Department for Education has ‘expressed an interest’ in providing official support for the campaign
As a teenager, Mick Hugo swapped the dry land of East London for a life in the merchant navy. Now more than 50 years later, the Hoxton man has written a fascinating account of his seafaring days
Theatre marks 20th anniversary with play about pioneering Jamaican nurse, starring its artistic director and former Rolling Stones collaborator Cleo Sylvestre
Florence and the Machine played an acoustic set at St John at Hackney Church last month in aid of War Child
Long considered the preserve of the uncool, birdwatching is fast gaining in popularity among city dwellers
Amy Winehouse documentary completes clean sweep of major awards with Academy Award win
Inspired by the transmissions of a mysterious Russian radio station, In Stormy Nights is the enigmatic debut album by Dream Maps
Moth Club is the new home of a legendary psychedelic club night run by Rhys Webb of the Horrors
There’s more to this social movement than loving your body and feeling good, says author and fat activist Charlotte Cooper
Clarence Road is the centre of a discreet boom in Japanese cuisine, with home-style café Uchi the latest to open its doors
American police drama by Mad Men and House of Cards writer Keith Huff is compelling but plot veers too close to cliché
A natural wine shop, charcuterie and bar on Newington Green is discerning when it comes to the provenance of its products
