Madeleine Saghir

Try this for peak Islington: a luxury Japanese-themed dog kennel, complete with exposed beams and traditional straw matting, has been handcrafted by a Southgate Road architect to raise cash for charity.

Providing healthy food options has proved to the magic ingredient for street traders Serpil Erce and Dave Jackson – who have jointly won the title of Market Trader of the Year 2017.

Hackney Council has unveiled what are thought to be the UK’s first public speed monitors for cyclists in an attempt to slow them down in London Fields.