Stokey Talk

Here’s a roundup of some Stokey news, including a shakeup of primary school heads in the area, noise trouble from The Lion, and a milestone for Stokey’s only underwear shop. This really is news in briefs. continue reading »

When The Lion on Stoke Newington Church Street closed for a refit last October, no-0ne anticipated it would become such a drawn-out – and, for the owners, painful – affair. But, after a disastrous plumbing leak that led to months of recriminations, the bar has now reopened. So, the question is, was it worth the wait?

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While the opening of the refurbished Red Lion seems mired in the aftermath of the pre-Christmas plumbing disaster, another Stoke Newington institution has undergone a rather swifter transformation. The establishment most recently known as Stokie’s reopened this week – with a lot less spit and considerably less sawdust than the previous incarnation.
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The Church Street roadworks isn’t the only project in Stokey that seems to have been going on forever with no sign of a conclusion. The refurbishment of The Lion pub, which was meant to have taken a couple of months, is dragging on for far longer. So what’s the story? continue reading »

The Three Crowns pub tonight won a licence for a downstairs “nightclub” – but has accepted restrictions on its hours of opening. continue reading »