Walk of ages
Help join Clerkenwell and Smithfield’s historical dots with local writer David Wilcox A group of local residents has started...
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Clerkenwell says no to single- use plastic
The first “Low Plastic Zone” or LPZ recently launched in Clerkenwell. After finding that 95 per cent of consumers...
From basketball to business
By Emily Finch As winter takes hold, one EC1 local has come up with a solution to keep youngsters...
Coffee mourning
We opened in 1999 solely as a music shop. Many of the small music shops were specialist and only...
Stop the freewheel parking
The huge growth of bicycle sharing should be a boon for central areas such as Clerkenwell. These hireable bikes...
Welcome to the “meet” market
By Peter Bill In January two moulds were cast for the transformation of Smithfield Meat Market. Designs by architect...
Garden gongs for St Luke’s
The phenomenon of “urban gardening” is growing across the world – and it’s taking off in EC1. St Luke’s...
Winners of the first FA Cup
By Oliver Bennett A tour around the Charterhouse is not a raucous affair. As a building where retired monastic...
Let’s feed people with Clerkenwell’s surplus food
By Dominika Langová Seven million tonnes. That’s how much food was wasted in the UK in 2015. While most...
Two EC1 residents call for interest in the ‘Clerkenwell Commons’
Two EC1 residents are enlisting people interested in developing the idea of a Clerkenwell Commons – an environment for...