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

Ecstatic Dance & Sound Baths: Keeping the Community Healthy

When an area changes as rapidly as Hackney Wick today, it can place a range of stresses on our wellbeing. But help is close at hand

AJ from Park Pets on being an 18-yeard-old shop owner

Meet the teen entrepreneur who turned his lockdown dog-walking venture into a fully-fledged retail business

Creative Courses in East London

No less than six world class universities have now gravitated to establish campuses on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, offering an inspiring range of courses

Creative Industries Career Opportunities in East London Today

Breaking into an arts and culture role can seem like a closed shop if you don’t know where to start, so here’s our guide to what’s out there

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

Olympian Desiree Henry on her own London 2012 legacy

Being asked to light the torch at the opening ceremony inspired a glittering career