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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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 »

First they said it would be the end of last year. Then it was to be the end of February. Now, after almost six months of turmoil, the Stoke Newington Church Street roadworks are nearing an end, and we are about to get our beloved thoroughfare back. continue reading »

It’s join-the-dots time. “Did you meet Ken Livingstone on Church Street,” trilled the We Love Stoke Newington website at the weekend. Yes, the former London mayor was pounding the Church Street pavements on Saturday, mingling with the farmers’ market crowd and shaking the hands of local business owners. continue reading »