

Moio: the homely restaurant with exciting flavours
If you haven’t ventured into Moio yet you really should. It combines the warmth of a neighbourhood restaurant with the talents of a top chef and sommelier. The Stoke Newington High Street restaurant (which overlooks Church Street) serves modern European food and it’s getting rave reviews. It’s the latest business to join the Local Buyers Club, offering a 10% discount to members. (Info here) Moio is run by chef João Ferreira Pinto and sommelier Carolina W Seibel, who used to


Extinction Rebellion is coming to Hackney with a mass protest from 12th-14th July
Extinction Rebellion is coming to East London with a mass protest from July 12 to 14. The uprising, which is expected to draw large crowds, will include play, protest, and education and aims to raise awareness of the world's climate and ecological crisis and will include families, residents and climate activists from across East London. The activity will focus around Hackney Central and London Fields and include arts, textile printing, music, talks, workshops, food sharing, g

Guardians of the Arches - David takes on Goliath in East London and beyond
(Credit: Sarah Ainslie) There’s an uprising happening against crippling commercial rents and it’s being led by little East End businesses. When Leni Jones heard that Network Rail was planning to hike the rent by 364% at her family’s Ducati motorcycle repair company Rosso Corse, which operates under the arches at Bethnal Green, she took six months out of her day job at an accountancy firm and threw herself into campaigning. (Leni Jones) Leni joined Derec Hickman of Chu’s Garag

Zombies, open-air film and live music: Crouch End Festival is back
Fancy a wacky weekend? Crouch End Festival could be just the ticket, with music, comedy, arts, ghost stories and North London’s biggest Zombie Walk. The UK’s largest community arts festival is back from June 7th for the eighth year running. With Hornsey Town Hall out of action during restoration, the opening event takes place at Stationers Park. There’ll be music and dance, a food fest, a giant open-air screen playing Bohemian Rhapsody and loads more. The Festival, which runs