Hannah Place caught up with Elroy ‘Spoonface’ Powell, author of How To Think Beyond A Chart Position. ‘Elroy ‘Spoonface’ Powell recounts from personal experience his own journey of elation and despair while finding fame within the music industry… Covering five key areas, including mental health and wellbeing along with finances, it’s a revealing insight into an industry which many of us today still view with … Continue reading Wellness in the music industry: a conversation with Elroy ‘Spoonface’ Powell

Open House Weekend London is the world’s largest annual architecture festival giving free public access to 800+ buildings, walks, talks and tours over one weekend. This year, the activities will be taking place on 22 and 23 September. On Sunday 23 September you can help to celebrate Ferry Lane Estate’s 40th anniversary by paying it a visit. Considered high-density housing when built in 1978, the … Continue reading Open House London comes to Tottenham

By E L Brown On Saturday 18 August the studios of Fountayne Road threw open their doors for Open Warehouse Day. The organisers – all volunteers, who live in the warehouses themselves – invited the artists and makers of the community to share their latest projects with the wider public. The pulse of music could be heard from afar, as DT’s correspondent strolled down the … Continue reading A walk down Fountayne Road for Open Warehouse Day

On 15 August, DT was invited to the private launch of True Craft on West Green Road. South Tottenham residents may remember it previously as the West Green Tavern. True Craft, run by John Lewis, David Lewis and Oz Earl, is the place to go if you enjoy sourdough pizza and craft beer, and comes complete with a bottle shop. When the team got the space … Continue reading True Craft: sourdough pizza and craft beer on West Green Road

DT popped into Mona’s Bar a couple of days after they opened to have a chat with co-owners Chig and Kate. Chig grew up near Wood Green and Edmonton and has lived in Tottenham for the last five years, and for the last 10 years, has been a professional DJ. Kate is originally from Poland and has been a cocktail bartender in London for over … Continue reading Mona’s Bar: a chilled out space to sip on a cocktail

Haringey Adult Learning Services (HALS) is the council learning service that specialises in teaching adults aged 19 or over. They offer a number of courses that are short, focused and designed to fit study in around work and family commitments. Over the summer, HALS teamed up with partners across the borough to offer a series of taster events to adults aged 19+ as part of the Festival of … Continue reading Festival of Learning across Tottenham and beyond

Last month, DT visited Tottenham Police Station for a chat with the Tottenham Green Neighbourhood police team, to find out about Operation Hake which focused on the Seven Sisters station High Road exit and around the market. Each ward has a team of four. A sergeant, Thomas Hassan, two PCs, Jason Taylor and Kayleigh Mitcham, and PCSO Avroulla Wyke make up the neighbourhood team for … Continue reading We chat to the Tottenham Green neighbourhood police team about Operation Hake

Ahead of the exhibition launch of the Tottenham chapter of the New Chieftain photography project at The Cove in July, we popped into Blighty India Cafe and had a cuppa with Agenda Brown, the man behind it all. Originally launched in September 2014, the New Chieftains was founded by Agenda as a Visual Marvelry™ production. Visual Marvelry™ is Agenda’s creative platform and is the way that he interacts … Continue reading New Chieftains Tottenham chapter: a chat with Agenda Brown