London’s Public Art: The Restless Course

If you wander around the side streets behind Liverpool Street station during the daytime, you might stumble upon what looks like a large metal disc as a work of art. 

London’s Pocket Parks: Charles Square, N1

This is a pocket park in Shoreditch a short distance from its more famous cousin in Hoxton, that looks like it might be a post-war clearance site, but is actually about 300 years old.

London’s Pocket Parks: The Stage Viaduct Garden, EC2

This is a new pocket park built on top of a disused railway viaduct in the heart of Shoreditch.

Public art – Now You See Me at Principal Place

A cluster of cut-out coloured shapes has appeared near Shoreditch High Street station, and it's an art installation.

London is getting a new Museum — of Shakespeare

The site of what was probably William Shakespeare's first theatre will open as a new museum dedicated to the playwright and the theatre.

Exhibition in a fire station shows off the London Fire Brigade’s new typeface

Shoreditch fire station is the topical location for an exhibition of posters and artwork inspired by the London Fire Brigade's (LFB) new typeface

London’s Alleys: Mills Court, EC3

This is one of those industrial alleys that Shoreditch is cleaning up into decorative residential areas, but still has plenty of character left to it.

Tickets Alert: Sit inside a kaleidoscope filled with plants

There’s a pop-up thingymajig which seems to be a pyramid box filled with plants and mirrors happening next month in Shoreditch.

London’s Alleys: Dereham Place, EC2

This is a passage that winds its way around the backs of Shoreditch with a mix of 1950s factory buildings and modern flats.

London’s Pocket Parks: Willow Street, EC2

This Shoreditch based pocket park is relatively new sitting on top of what had been a service ramp to an underground car park.

London’s Alleys: Garden Walk, EC2

This is a mix of a narrow passage opening into a wide road in Shoreditch which was recently partially paved with the smallest garden to walk past you've probably seen.

London’s Pocket Parks: Worship Square, EC2

This is a brand new pocket park in Shoreditch that was once a road and motorbike parking space.

London’s Alleys: New North Place, EC2

This is a narrow passage in Shoreditch that slips between a brand new office block and a cluster of older offices, that was once homes and warehouses.

Huge street mural comes to Shoreditch

The newish tower block on the borders of Shoreditch and Spitalfields has gained a new mural, by the artist Agostino Iacurci.

Tickets Alert: Sit inside a kaleidoscope filled with plants

There's a pop-up thingymajig which seems to be a pyramid box filled with plants and mirrors happening next week in Shoreditch.

Shoreditch’s Village Underground is converting into a cycle park

With an increase in people cycling, and a decrease in people clubbing, a Shoreditch venue is turning its space into a bicycle storage park.

Archeologists discover pottery from London’s earliest farmers

One of the most significant discoveries of Early Neolithic pottery ever uncovered in London has now been proven to be 5,500 years old

Syd’s century old coffee stall is saved

For three generations, Syd's coffee stall has been serving up hot drinks and food in Shoreditch, but tomorrow it closes for the last time.

Pedestrianising Shoreditch’s Arnold Circus

A much loved local landmark that's also in the middle of a roundabout could see cars banned under plans by the local council.

Shoreditch’s Star Wars Stormtrooper Sale

For one week, there's a chance for Star Wars fans to buy Stormtrooper based goodies, designed by the prop-maker who created the original  Stormtrooper for the first Star Wars Movie in 1976.

Bishopsgate Goodsyard revises development plans

Another revised planning application has been made for a housing development above Shoreditch Overground station.

London’s Alleys: Fairchild Place, EC2

A short side street next to a disused railway in Shoreditch has a complicated history.

Another consultation on Shoreditch’s Goodsyard development

Long standing plans to surround Shoreditch High Street station with a cluster of tower blocks have been revised and a new consultation is open.

London’s Pocket Parks: Fairchild’s Garden, E2

There can be few greater delights than a wander through a wood on a cold winters day, and sadly, few more dispiriting than a visit to a municipal park on the same day.