Category: Harper-Thames Blog

29
Jul
2026

The Noise Complaint That Nearly Closed a Venue That’s Been There Longer Than the Complainant

Harper-Thames on a licensing dispute that pits a decades-old music venue against residents of a building that…

29
Jul
2026

The Artist Studios Are Becoming Short-Let Flats One Lease at a Time

Harper-Thames on the quiet conversion draining a building that once housed forty working painters and sculptors The…

29
Jul
2026

The Night Bus Drivers Know This Neighbourhood Better Than Any Councillor

Harper-Thames spends three consecutive weekend nights on the N26 and comes away with a different map of…

28
Jul
2026

The Fashion Graduates Who Cannot Afford Their Own Postcode

Harper-Thames on Shoreditch’s creative identity built by people it can no longer house Shoreditch’s identity as a…

28
Jul
2026

Old Street Roundabout’s Long, Confusing Journey to Becoming Normal

Harper-Thames on the junction locals still cannot agree how to feel about Old Street Roundabout occupies a…

28
Jul
2026

The Community Garden Squeezed Between Two Developments

Harper-Thames on the small plot of green that refuses to give up its lease Wedged between two…

28
Jul
2026

The Print Studio That Refuses To Go Digital

Harper-Thames on a Shoreditch workshop keeping traditional craft alive by force of will In a small workshop…

28
Jul
2026

Shoreditch’s Cargo Bike Delivery Fleet Has Quietly Taken Over

Harper-Thames on the silent revolution replacing vans on narrow streets Somewhere in the last few years, without…

26
Jul
2026

What the Bricks Speech Means for Shoreditch’s Vanishing Venues

A Shoreditch local’s look at housing policy and pressure on independent cultural spaces Burnham’s housing speech focused…

26
Jul
2026

TactAI’s Cautious Launch and What It Means for Shoreditch Venue Promotion

A Shoreditch local’s look at Britain’s newest AI company and independent venue marketing Britain’s newest artificial intelligence…