Highlights included the bridge over the New River, connecting the West Reservoir and the New River Path, is coming along slowly and the reopening of the shop at 165 Stoke Newington Church Street, formerly Two Wheels Good as a new bike shop.
Monthly summaries
Month by Month in Stoke Newington
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Highlights included Aonghus Leydon, founder of The Auld Shillelagh, and a fundraising appeal to save the Old Church venue in Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included the reopening of Ryan’s Bar at 181 Stoke Newington Church Street under new ownership as The Mary… and multiple reports in recent days of phone snatches involving youths in balaclavas, mainly targeting….
Highlights included the closure of Ryan’s N16 at 181 Stoke Newington Church Street after 32 years on Sunday 28 December and the closure of Two Wheels Good at 165 Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included new ownership of the Red Lion on Church Street taken over by the team behind the Londesborough on… and winter Market at St Mary’s Church, Stoke Newington Church Street, on Saturday 29 November from 11am to 5pm.
Highlights included plans affecting Stoke Newington Church Street/Clissold Rd and the new housing development on Barrett’s Grove, near Stoke Newington Road, is almost complete.
Highlights included apple Day takes place Sunday 5 October, 2–4.30pm at Butterfield Green Orchard and the reopening of Iceland on Stoke Newington High Street has following refurbishment.
Highlights included the new cycle lane on Boleyn Road is taking shape and the opening of A new coffee shop at 6 Northwold Road, close to Stoke Newington High Street.
Highlights included earlybird Cards in Stoke Newington Church Street has been named London’s Best Independent Greetings Card… and the opening of Fink’s has taken over the cafe in Clissold House and for a soft launch.
Highlights included the New River Path by the West Reservoir is worth a visit this time of year, only about 20 minutes’ walk… and islington Council will begin 16 weeks of works on Boleyn Road from 23 June to create safer crossings, cycle….
Highlights included good to see that, following two consultations, the site of the disused paddling pool in Clissold Park has… and new documentary on Rabbi Herschel Gluck screens at Rio Cinema, Sun 25 May, 1.30pm.
Highlights included stoke Newington Church Street is closed, following the collapse of the public library scaffolding earlier and swastikas were painted on the rocks in the children’s playground in Clissold Park.
Highlights included the exterior of the Coach & Horses is being restored to its original tile colour and scaffolding has finally been removed after more than two years, following the collapse of the parapet, a low….
Highlights included the opening of Gail’s at 60-62 Stoke Newington Church Street and offering free coffee today and the opening of A sign for Càlong, a Korean restaurant by chef Joo Won, has been painted at 35 Stoke….
Highlights included the opening of Il Bacio di Stokey, an Italian restaurant for business today at 90 Stoke Newington Church… and the Victorian church building on Church Walk, facing Albion Road, is for sale.
Highlights included cONFIRMED: Gail’s Bakery is opening at 60-62 Stoke Newington Church Street and obituary for long-time Stoke Newington resident, painter Eric Rimmington, who has died aged 98.
Highlights included the opening of Renovation work is in progress at 35 Stoke Newington Church Street, where Càlong, a Korean… and 4+ years after a disagreement between the council and TfL about removing the bus stop outside William Patten….
Highlights included the opening of the new cycle crossing on next to the Rio Cinema very soon and the people on site just informed me that Ill Bacio Express in Church Street is going to reopen as….
Highlights included good news: Lewis from Jaines & Son Fishmonger at 177 Stoke Newington Church St, who has been seriously… and pachara Asian Grocery opens tomorrow at 58 Stoke Newington Church St.
Highlights included if you are interested in tendering for the Clissold Park cafe contract, you can register on the Hackney… and looking forward to this footpath along the West Reservoir opening in the future, creating a new slice of….
Highlights included the owners of Pachara, the Asian grocery store that’s opening at 58 SN Church St (previously JoJo Maman… and grand reopening of @AbneyParkN16, 27th July from 11am to 3pm.
