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Shoreditch night market closes to make way for Park Plaza hotel

Food stall workers at night market Last Days of Shoreditch have described a decision to demolish the pop-up as a “big mistake” as they vacate the area to make way for a new Park Plaza hotel. Read more

‘Draconian’ licensing measures will ‘stifle innovation’ in Hackney and protect poor operators

Hackney Council has been accused of “stifling innovation” and going against the wishes of residents by implementing “draconian” new licensing rules. Read more

Hackney Council passes ‘disastrous’ licensing policy including ‘blanket curfew’

Operators have described Hackney Council’s decision to approve strict new licensing conditions including limited opening hours for new licencees as “disastrous”. Read more

London council to vote on enforcing a ‘blanket curfew’

Hackney Council in east London will vote this week on proposals to implement strict new licensing conditions. Read more

Moro and Morito founders launch catering company and event space

Moro and Morito founders Sam and Sam Clark have launched a bespoke outside catering company, Casa Moro, and announced plans for a private dining room in Hackney Wick to open in May. Read more

Uncompromising licensing policies creating ‘stagnant’ high streets

Uncompromising licensing policies are stifling the emergence of new nighttime operators and creating “stagnant” high streets Read more

Chef Tom Oldroyd to open second restaurant in Hackney this spring

Tom Oldroyd – former chef director of Polpo – has announced the launch of his second restaurant, the Duke of Richmond, in Hackney this spring. Read more

Il Cudega restaurant closes after failing to recover from licensing battle

Il Cudega restaurant in Hackney has been left with “no option” but to close its doors after failing to recover from a protracted licensing battle with the London borough’s council. Read more

Gizzi Erskine to open restaurant as part of Mare Street Market

TV chef and food writer Gizzi Erskine is to open her first restaurant within the new Mare Street Market. Read more

Tom Brown to launch Cornerstone in Hackney next year

Chef Tom Brown is to open his first solo restaurant Cornerstone in Hackney Wick next March. Read more

Nights booked in London with Airbnb have more than doubled

New research from Colliers International and Hotelschool The Hague reveals that nights booked in London with Airbnb rose by 130% to 4.62 million in 2016, from just over 2 million in 2015. Read more

London Fields Brewery acquired by Carlsberg

Carlsberg UK has acquired the London Fields Brewery and will operate the business in a joint venture with Brooklyn Brewery. Read more

Albion & East to open second site in Brixton

Albion & East, the operator behind Martello Hall in London Hackney which opened last year, is set to open a second site in Brixton’s Department Store later this year. Read more

Mazi Mas: Female migrant chefs to host dinner at Round Chapel

Seven migrant female chefs are hosting a 150-cover dinner as part of Mazi Mas, a restaurant and social enterprise training and empowering migrant and refugee women in the food industry. Read more