A RECORDING studio for musicians and filmmakers is to open in Dalston next month, December 2013. Andrew Bantock believes that his Blue Studios in a
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Read MorePhone scamsters hit Hackney oldies for hundreds
THE RECENT scam of stealing money by thieves telephonically pretending to be cops is hitting vulnerable people in Hackney. Police are investigating reports of
Read MoreBeetroot salad: simple and summery
EVERY WEEK I take £5 to Ridley Road Market in Dalston, Hackney, London E8 2LH, to spend on seasonal food, obviously not including items likely
Read MoreBethnal Green to be transformed by the Chinese
THE CHINESE have been making smartphones for big western corporations for years – now they are making their own. Huawei, for example, has opened
Read MoreE8-style asparagus, onion and tomato tartlets
EVERY WEEK I take £5 to Ridley Road Market in Dalston, Hackney, London E8 2LH, to spend on seasonal food, obviously not including items likely
Read MoreHackney trio hit the high notes in the City
VOICE is an all-girl gang that started in Oxford, but they have East End cred in the nicest possible way. The trio is based
Read MoreSparkling elderflower and elderflower fritters
EVERY WEEK I take £5 to Ridley Road Market in Dalston, Hackney, London E8 2LH, to spend on seasonal food, obviously not including items likely
Read MoreBeetroot quinoa salad for Hackney in the heat
EVERY WEEK I take £5 to Ridley Road Market in Dalston, Hackney, London E8 2LH, to spend on seasonal food, obviously not including items likely
Read MoreThe Barbican reaches out to Dalston and beyond
IN THE 1980s the Barbican arts centre was one of not many local venues for Hackneyites, even though it was in the City. Now
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