Guest Editor: Kwame Safo, The British Council
Taking things global from East London roots – my story
Guest Editor: Justine Simons, OBE
London’s Deputy Mayor for Culture and the Creative Industries on Hackney Wick’s influence on Creative Enterprise Zones, the Olympic legacy and the arrival of East Bank
Discover The Lighthouse & Gardens
an ambitious ‘meanwhile’ project that mixes wellness and community activities in a striking urban setting
Connection, Communication & Community Ownership
Creative Wick founder, William Chamberlain, on the steady growth of the Hackney Wick model of ‘inside out’ regeneration
All Points East 2024 – discover the artists
The big summer music events in Victoria Park
Local Business Fair returns
It’s the place to find out how you can get involved in the big summer festival activity in Victoria Park
Will Hackney’s new Mayor increase green transport initiatives?
Cyclists want Caroline Woodley to make the borough even more friendly for two-wheeled travel
My tips for starting your career in the creative industries
Andrea Stark of Creative UK and a veteran of many other culture sector roles tells us how she managed to make it – and how you can too
Creative Careers: a letter from John Newbigin
London’s creative industry ambassador reveals why here and now is the best time to be pursuing a career in this exciting sector
A tale of two Olympic legacies
As the driving force behind the ‘Save Brick Lane’ campaign, Saif Osmani fights for East London’s marginalised voices. Here he argues that disaffection with the Olympic legacy has reinforced inequalities,
with the arts often used to cover-up social divide
