Clapton bookshop to celebrate release of major anthology of African women’s writing
Margaret Busby OBE, whose follow-up to her landmark compendium Daughters of Africa was published this month, will chair a panel for Pages of Hackney next week
Read MoreCouncil’s long-awaited road closure data confirms toxic air increase for Stoke Newington schools and businesses
Campaigners slam plans as ‘unethical’ as Deputy Mayor pledges to ‘constantly look at new and better ways to improve air quality’
Read MoreTwo people dead after being electrocuted on train tracks near Hackney Wick
British Transport Police found two badly burned bodies last night after responding to reports of casualties
Read MoreCampaigner’s speech at air quality rally sparks Twitter row with Hackney Mayor
Borough leader Philip Glanville in spat with CleanAir4Schools activist Jenna Fansa following her address at a Unicef rally
Read MorePatients and activists ‘concerned’ at planned move of pathology labs from Homerton Hospital
Deputy Mayor calls for NHS England to ‘reconsider’ as hospital seeks to reassure that A&E services will not be affected
Read MoreChildren’s music project founded in Hackney launches ‘anti-Baby Shark’ YouTube channel
London Rhymes, which started life at a family centre in Hoxton, is reinventing children’s songs with the help of local families
Read MoreMan fighting for life after being shot by police in Homerton
Officer stabbed after police were called to ‘domestic disturbance’ on Knights Close
Read MoreClean, Michele Kirsch, book review: ‘Harrowing and hilarious anatomy of addiction’
The Hackney-based writer’s engaging memoir is ‘part confession, part attempt to come to terms with a life misspent’
Read MoreBitcoin entrepreneur’s arts venue denied alcohol licence as neighbours claim owners ‘can’t be trusted’
Councillors ‘appalled’ as residents complain of smoke effects rising through their floorboards
Read MoreMeasles ‘still circulating’ in Hackney as parents urged to catch up on vaccinations
Schools, nurseries and children’s centres receive warning letters from Public Health England
Read MoreCharity questions Town Hall decision to take support services for carers inhouse
City and Hackney Carers Centre say insourcing will ‘add to the workload of already hard pressed social workers’
Read MoreGP surgery in Clapton to close permanently – leaving top medics ‘disappointed’
Patients at Sorsby Medical Practice to be transferred to other GPs at end of June
Read MoreTown Hall bosses grilled over inadequate rating for supported living services
‘It was just not monitored in a regular enough way to keep up-to-date with best practice’
Read MoreDeath Valley Girls, The Victoria, live music review: ‘Goth gang brings glam back’
The American band’s Dalston gig shows ‘comparisons to Black Sabbath are not misplaced’
Read MoreLength of planned strike by bus drivers for disabled children increases
Workers left unimpressed by council reminders of existing employment benefits
Read MoreTown Hall sanctions rent caps in Hackney Wick to ‘protect its creative heart’
New developments will be forced to re-provide existing workspace at less than half the market rate
Read MoreWomen’s rehab centre set up by Amy Winehouse’s family wins national award
Amy’s Place, an east London housing project for young women recovering from addiction, is recognised by Centre for Social Justice
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Artist Francisco de la Mora on the unromantic hypocrisy surrounding immigration
Read MorePalm reading: Gillian Riley on coconuts
Our resident food historian on the well-travelled drupe, cocos nucifera
Read MoreTommy Genesis, Oslo Hackney, live music review: ‘Tongue-in-cheek seediness’
The Canadian rapper, who has worked with stars like Dua Lipa and M.I.A, ‘unashamedly seduces the audience’
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