Artist creates immersive schizophrenic experience for new exhibition in Hackney
James Paddock’s PYLON at A-Side B-Side Gallery uses mixed media to take the audience on a journey through an imaginary psychotic episode
Read MoreSAE London – The home of creatives
SAE London, a creative media higher education provider in Haggerston, has put together a handy guide to the clearing process
Read MoreDancing babies and woolly trees: Next month’s Hackney Carnival set to be ‘biggest and best yet’
Yarn-bombing and baby disco added to 8 September line-up, alongside the iconic parade through the new Hackney Central location
Read MoreA-level Results Day: Hackney students get their grades
Jitters and joy aplenty as we bring you news from schools across the borough
Read MoreAnother round? London Fields Brewery returns to its original home after five-year absence
Team reveals it is once again making beer in the arches where it all began back in 2011
Read MoreDaubeney Fields playground transformation an ‘instant hit’ with families
Council and local community turn ‘bleak’ 1970s rec ground into a natural play space with an outdoor classroom
Read More‘True celebration’: Latin music festival draws 30,000 people to Finsbury Park
Singers and dancers from across the UK wowed the crowd at La Clave Fest earlier this month
Read MoreCharity appeals for volunteers to help blind people in Hackney use specially adapted radios
British Wireless for the Blind Fund’s devices allow people to enjoy podcasts, books, talking newspapers and more
Read MoreDiane Abbott signs up for local bookshop’s Women of Westminster event
The Hackney MP will join Labour colleague Rachel Reeves and historian Diane Atkinson to discuss the successes of female parliamentarians over the past century
Read MoreLele’s, Lower Clapton, food review: ‘A cheery vegan oasis’
The ‘sheer joy’ on offer at chef-owner Valentina Fois’ cafe has proved such a hit that she’s opened a second spot in Dalston this month
Read MoreJesus Christ Superstar, Barbican Theatre: ‘Modern, but with all the clout of the original’
Director Timothy Sheader’s fresh take on the classical Lloyd Webber musical ‘enthralls, appalls and innovates’
Read More‘Real sense of history’: Family photos donated by Hackney women on display at Sutton House
Cherelle Sappleton’s exhibition, featuring snaps gifted by the local community, offers a highly personal glimpse into the borough’s past
Read MoreDon’t miss Songhoy Blues at Royal Festival Hall this Sunday night
Born out of war and exile, this Malian group creates blistering, compelling West African rock music fused with reggae and country
Read MoreCASA Festival, Dalston: ‘A Latin American fiesta that reminds us why diversity is so vital’
We look at three plays from July’s two-week festival, hosted by the Arcola Theatre, Rio Cinema and the Curve Garden
Read MoreCouncil forced to cut back Hackney Today after court rejects its appeal
Hackney Mayor ‘extremely disappointed’ as Town Hall considers how to replace its controversial freesheet
Read MoreNew exhibition uncovers plastics’ invention and history in east London
Raw Materials: Plastics at Nunnery Gallery runs until 25 August 2019. Free family event 17 August 12-4pm with Thames21 and UCL’s Mobile Heritage Lab
Read MoreCouncil to put up warnings about ticks after woman reports catching Lyme disease in Clissold Park
Andrea Smyth says she was bitten last month in the same dog-free zone where a jogger purportedly caught the disease in 2018
Read MoreCommunity parklets: Locals invited to apply as council reopens trial programme
Residents can submit ideas to the Town Hall, with plans afoot to add to Hackney’s six parking bay oases
Read MoreNew images offer glimpse into Abney Park’s future – if bid for more funding is successful
Plans signed off recently by Hackney’s cabinet include a café and events space, and further restoration work on the chapel
Read More2019: A Space odyssey
Hackney stalwart Space Studios’ Mare Street gallery is relocating to Ilford in the autumn. The charity’s chief exec Anna Harding talks about the move, and picks out her personal highlights from the past 16 years
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