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Rivington Grill closed in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. Simon Wadham and Andrew Parkinson cooked there
The Rivington Grill shut in 2017 and Fifteen in 2019. What their chefs, and Merchants Tavern's Neil Borthwick, told Made in Shoreditch in the archive.
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20 Years of ESHK Hair: How Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu Built a Global Salon Brand
Founded in 2005, ESHK Hair began as a bold experiment in East London’s creative heart. Co-founders Fernando Lopez and Meg Liu wanted to carve out a space that celebrated individuality,…
Shoreditch News
Explore what makes Shoreditch the creative heart of Europe — art galleries, startups, indie fashion, buzzing bars and much more.
The Museum of the Home in Hoxton opens its free Winter Past rooms on 17 November, from a 1630 Midwinter feast to Christmas in 2049, with its Winter Market of 50 makers on 28 November
Winter Past opens free at the Museum of the Home on Kingsland Road on 17 November and runs to 10 January. The Winter Market is on Saturday 28 November.
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The Film London Jarman Award shortlist is on free show at Whitechapel Gallery from 17 November, with the £10,000 winner named on 24 November
Films by Sadia Pineda Hameed, Ilona Sagar, Rhea Storr and Alia Syed play free at Whitechapel Gallery from 17 November to 13 December. The winner is announced on 24 November.
MUBI Fest London takes over Hackney Picturehouse from 13 to 15 November, with early screenings of Rose, Coward and Andrew Haigh’s A Long Winter
MUBI Fest London runs 13 to 15 November at Hackney Picturehouse on Mare Street. Tickets are on DICE only; the festival is 18+.
Ceilidh, the dance-along musical at Shoreditch Town Hall, has extended its London run to 28 February 2027, with Christmas, New Year and Burns Night now on sale
Ceilidh at Shoreditch Town Hall now runs until 28 February 2027. Christmas, New Year and Burns Night performances are on sale.
The Salvation Army bought the Eagle, the City Road pub in Pop Goes the Weasel, in 1882 to stop people drinking there, then found its lease made it keep a licence to sell beer
The Eagle on Shepherdess Walk is the pub in Pop Goes the Weasel. In 1882 the Salvation Army bought its lease to end the drinking, and ended up licensed to sell beer.
Hackney Council wants its smoke-control rules to cover boats moored on the borough’s waterways, which would limit boaters to approved stoves or fuel, and objections are open until 22 January
Hackney plans to extend smoke-control rules to moored boats, so wood and coal stoves aboard must be approved or burn approved fuel. The consultation closes on 22 January 2027.
James Parkinson, the Hoxton Square surgeon who first described Parkinson’s disease, was questioned by the Privy Council in 1794 over a supposed plot to kill George III with a poisoned dart fired from a pop-gun
James Parkinson described the shaking palsy in 1817 from his surgery at 1 Hoxton Square. Twenty-three years earlier he was questioned over a plot to kill the king with a poisoned dart.
Sleepwalk Immersive, the company behind the sell-out Bacchanalia, is taking over all four floors of Hoxton Hall from 23 February with CAESAR, a version of Julius Caesar set in the criminal underworld of 1940s Chinatown
Sleepwalk Immersive's CAESAR runs at Hoxton Hall from 23 February to 21 March 2027 across four floors, with Julius Caesar moved to 1940s Chinatown. Tickets went on sale on 2 November.
