Peter Jones finds out about Hackney’s Tree Musketeers

Sarah Shoraka has clambered up the tail of a jet and scaled a coal ship. Farida Shaikh finds out why

Council should consult on local people’s proposals for a better borough – not just its own

Local activists’ next action on Saturday 17 October

Residents in legal row with ODA

The importance and legitimacy of democratic debate

Stephanie Hegarty investigates the state of Jewish-Muslim community relations in Stamford Hill

How the Hackney Pound could help local shops, businesses and the community

Ben Locker talks about the recession from a Hackney perspective

The celebrated ‘psychogeographer’ talks to the Guardian newspaper about the London borough that has been his home and muse for 40 years, and how the Olympic development is changing it