Highlights included wallace, one of the Clissold Park goats, died in May and opening next month: A new cafe in Abney Park, which will be run by Sabel Food ( (cc: @AbneyParkN16).
Highlights included the newly installed defibrillator and digital advertising board in Stoke Newington High St outside Tesco and the Blue Legume is back in 101 Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included visited Stoke Newington’s smallest pub, Macintosh Ales, at 1 Bouverie Road close to Church Street and cONFIRMED: An Asian grocery shop is opening at 58 Stoke Newington Church St, replacing JoJo Maman Bebe,….
Highlights included the queue outside the Auld Shillelagh and 215 Hackney at 215 Stoke Newington High St next to Abney Park run a Soup Kitchen every Tuesday 4-7pm serving….
Highlights included it's been a year since this controversial art installation was erected on Stoke Newington High Street for a… and the closure of Hub Womenswear at 49 Stoke Newington Church St down after 22 years on Sunday, the 21st of April.
Highlights included the opening of the recently London Bike Studio in 131 Stoke Newington Road and photos by John Sanders of the recently restored Abney Park Chapel.
Highlights included dogs in prison uniforms in Abney Park Cemetery in protest of a proposed Dog Control Public Space Protection… and local projects to keep an eye on in 2024: 1.
Highlights included stoke Newington’s most famous bollard, Billy Bollard, has grown a bollard and aerial view by @richardyoung71 of Abney Chapel today.
Highlights included “From the outside, Londis N16 looks like any other convenience store and mock bus route numbers and Blue Plaque outside Abney Park in Church St as part of the filming today of a new….
Highlights included #OnThisDay in 2021, a daytime Bus Gate in Church St and 5 LTN filters were implemented and billy Bollard’s greatest hits.
Highlights included - 70% of Hackney households don’t own a car and london Design Festival is coming to Stoke Newington 16–24 Sep: As the newest addition to London Design….
Highlights included john George, owner of TJ Electrics very sadly passed away yesterday and the new-ish street trees in Church St are looking great.
Highlights included new study: “..Residents in Lambeth started driving less once their area became an LTN and baffled seeing all the people queueing outside Meat N16 in Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included escocesa now offer more outside seating, following pavement widening last summer and the SPLASH PAD RETURNS TO CLISSOLD PARK.
Highlights included baffled by how all these people made it to Stoke Newington Church Street today despite the daytime… and lockdown Stokey, 2020 - A Photo Essay (1/15).
Highlights included shocked this morning to see Manor Road, an LTN boundary road, completely empty at 9:15am on a Friday and fink’s Pump House coffee kiosk in Clissold Park is open.
Highlights included the 73 tram making its way down Stoke Newington Church Street in 2043 and sonora Taquería, Mexican restaurant is opening in 208 Stoke Newington High St next to the Jolly Butchers.
Highlights included new vandal proof LTN enforcement camera is being installed in Oldfield Rd and ‘64.9% of households in Hackney have no cars or vans’ Source:.
Highlights included memorial plaque for Asaf Rifat, owner of KAC in Stoke Newington Church St, who sadly passed away this year and the new classroom and cafe being built in Abney Park.
Highlights included the barriers are finally off the new street trees in Stoke Newington Church Street and colourful passenger on the 243 bus.
Highlights included cazenove Road/Stoke Newington High St flooded again and st Mary’s new Chuch, Stoke Newington and the City from New River Path in Woodberry Down this morning.
Highlights included happy Bus Gate Day and very sad news :( Here’s a interview from 2008 with the late Asaf Rifat and his son Grant, from KAC, 46 Stoke….
Highlights included a firefighter at Stoke Newington Fire Station is seeking help renovating the station’s garden and the opening of Looks like the new Rasa Street restaurant in Stoke Newington Church St soon.
