HACKNEY ROAD has long been known for furniture and leather goods, so when Dalston-raised designer Eda Tayfur was creating a range of handbags, she set
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Personal shop pulls big money into Shoreditch
UNIVERSITY dropouts may take cheer from the story of entrepreneur Kieran O’Neill, above. His online fashion business, Thread, has finalised almost £2 million of
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How to get drunk and make a hot Hackney record
ONE OF the edgiest record labels has just announced its fifth release, about 25 minutes of sounds on 180g 12-inch vinyl with foldout liner
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New York money buys Old Spitalfields Market
THE STORY of Old Spitalfields Market has taken another turn: a New York property investor has bought it from a Dublin company for £105 million.
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Follow this thread, say Hackney needlewomen
WHY SPEND hours searching charries and vintage shops for that rare item of old clothing? Make it yourself. In this case that’s not so much a
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Dalston’s market Tees up new ideas as loss grows
AN UNEXPECTED boost has been given to Hackney council’s attempt to save Ridley Road Market from declining custom because of expansion in the borough
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Dance, fishing and neon: the Dalston fashion link
EVER BEEN to a rave and wondered where people found their neon-coloured, architectonic clothes in those strange shapes and fabrics? Chances are they’re JAU
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Dalston’s a winner at London Fashion Week
THE JUST-ENDED London Fashion Week has confirmed what the big money has known for some time: Dalston is at the centre of the world
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Hitchcock to Ritchie: Hackney lures the art
SOMETIMES extraordinary things happen in the smallest places. Art-lovers may therefore be wise to keep an eye on the Invisible Line gallery, above. It
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Will Hackney help the two foodie farmers?
ASKING people to come to the aid of a pair of farmers is challenging. But that is what Growing Communities is doing. The group’s Stoke
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