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After 12 years of sharing Stoke Newington news and updates (2014–2026), this account is now inactive. Thank you to everyone who followed and contributed over the years.

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Planning application submitted for 131–133 Stoke Newington High Street (Costa) to change use from coffee shop (sui generis) to Class E retail, allowing a wider range of future occupiers.

https://t.co/Is6bPuuGRL

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"Given the timescales involved in completing this work and any further stages of design and construction, Stoke Newington Library is likely to remain closed beyond spring 2026."

https://t.co/N3957PgIqo

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:((( @StokeyLitFest

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Discover everything happening at the Hackney History Festival 2026 — from talks and tours to music, workshops, and more across the borough this May.

📍 Pick up your copy at:
Hackney Archives
Stoke Newington Bookshop
Pages Bookshop

#HackneyHistoryFestival #HackneyEvents

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Our Stokey Market runs 21–22 March at Room 71-73, Stoke Newington Church St. Curated vintage and local makers with fashion, homeware and prints. 11am–5pm. Free entry.

[Clissold Park Users @Clissoldpeople]

TOMORROW looks to set to be a perfect day for planting! Come along at 1pm to help out!

16°C and sunny all day ☀️ ☀️ ☀️ ☀️

https://t.co/kSlbZ0xSWC

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Pelican Music, a children’s music school, is opening soon at 183 Stoke Newington Church Street.

https://t.co/RysAa6CaWf

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This planning application has now been approved, meaning Church Street will effectively gain a new shop unit as numbers 63 and 65 are split back into two separate shops rather than a single double-fronted commercial unit.

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A planning application proposes splitting 63–65 Stoke Newington Church Street into two shops, restoring the layout before their merger in the early 2000s by NextMove. Alterations include a new door and window. No. 63 was advertised separately in June.
https://t.co/vw1FZCbm6S

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Refurbishment work is currently underway at 193 Stoke Newington Church Street, which will reopen as the new showroom, head office and studio for Frock Me! Vintage Fashion Fair.

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156 Stoke Newington Church Street, formerly Cod & Brew fish and chip shop, is being marketed to let for £37,500 a year. The 1,097 sq ft ground floor and basement Class E unit includes kitchen equipment, storage areas and customer and staff WC.

https://t.co/Vsa2Lg0IJb

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Former St Mary’s CofE Primary School on Barn Street off Stoke Newington Church Street, is being marketed as office space. Two units of 5,321 sq ft each are listed at £20 per sq ft per year, with availability from 1 August 2026 in the school building.

https://t.co/1dYdFT9jF4

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Update: The planning app to build a 3-storey house to the rear of 119 Church Street has been refused 'due to its size, scale and design harming the Stoke Newington Conservation Area, substandard living space, impact on neighbours, loss of storage space without justification...'

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A planning application is in place (expiring on 28 January 2026) for the construction of a three-storey, three-bedroom house on Merton Road, located to the rear of 119 Stoke Newington Church Street -> https://t.co/FawSMEJ8cy

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@DanielPercy3 @SandyofSuffolk It’s called NEWINGTON GREEN Fruit & Veg after the area it’s in, so neither :) Newington Green is neither in Canonbury or Stoke Newington. It’s between them.

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The bridge over the New River, connecting the West Reservoir and the New River Path, is coming along slowly.

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The shop at 156 Stoke Newington Church Street, formerly Cod & Brew chip shop, is now on the market to let.

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Frock Me! Vintage Fashion Fair is opening its new showroom, head office and studio at 193 Stoke Newington Church Street close to Albion Road, the former site of Petit Coin.

https://t.co/yQKXcgsXXL

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Stoke Newington has got a new Georgian restaurant https://t.co/a50hkb2ztF

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179 Stoke Newington Church St, a Grade II listed empty building, is on the market to let. It includes a shop, vacant since 2016, that was previously Haikksun Chinese Restaurant. It is listed as shell and core, with availability from 31/05/2026.

https://t.co/OiPcCMm6O6

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The shop at 183 Stoke Newington Church Street, which has been empty since last summer, is reopening soon as a children’s music school.

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A possession notice dated 9 July has been posted at 183 Stoke Newington Church St (formerly A + N Other Studio), confirming that enforcement agents have re-entered the premises and terminated the lease on behalf of the landlord.