Highlights included new widened pavement in Church Street - Open for business and in case you wondered what people in Stoke Newington bring to Antiques Roadshow.
Highlights included with 3 new businesses opening soon and 3 existing ones expanding to vacant sites (Rasa, The Good Egg,… and the beautiful New River Path by the West Reservoir.
Highlights included more disturbing images emerge of a deserted Church Street, where lack of constant passing traffic apparently… and church Street is absolutely buzzing.
Highlights included great weekend spring vibe along Church Street and stoke Newington Contemporary Music Festival, 7-8 & 14-15 May in @theoldchurchN16.
Highlights included after two years, no more queuing outside the @spencebakery and the closure of Golden Dragon Fish & Chip Shop, 115 Stoke Newington Church St this week.
Highlights included the Three Crowns looking good following the recent renovation and lordship Park, an LTN boundary road at 8:30 this morning.
Highlights included would you like the 5 new LTNs and Church St Bus Gate to be made permanent in March 2023 at the end of the… and planning notice in Clissold Park - Installation of a splash pad in the former bowling green.
Highlights included there is a mobile COVID testing unit in Clissold Park today until 3pm and [THREAD] ‘Overheard in Stoke Newington’ - The Complete Collection, 50 Tweets 2009-2021….
Highlights included “Schnitzel Forever, London: ‘A total crowd-pleaser, without crowds’ – restaurant review by @jayrayner1”… and building work is underway at the derelict St Mary’s Lodge in Lordship Road/Lordship Park.
Highlights included a terrific shot of the Red Lion by @ilovestokeyn16 and the reopening of Know & Love, 176 Stoke Newington Church Street today following renovation.
Highlights included rainbow Bus Gate being painted at the moment in Stoke Newington Church Street and from Monday this narrow end of Lordship Road will become cyclists only 24/7.
Highlights included smallest bedsit in Stoke Newington Church Street and the council want to create a river through Stoke Newington Church St so you can only access it by boat to….
Highlights included ‘Prey for England’ Stoke Newington High Street and neighbouring Clapton is trending in the UK at the moment.
Highlights included zero waste shop @JarrMarket opening at 67 Stoke Newington High Street next to the White Hart and new colour - Mother Kelly’s Bottle Shop, 92 Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included frame installed and a billboard is up in Stoke Newington Church Street overlooking a primary school this… and the ‘upgraded’ Nature N16 greengrocer in Stoke Newington High Street near Abney Park.
Highlights included the newly completed temporary structure at the back of St Mary‘s old Church to allow to host small-scale… and street art, Stoke Newington High Street.
Highlights included clissold Park Consultation - “Replacing the paddling pool with a brand new children’s splash pad on the site… and a year through the notices in Gino’s Barbershop.
Highlights included stoke Newington Church Street from a drone by @j_castelobranco and proposed temporary structure at the back of St Mary‘s old Church to allow to host small-scale artistic….
Highlights included ‘Reopen - Who knows’ Gino’s Barbershop, Stoke Newington Church Street and ‘Happy New Tier’ 100 Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included merry Christmas from Sandbrook Road and opened recently in Barbauld Road/Nevill Road: Everyday Sunshine - Art & Coffee.
Highlights included a view from the East Reservoir of St Mary’s Church and just a thought… (new 5G mast in Albion Road).
Highlights included the Clissold Park playarea has transformed into a water park and a dash of colour in Queen Elizabeth’s Walk, Stoke Newington.
Highlights included transient street art in Stoke Newington Church Street and ‘National Pathetic’ Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included tetris tiles Painsthorpe Road, Stoke Newington and sign is up - Stokey’s Delicatessen opening soon at 182 Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included 182 Stoke Newington Church Street open for business as a pop-up shop and jeez… people have been complaining on Twitter about Virgin internet in Stoke Newinton for Y-E-A-R-S.
Highlights included ‘Dear virus you will not kill cinemas’ Rio Cinema, Kingsland High Street, Dalston and vietnamese street food coming to Stoke Newington High St/Dynevor Rd opposite Sainsburys.
