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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...

"There was a second where I wasn’t going to put it on the record and then I realised that there had been people who had written songs that have helped me very much, and people that have made me feel connected when I’ve felt very unconnected." On top of music and modelling, Pixie is a passionate activist and supports a number of causes including marine conservation and ending animal testing in the cosmetics industry. Pixie and George - a drummer with the band These New Puritans - have been t...

A young Hackney campaigner and activist is fighting to eradicate racial injustice and enact change in his community.