Hackney Tap News Today

A new Pizza Express opens its doors in Mare Street in Hackney today (Wednesday, November 30).

Super Grows Hair and Accessories shop in the Narroway on Mare Street. - Credit: Holly Chant Some Hackney residents like forager and legend Jonathan Cook, more commonly known as John The Poacher, took advantage of the recent lifting of some Covid restrictions by visiting a local pub. John, who lives near Springfield Gardens in Upper Clapton and has lived in Hackney for 38 years, said: “I thought I would drop in and have a pint at [Hackney Tap]. It’s nice to have a pint that’s on draught r...