Highlights included ‘When all this is over, how do you want the world to be different?’ Stoke Newington Church Street and big bins in Clissold Park.
Highlights included appropriate doormat for the times Kynaston Road, Stoke Newington and 100 Stoke Newington Church Street/Bouverie Road.
Highlights included 50% off for NHS Staff Stoke Newington Green Fruit & Veg, Stoke Newington Church Street and the refurbished Clarence will have a real wooden bar.
Highlights included refurbishment at the moment at the Clarence Tavern and 'Thurston Moore has launched his own pop up record store at 96 Stoke Newington Church Street’.
Highlights included question Time on 23rd January is coming from Stoke Newington and church Street rainbow this morning.
Highlights included work has begun it appears to develop the site of St Mary’s Lodge in Lordship Rd into an Orthodox Jewish school and the opening of Perch (kind of) where Stokey Bears used to be.
Highlights included well, that didn’t last long and ‘Introducing the Clissold Sunday Roast’.
Highlights included a nursery is set to open next year at 110 Stoke Newington Church St and tower Theatre, Rehearsal Rooms and Meeting Rooms available to hire @towertheatre.
Highlights included good morning car free Church St and the beautiful East Reservoir aka Woodberry Wetlands this morning.
Highlights included weathercock, St Mary’s old church, Stoke Newington and hackney street signs - Made to last (Dumont Road, Stoke Newington).
Highlights included the beautiful West Reservoir this morning and the closure of the Design Store, 111 Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included grammar: The difference between knowing your shit, and knowing you’re shit and coming soon to 215 Stoke Newington High Street, formerly Stokey Veg Vegan.
Highlights included the closure of Stokey Veg and Vegan restaurant on the High Street down it appears and goodbye Hamilton's ☹️ #StokeNewington #stokey #N16 #shoplocal #supportyourlocalshops.
Highlights included the opening of A print shop in 67 Stoke Newington High Street next to the White Hart and hamiltons (96 Stoke Newington Church St) closing down.
Highlights included just in from @ilovestokeyn16 on Facebook: 'The top of a building just blew off on Stoke Newington High Street and new development in Wilmer Place has been approved by the council.
Highlights included so the word on the street is that a new pizza place is opening at 16 Stoke Newington Church St, formerly… and amy Winehouse filming the video for Back to Black in Abney Park Cemetery in Stoke Newington.
Highlights included 188 Stoke Newington High Street: That didn’t last long and stoke Newington’s West Reservoir and the New River right now.
Highlights included landscape paintings of Clissold Park, GCSE, Stoke Newington School and new street art next to Nando’s in Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included there’s even a mock ‘Stoke Newington High St’ street sign and light installation in St Mary’s old graveyard.
Highlights included the former ABC Cinema (formerly Savoy) at 17 Stoke Newington Road, which closed in 1984, has re-opened as… and so when is the consultation about pedestrianising Church Street.
Highlights included 148-54 Stoke Newington Church S: Council owned, rebuilt a few years ago, apparently violating some of the… and nearly a third(!) of Church Street businesses photographed here less than 4 years ago are no more.
Highlights included ‘The landlord (Southern Housing Group) of the Kennaway Estate, which is opposite Clissold Park, is planning… and bella Vista Italian restaurant to open at 61 Stoke Newington Church St, formerly Il Bacio.
Highlights included new cafe on Stoke Newington High St opposite SportsDirect and poor crispy fried park grass.
Highlights included formerly Galeria Cafe, China Plate Cafe, Kissing in Traffic boutique, Charity shop that was never open and seriously, no ice cream is that good Stoke Newington.
Highlights included pop up plant shop on Stoke Newington High Street near Abney Park Cemetery and building work at 42 Stoke Newington Church Street (formerly Abi Ruchi) next to Wholdfoods.
