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Eggslut food truck to bring 'edible breakfast cloud' to Shoreditch

Bompas and Parr edible breakfast cloud installation at eggslut food truck

Food and Drink

Andrew Brookes

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The Eggslut food truck has come to Brick Lane and will be serving the world's first "edible breakfast cloud" in Shoreditch.
Player wins at Hijingo bingo club in Hackney.

Summer in the City

Hackney this weekend: A Jerk festival, bingo with a twist and more

Maryam Zakir-Hussain

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Gilles Peterson playing Standon Calling 2013 [Picture: PG Brunelli]

All Points East

All Points East: Radio 6 stage take-over plus more main stage acts

Holly Chant

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A new high-tech bingo club in Hackney.

From Shoreditch to Las Vegas: New bingo hall for Hackney

Holly Chant

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Frontman for the 1990s band Cornershop, Tjinder Singh, at a pre-Covid street stall in Hackney.

Elections

Hackney residents plan to make noise for more representative voting systems

Holly Chant

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Street artist Perspicere creates photorealistic portraits and 3-dimensional installations using sewing thread.

Arts & Culture

Look closely – photorealistic portraits created out of a kilometre of...

Holly Chant

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ACE pizza's at Mare Street's Five Point's taproom. 

Summer in the City

Free boat parties, stone-fired pizza and more this weekend in Hackney

Holly Chant

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Artist Oscar Murillo.

Arts & Culture

Turner Prize winning artist holds exhibition in his former Hackney school

Holly Chant

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Bella Bevan in Better Than Sex: The Story of Mae West

Theatre

On the fringe: Great shows in north London this summer

Joseph Marshall

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The City viewed from the top of Parliament Hill, Hampstead Heath

Days Out Guide

5 great places in north London to get away from the summer crowds

Benjamin Salmon

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All Points East

All Points East

Cinema and live music at All Points East's neighbourhood festival

Bridget Galton

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Unearthing the Future

Arts & Culture

Inventive shows and fresh talent at North London's opera festival

Bridget Galton

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The first Zero meal event at The Beehive in Bethnal Green.

Climate Emergency

Charity puts on community feasts to tackle food waste

Holly Chant

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Jess Wilson and Mona Sharif's art-work which they will paint onto a 3D sculpture at Boxpark Shoreditch this weekend. 

Arts & Culture

Live painting at Boxpark Shoreditch this weekend

Holly Chant

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There are plenty of shows, exhibitions and things to do this summer for families. 

Summer in the City

Family things to do in London this summer

Zita Whalley

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Arcola Game of Love and Chance

Theatre | Review

The Game of Love and Chance: Arcola Outside

David Winskill

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Moving acts into pubs and bars, queer club performers have developed their on stage skills.

Summer in the City

ABBA club nights, festivals and more this weekend in Hackney

Holly Chant

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Hackney Bridge's outdoor dining space opened to the public on May 18. 

Arts & Culture

Five things to do in Hackney this weekend, from markets to gigs

Holly Chant

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The Happy Man Tree by Tom Stallard

Environment News | Gallery

Happy Man Tree and London's greenery inspire artist's new exhibition

Lilian Fawcett

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Bao Shoreditch

Food and Drink | Review

Taiwanese noodle bar Bao opens in Shoreditch

Rashmi Narayan

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Yousuf Ali Khan a member of The Grand Union Orchestra which is launching a new community orchestra for Hoxton and Shoreditch

Music

Outdoor workshops herald community orchestra for Hoxton

Bridget Galton

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Hackney author Matha Leigh's parents on their wedding day on July 6, 1945, outside Hackney Town Hall.

Hackney History

Book details doctor's Jewish parents' love story amid Nazi persecution

Holly Chant

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Leee John... 40 years topping the soul charts

Music

Leee John marking 40 years of Imagination with Canary Wharf gig

Mike Brooke

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Theatre

Building a bisexual community, one voice at a time

Joseph Marshall

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Dalton Grant is a former European indoor high jump champion (pic: David Jones/PA)

Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Hackney Olympian Dalton Grant teaches young people how to jump and...

Holly Chant

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Flaming Lips - Hilltop Stage. Alexandra Palace. Saturday 21 July 2018.

Music

Five fabulous festivals that are still going ahead

Bridget Galton

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12th July 1955 London Ruth Ellis who is due to be hanged tomorrow at 9am at Holloway Prison for the

Books | Review

Poetic voices from inside Holloway prison

Bridget Galton

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Figures by Nancy Fouts

Arts & Culture

Bridget Riley and Tracey Emin 'game changers' in an unfair artworld

Bridget Galton

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Netflix's Shadyside Videos in Shoreditch High Street, promoting the new Fear Street movies based on RL Stine’s books

Arts & Culture

Five things to do in Hackney this weekend, from Netflix rental stores to...

Holly Chant

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Netflix's Shadyside Videos in Shoreditch High Street, promoting the new Fear Street movies based on RL Stine’s books

Why Netflix has opened a pop-up 'video store' in Shoreditch

André Langlois

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