Traders from businesses along Helmsley Place. Picture: Polly Hancock (Image: Archant) Experienced business owners sat huddled around a table in London Fields Brewery last week to come up with a survival plan. The arches in London Fields. Picture:…

Inside the arch of Chu's Garage in Helmsley Place, the Chu family, from left Quang Chu, Nhi Chu, Chau Chu and Jimmy Chu. Picture: Polly Hancock (Image: Archant) Dejected traders in Hackney’s arches are packing up and leaving after admitting defeat in…

London Fields arches traders took their fight against Network Rail to Parliament last night and won the backing of top Labour MPs, including leader…

Arches traders outside Parliament after the meeting on Tuesday. (Image: Archant) Hackney mayor Phil Glanville has written to transport minister Jo Johnson asking him to clear up his position on the Network Rail arches sale. Mr Glanville told Mr…

Traders from Chu's Garage, E5 Bakery, Maxwell & Pinborough, and Sulamen Ozer. Picture: Polly Hancock (Image: Archant) Arches traders in Hackney have reacted to Network Rail’s announcement today that it has agreed to sell the estate for £1.46bn to two…

Arches traders outside Parliament after a meeting with MPs last year. (Image: Archant) Traders in railway arches across the UK have dismissed their new landlords’ offer to hear them out as a “PR stunt”. The Guardians of the Arches, formed in London…

Government and Network Rail admit not engaging properly with arches tenants during sale in grilling by Meg Hillier Arches traders outside Parliament after the meeting on Tuesday. (Image: Archant) The government and Network Rail have admitted not…

Trevor Celisse of Hackney Furniture. Picture: Polly Hancock (Image: Archant) Independent traders say they are being forced out of London’s railway arches due to huge rent hikes from their new landlord. The Arch Company, a joint venture between US…

Director and owner Ed Mason at The Five Points (Image: Archant) Hackney’s flagship brewery could become the latest railway arch business to be forced out of the borough after being hit with a 300 per cent rent increase a week before Christmas. Five…

The Andre Street arches, where traders say they are being forced out. Picture: Sam Gelder (Image: Archant) Businesses in railway arches owned by The Arch Company can defer their rent if they are hit hard by the coronavirus crisis – but traders say…

Arches traders outside Parliament after the meeting in 2018. (Image: Archant) Thousands of railway arch tenants will go out of business unless their landlord agrees to cancel rather than defer rent during the coronavirus pandemic, traders have…

The Ponsford Street arches. Five are vacant, and two have 'to let' signs on them. Picture: Sam Gelder (Image: Archant) Thousands of railway arch traders hit hard by coronavirus are celebrating after their landlord backed down and cancelled their rent…

Trade groups representing small businesses across London have called on chancellor Rishi Sunak to help thousands of firms who are missing out on government support. Guardians of the Arches, which was formed in London Fields and represents traders in…