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Pentonville Prison escapee James Anthony Whitlock arrested in Hackney
Fugitive arrested at address in Shepherds Lane, Homerton, yesterday afternoon after escaping from jail earlier this month
Read MoreHackney Walk: Residents demand action over ‘horrendous alarms’ and ‘endless pop-up parties’
Much-vaunted fashion hub accused of ‘breaking promises about noise and light pollution’ as council ‘drags its feet’
Read MoreCampaigners demand ‘mini Holland’ in Hackney after Walthamstow success
Council accused of ‘wasting an opportunity’ to trial a similar traffic reduction scheme in London Fields
Read MoreMysteries unearthed in Shoreditch excavation of Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre
‘Unusual passageway’ discovered under stage where first actors to play Romeo and Juliet trod the boards
Read MoreBurglars strike again at Black Cat Cafe – just weeks after last break in
Oli Dunk, a chef at the popular Clarence Road vegan eatery, said he arrived this morning to find windows shattered, adding: ‘I’m gutted’
Read MoreBritannia Leisure Centre given £300,000 refit – despite plans to knock it down
Pat Turnbull from the Save Britannia Leisure Centre campaign says facility will be sacrificed for homes to be sold at market rate
Read MoreCouncil weighs up temporary school plans for Haggerston ‘parkland’ as campaigners set out alternative vision
Planning committee set to decide tonight whether to grant permission to create temporary school premises on the disputed site
Read MoreCouncil apologises to Dalston resident Jacqueline Kent for delays in fixing mould hell
Clayeon McKenzie says sorry to Jacqueline Kent after the Hackney Citizen raised her case with the council
Read MoreWhy are there so few TfL cycle hire docking stations in Hackney?
Cycling campaigners say case for further rollout in borough is strong – but transport bosses are not currently focused on expansion of so-called Boris Bikes
Read MoreCopies of Fifty Shades of Grey to be ripped up for provocative theatre performance
Theatre-maker Hannah Silva has trawled charity shops to snap up all the copies of the erotic novel she can find
Read MoreWhere to watch the US election results in Hackney
Will ‘The Donald’ or ‘Crooked Hillary’ become the next US President? We round up places to go in Hackney for election excitement tonight
Read MorePassengers in ‘mass panic’ as firework thrown inside Hackney Overground train
Police appeal for information as witness describes traumatic incident at Hackney Central station
Read MoreHackney’s mayor cuts the cake as Immediate Theatre celebrates 20th anniversary
Birthday bash held at the Arcola for pioneering charity that runs youth theatre workshops on estates and in areas of high deprivation
Read MoreLabour’s Yvonne Maxwell wins seat on council in Hoxton West by-election
Candidate comes first in poll triggered by Philip Glanville stepping down to become Mayor of Hackney
Read MoreRough sleepers penalised via council loophole, group claims
CPNs stop antisocial activity as part of outreach work, Town Hall insists
Read MoreWoodberry Wetlands to host series of ‘unique experiences’ for Christmas
Festivities include ‘magical’ after-hours events at the historic Coal House, with guests able to soak in the newly-opened nature reserve at night
Read MoreTitbits – growing Momentum, growing beards, and the council’s Olympic false start
Facial furniture, Labour elections and more cancelled council meetings feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read More‘Britain is waiting, Prime Minister’: ClientEarth wins toxic air High Court case
Judge Mr Justice Garnham agrees government should be doing more to deal with air pollution and cites overly-optimistic modelling
Read MoreElderly Clissold Park deer to retire to Devon to make way for young buck
Out with the old (deer), in with the new as council seeks to refresh ageing herd in Stoke Newington animal collection
Read MoreExhibition shows how the teenage bedroom is ‘a world of its own’
A new exhibition at the Geffrye Museum dares to step foot inside the sleeping quarters of 26 London teenagers
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