Highlights included fox cubs, St Mary’s graveyard, Stoke Newington and church Street Market - A new farmers market is coming next month to William Patten School on Stoke Newington….
Highlights included angel holding an icicle in Abney Park Cemetery and spotted on Stoke Newington Church Street: Cat backpack.
Highlights included and with Abi Ruchi and now Clicia that’s 25% of Church Street businesses closing since 2015 and william Patten School 'Dancers in Residence' Mini-Doc.
Highlights included clissold Park’s much loved goats Bob and Dylan had to be put down due to poor health and london landscape as seen from Woodberry Down in Stoke Newington.
Highlights included stoke Newington looks great wearing white and 4 years ago and never gets old.
Highlights included the beautiful West Reservoir, 20min walk from Stoke Newington Church Street and new Aussie restaurant at 216 Stoke Newington High Street.
Highlights included aUN - New Japanese restaurant at 178 Stoke Newington Church Street and builders on site confirmed a Japanese knife shop is set to open at 136 Stoke Newington Church Street.
Highlights included danny DeVito visiting the Stoke Newington Leisure Centre, Clissold Road on Monday and 144 Stoke Newington Church Street- empty for many years, finally open.
Highlights included welcome to Stoke Newington Church Street @muddybootsfoods and drawing of Clissold House by local resident illustrator Alex Green.
Highlights included now open on the corner of Church St/Lordship Rd opposite the Red Lion and rEGISTRATION NOW OPEN: Stoke Newington History Talks #4: Dissent, Jewish past and photos from the 1930s,….
Highlights included hackney Council completed a first draft Planning and Design Guidance document for Stoke Newington Town Hall and coming to a Church Street near you soon.
Highlights included the Shakespeare Walk Playground off Allen Road and impressed with the Clissold Park Tavern.
Highlights included mary Portas' Living & Giving charity shop is coming to 155 Stoke Newington Church Street and rEGISTRATION NOW OPEN: Stoke Newington History Talks #3 22/5/17 8pm The White Hart 69 SN High St.
Highlights included new chocolate shop at 119 Stoke Newington Church Street/Marton Road and allen Gardens between Bethune Road and Manor Road.
Highlights included stoke Newington-born Malcolm Mclaren by Stewy, Church Walk off Albion Road and a flower shop is rumoured to open at 166 SN Church St, where Mudfoot & Scruff was.
Highlights included campaigners want Stoke Newington pub The Lion to be given protected status and looks like Church Street is set to finally get its first outside ATM at the post office.
Highlights included stoke Newington and beyond - Taken from a kite over Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, looking North and East and banksy’s The Royal Family on Church Street before @hackneycouncil attempted to cover it and was stopped….
Highlights included looks like someone may be moving into 31 Church St and the closure of 19 shops on Church Street either or changed hands since April 2015.
Highlights included "Uncovering The Secret History Of Street Signs” features some of Stoke Newington’s finest @ghostsigns and can't recall this much buzz about anything to do with Stoke Newington.
Highlights included the closure of Church Street's oldest shop down and mary Portas Living & Giving to replace the Tea Rooms on Church Street.
Highlights included stoke Newington Tea House's roof terrace will be open from 6 o'clock this evening (via @ilovestokeyn16) and a new Italian restaurant is coming to 110 Stoke Newington High Street.
Highlights included 136-38 Stoke Newington Church Street about to change and stoke Newington residents furious over 'noisy festival' in Clissold Park.
Highlights included new bottle shop - 92 Church St and 92 Stoke Newington Church Street to reopen as a bottle shop soon.
Highlights included you wouldn't think this is only 15min walk from Church Street and route 73 Kids sign is down at 92 Church Street.
Highlights included 2002 called and asked for its article back and a man is in hospital after being hit by a car in Stoke Newington.
Highlights included ply volumes form rooms inside former home Anna Sewell and west Reservoir, Stoke Newington #stokenewington #westreservoir #sunset.
