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
The unexpected legacy: East London’s Dance Scene
Among all the lofty aspirations for what should follow London 2012, nobody guessed that dance would end up one of the area’s biggest success stories
