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From One Day Off in Hackney, 1984 © Rio Cinema Archive "This is the city. In the city there are many stories, and the Rio is one of these." Thus runs the founding manifesto of the Rio Tape/Slide Newsreel Group. Something rather groundbreaking was brewing in 1982: the Rio in Dalston — London's first community-led cinema — gave a group of Hackney residents some recording equipment, so they could capture local life — which would then be played in as audio-enhanced slide shows before the main screening. As one contributor put it, this was a reinvention of those Pathé News reels of old. Fr...

Advertising Arinzé Kene moved from Lagos, Nigeria to Hackney in the ’90s. He rose to fame with ‘Misty’, his one-man show about a Black man’s experience of gentrified east London. When it transferred to the West End, Kene became only the second Black British playwright to stage a play there. He’s appeared on screen alongside Michaela Coel in ‘Been So Long’, stars in the just-released film ‘I’m Your Woman’ and will play Bob Marley in new musical ‘Get Up, Stand Up!’. Before anything, I’m Nigerian. That’s my true home. But London does feel like home. The older I get, ...

London Underground weekend closures: All the Tube lines closed on December 12 and 13 The capital will be busy with Christmas shoppers There are line closures this weekend on the London Underground (Image: Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire) Get the latest email updates for Surrey with our FREE daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more abou...

UK railway news round-up Duke and Duchess’ royal train tour to thank key workers The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set off across the country by royal train to thank communities, outstanding individuals and key workers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The duke and duchess, who wore face masks, set off on Sunday evening from London’s Euston station on a 1,250-mile, three-day tour, which will see them thank communities, outstanding individuals and key workers for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. During the event, William told Orson Parris, a network traffic co...

Duke and Duchess’ royal train tour to thank key workers The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge set off across the country by royal train to thank communities, outstanding individuals and key workers for their efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The duke and duchess, who wore face masks, set off on Sunday evening from London’s Euston station on a 1,250-mile, three-day tour, which will see them thank communities, outstanding individuals and key workers for their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic. Advert During the event, William told Orson Parris, a network traffic controller for Trans...