Elspeth Rees – Hackney Citizen

Lauriston Road church wins £200,000 for its bicentenary

By Elspeth Rees | Thursday 13 August 2026 at 09:48

The interior of a church. Rows of brown wooden pews, with an ornate floor and beige coloured walls and ceiling

Grade II listing makes upkeep costly, says a rector of 17 years, as the parish turns 200

‘Acts of destruction form the foundation’ – artist Emily Tracy ahead of her Wilton Way solo exhibition

By Elspeth Rees | Friday 6 March 2026 at 12:16

Hackney-based artist Tracy navigates the relationship between human action and the natural world in her upcoming exhibition, ‘Slip Stream’

London Short Film Festival comes to iconic East End venue to raise disability awareness

By Elspeth Rees | Friday 23 January 2026 at 10:06

The six films on show ‘engage with perspectives that address the lived experience’ of disabled people in the UK