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Sagardi – restaurant review: ‘The waiters wear wireless headsets, like they are in the secret service’
Sagardi offers a taste of northern Spain via Shoreditch – but does it translate well?
Read MoreGuerrilla Girl power! Feminist ‘masked avengers’ come to East London to take on art world
The political art collective has been fighting prejudice in the art world for 30 years, with a major new exhibition of their work now open at the Whitechapel Gallery
Read MoreOwner of Efes Snooker Club bids to build new Dalston restaurant and flats
Residents fear anti-social behaviour will rise if scheme gets green light from planners tonight
Read More‘Mr Robot’ seeks to revolutionise art with autonomous paintings
A collection of paintings made by robots could have far-reaching implications – and not just for art
Read MoreLetter – ‘Keep up the pressure on London City Airport’
HACAN East wants reversal of decision to concentrate all flight paths over East London
Read MoreLetter – ‘Halt demolition of Britannia Leisure Centre’
Three campaign groups write to Hackney’s mayor Philip Glanville amid fears tower block of 176 ‘unaffordable’ flats will be built
Read MoreHousing could be built behind Stoke Newington Town Hall to help cover maintenance costs
Millions have been spent to shore up grade II-listed Church Street building, which is a popular wedding venue
Read MorePart of Well Street closed amid fears building housing Polish deli Karmelek might collapse
Junction between Mare Street and Well Street cordoned off as firefighters seek to assess damage
Read MoreSex offender Frank Dent jailed for attack on young girl 16 years ago
De Beauvoir Estate resident sexually assaulted 10-year-old Kayley Howson in Egypt in 2000 but was not traced at the time
Read MoreMemories to be brought to life at Lower Clapton history event at Round Chapel
Exhibition, storytelling and film screenings to take place next month as part of Lower Clapton Heritage Project
Read MorePolice officer injured after car he was pursuing was driven into him near Hackney Downs
Incident happened over the weekend but details have only just been revealed by Scotland Yard
Read MorePolice hunt man suspected of grabbing 11-year-old girl
Description of suspect is released following attack, which happened last Tuesday in Homerton
Read MoreLetter – ‘Cycling pundits push a social divide’
A Hackney resident responds to our article about conflicts between people on two wheels and those on foot
Read MoreTown Hall evacuated and Mare Street partially closed after explosion
‘Nobody was injured, the police and the council are dealing with the incident,’ says spokesperson
Read MoreNew mayor says: ‘No decision yet on Britannia’s future’
Written reply came after three campaign groups raised fears the leisure centre was set to be demolished
Read MoreLeader – Hackney’s new mayor must pull off a delicate balancing act
We wish Mayor Glanville well but will hold him to his pledges and keep asking questions
Read MoreTitbits: misspellings, Hackney ‘Cancel’ and is the honeymoon over for Sadiq?
Gaffes, oddities and frayed tempers feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreNational Union of Teachers’ blasts shock plan to make all Hackney schools academies
All Hackney’s schools could end up becoming academies under Hackney Learning Trust’s proposal
Read MoreHackney Council redacted ‘secret’ payments worth £14m in one month, report finds
Anti-corruption charity accuses local authorities of ‘lacking transparency’ over spending
Read MoreBorough’s ‘inspirational’ buildings to contest Hackney Design Awards
Shortlist revealed for biennial celebration of local architecture
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