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Wilton Way Post Office will close
The Post Office has confirmed that it will close Wilton Way Post Office. The only way for it to continue is for Hackney Council to step in.
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Wilton Way Post Office will close»The Post Office has confirmed that it will close Wilton Way Post Office. The only way for it to continue is for Hackney Council to step in.
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‘Remember Me’ - Fabrications»This month sees the launch of a new commissioning service at Fabrications called ‘Remember Me’. This allows customers to bring along clothing / textiles which hold sentimental value to be remade into personal, functional and comforting furnishings for the home.
‘Remember Me’ is made up of three strands:
‘Forget-Me-Not’ – remembering lost loved ones.
‘School Days’ – remembering […]
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Kat pockets Prince’s prize»A local trader at Broadway’s Saturday market has received the London Prince’s Trust enterprise award for creating a sustainable business.
Catherine Byshiem secured a small loan from the Trust in 2005 to buy various tools and equipment to start up her business in jewellery design and production.
“I’d always wanted to design jewellery but, to be honest, […]
An intriguing recent arrival to E8 is the ‘Shoe Shop of Curiosities’ at 61 Wilton Way. Formerly L. H. Brown, a shoe shop established in 1932, the premises has now been given a new lease of life by the LE GUN collective of London Fields artists, writers and designers.
The modern-day curiosity shop opened in June […]
