Even cat videos can help a ’vulnerable’ to cope in a time of international crisis. PATTY RICHARDS ARMSTRONG, left, fesses up to that and worse
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Rio 3! the Dalston cinema gets to work on planning for a vital extra screen
THE RIO is to get a third screen. It will be in the attic of the Kingsland High Street movie house, so long as
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A pulsing new Hackney venue — best be quick before the developers take over
IT’S UNLIKELY THAT MANY BUSINESSES have a job position entitled “Head of Vibe”. If they do, you’d imagine they’d be either a sad assemblage
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Happy Hackney birthday, Arcola: 20 years at the cutting edge of London theatre
WHEN LEYLA NAZLI and Mehmet Ergen started the Arcola in 2000 they could hardly have imagined that the venue would become a destination venue for theatre
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Bring out the candles, turn down the lights, you’re in for a stimulating night in a Dalston flat
THIS IS SPOOKY. Enjoyably so, but still spooky. A couple of techies dig out some info about you — nothing invasive, the kind of
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Merry Christmas to all — and here’s how Dalston doorsteps into the 2019 festive season
HOW DID THE IDEA OF WREATHS at Christmas happen? Who can say, is the admitedly inadequate answer of Loving Dalston. Various explanations are
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Christmas Day pubs 2019: a great year for a relaxed amble to the alehouse
A WEE CHRISSIE PRESENT for Hackneyites who like to go on a healthy walk before Christmas lunch: the Prince George is joining the barrel
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Instagrammers, the Wonder Factory is coming to Dalston to wow you with selfie opps
* Update 211219: the Wonder Factory is open. Booking A PRESS RELEASE announcing “the ultimate Instagram experience” and “marshmallow swimming pools, confetti cyclones, mirrors that
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A Walthamstow revelation: what William Morris brought to Bauhaus
WILLIAM MORRIS and Bauhaus are not names that easily go together. The great Victorian-era English designer was in love with not just craft
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The Hackney café scene heats up: as Dalston venues crash, indies and chains cook up new ventures
* Update November 2019: not long since the F Cooke sign, top, was reinstated, the virtually vegetarian Dudleys at 123 Kingsland High Street E8
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