10
Oct
2026

One Neighbour, One Complaint: The Noise Rules That Can Close a Venue

The nightlife taskforce wants a rethink of how London handles sound at night, and the argument between…

09
Oct
2026

Twenty-Three Recommendations for the Night: What the Taskforce Report Means on Curtain Road

City Hall’s nightlife taskforce wants one licensing rulebook for all of London and an end to the…

09
Oct
2026

‘Hackney Will Not Be Closing at Midnight’: The Row That Defined Shoreditch Nightlife, Ten Years On

A decade ago a licensing consultation convinced half of London that the party was being shut down,…

08
Oct
2026

The Busiest Corner in the Borough: What a Council Study Learned by Watching Shoreditch at Night

Researchers counted premises, tracked footfall and singled out two stretches of pavement, and their findings explain why…

08
Oct
2026

Who Pays for the Night? Inside Hackney’s Late Night Levy

Venues open after midnight are charged a fee that funds patrols and a dedicated nightlife officer, and…

07
Oct
2026

No More Night Czar: Who Speaks for London After Dark Now?

The post created with such fanfare in 2016 was quietly ended two years ago and replaced by…

07
Oct
2026

Twenty Percent Off Business Rates, From April 2027: Help Is Coming, If You Can Last That Long

The government has announced a rates cut for pubs, clubs and live music venues, and for a…

05
Oct
2026

The Fifty-Cover Question: Can Shoreditch Have More Small Restaurants Without Getting More Late Bars?

A proposed exemption for modest places that close by midnight is a neat idea with one obvious…

05
Oct
2026

Record Venue Closures in Shoreditch, and a Council Weighing Whether to Make Opening One Harder

Hackney’s own licensing papers note the losses while considering a return to the policy that presumes against…

02
Oct
2026

Shakespeare Shoreditch Knew All About Traitor Brothers

Long before the royal traitor headlines, Shoreditch playhouses were staging stories of betrayal, succession and feuding royals,…