Highlights included corner retail unit available to rent in #stokenewington 800 sq ft and three escape blaze in Church Street, Stoke Newington.
Highlights included shops on Church St between the library and the Lion on both sides are closed at the moment due to a power cut and 'Notice of Peaceful Forfeiture' at 179 Stoke Newington Church St, Chinese restaurant opposite the Town Hall.
Highlights included stoke Newington Church Street shopfronts in 1998 ( and biggest Stoke Newington sign EVER @teahouse_stokey.
Highlights included the reopening of So cafe at Church St/Lordship Rd is The Flying Pig and £1,950,000 house in Burma Road N16.
Highlights included m&S to return to Stoke Newington High Street after 43 years and quoted in today's Metro (@AuldShill).
Highlights included new shop sign at 35 Stoke Newington Church Street and stoke Newington's most colourful shop front ever.
Highlights included work is taking place at 197-199 High Street and the proposed redevelopment of Wilmer Industrial Estate at Wilmer Place behind the High St and Abney Park….
Highlights included the closure of NAR cafe bistro opposite WholeFoods and new business there will focus on ‘Natural wines and… and keep reading good reviews about @PizzeriaApollo on the High St.
Highlights included stoke Newigton West Reservoir - 20min walk from Church Street down Lordship Road to Woodberry Down and fuji - New Japanese restaurant on Church Street by William Patten School.
Highlights included from 31 May Stoke Newington rail station will become part of London Overground and good turnout at the @stokeylocal meeting this evening (30+) to hear an update on how/if the campaign is….
Highlights included it appears a new shop is set to open at 111 Stoke Newington Church Street and stoke Newington shooting: Met's gang crime unit probe incident at convenience store.
Highlights included new Foxlow sign at 71 Stoke Newington Church Street and aerial view north west of Clissold Park West and East Reservoir, Stoke Newington (cc: @clissoldpeople).
Highlights included [VIDEO 3:34min] RT @eastlondonlines: Stoke Newington Bee Hives and investigation after woman raped in Stoke Newington cemetery #London.
Highlights included to be rebuilt - Stoke Newington Methodist Church, Stoke Newington High St by Sainsbury's and 'Drawn to N16' exhibition at 59 Stoke Newington Church Street, 05.02-05.03.15 #stokeylocal.
Highlights included fundraising screenprint for @StokeyLocal by @BeyondThrilled and chief nurse from Stoke Newington made a Dame in Queen’s New Year Honours.
Highlights included 125 Stoke Newington Church St front gets a makeover ahead of grand opening next week (@125churchst) and 59 Stoke Newington Church St getting a serious makeover.
Highlights included the Stoke Newington Guitar Festival, 14-16 Nov, 2014 and follow @stokeylocal for live updates from the 3-day Court proceedings (Wilmer Place/Sainsbury’s development….
Highlights included one of the three options to remove the 1-way system on Stoke Newington High St and good turnout at the Stoke Newington ward forum meeting.
Highlights included a terrific photo of Clissold House and Park by Alan Denney taken from a kite and so 121 Stoke Newington Church St is now Ooh Lou Lou Cakery.
Highlights included extensive roof extension at Kingsway House on the corner of Albion Road/SN Church St and 'Stoke Newington Summer Postcard' designed by The Kat & Monocle (@Isle_a_Wight ).
Highlights included #HoxtonHeadlines Stoke Newington: @HackneyFlea at Abney Hall and new shop set to open instead of Dirty Blonde on Stoke Newington Church St opposite The Lion pub.
Highlights included air Ambulance just landed on Stoke Newington Common and “@tizerone: 2009 Stoke Newington mural by Ebot,Sares,Stoke & myself.
Highlights included guided tour of @AbneyParkN16 on the first Sunday of the month 2pm and clissold park bridge closed for repair work till end of May (@clissoldpeople).
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