of possession with intent to supply heroin
Read MoreOfsted criticises Stamford Hill Jewish school for failing to teach about same-sex orientation
Pupils at Talmud Torah Machzikei Hadass school are being “shielded from learning about particular differences, such as sexual orientation”
Read MorePick of the bricks: Wilton’s Music Hall and Alphabeta win RIBA awards
The restoration of Wilton’s Music Hall and the new Alphabeta building have been singled out by the Royal Institute for British Architects in their annual awards
Read MoreLondon Fog – The Biography: how air pollution changed the nature of city life
From the Victorian era until the early 1960s, air pollution in the form of fog was a visible and pervading presence in the lives of Londoners
Read MoreLondon Life – book review: a wonderful photographic celebration of the city
In this photo memoir by Colin O’Brien it is not just London that is changing, but also the very nature of photography
Read MoreInflux documentary paints poignant portrait of Italians in London
Influx focuses on the anxiety of seeing one’s country fail its young people, and the tribulations of those who venture to a strange new city
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