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Hackney Bridge: handy guide to free half term events for kids
A brilliant line-up of everything from pizza-making to radio presenting, with something for all ages
Five Mile Hike: #1. Leytonstone to Barking
Our new occasional column highlights less obvious urban hikes across the wider area
Plaster Works: help transform local waste into items of beauty
Get hands-on at these pop-up workshops for adults and children to transform plaster dust
Leytonstone Festival: long-running annual bash is back
Nine days of art, live music, food, performance and kids’ activities kick off this Saturday across E11’s many venues
Festivals & pop-ups: E11 Arts Trail, Forest Gayte Pride, Francis Road & Host
Brilliant local one-offs, trails, galleries and unmissable stuff for the diary
The old pubs of Leyton and Leytonstone: a stroll down memory lane
Which boozer barred his grandmother? Lifelong resident Alan Wells OBE recalls the watering holes, and misadventures, of his youth
Six things to look forward to post-lockdown – and 6 places we miss
As we mark our sixth birthday, here’s what we’re excited by in 2021 – and a round-up of venues we once loved too
Six Things We Learnt This Week: Black History Month, Luna Lounge RIP and more
How to mark the start of Black History Month locally. Plus Leytonstone Loves Film, Mora, and Abbott’s Park
Puppydog Groom Room, Francis Road: everything you need to know
We speak to canine grooming supremo Ian Okulicz, who has just opened up on Leyton’s buzzy stretch
In Pictures: BLM protests at Northcote E11
With #blacklivesmatter protests around the world at the weekend, reader Grace Garland on the event at E11’s neighbourhood boozer