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Gavin Turk gives cautious welcome to plans for dedicated ‘artist zones’
City Hall’s proposals to protect artists from developers and soaring rents could end up undermining their creativity, says Hackney Wick artist
Read MoreHackney elects Philip Glanville as mayor
Labour candidate triumphs by landslide despite low turnout
Read MoreThis is Grime – book review: A behind-the-scenes look at the musical revolution that defines a generation
A new book provides an intricate snapshot of a thriving subculture in British music, born out of the raves and pirate radio stations of East London
Read MoreSir Steve Redgrave launches Lea Rowing Club boathouse
Olympic legend ‘delighted’ that new facility supports junior rowers
Read MorePolling starts in Hackney mayoral election and will continue until 10pm
Election was triggered after Jules Pipe – who held the post for 14 years – left to become Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s planning chief
Read MoreKim Briggs death: Man charged following fatal collision involving cyclist in Old Street
Charlie Alliston, 19, of Trothy Road, Bermondsey, was charged with causing bodily harm by wilful misconduct in relation to incident earlier this year
Read MoreHundreds expected to march in support of Passing Clouds this weekend
Once brightly coloured exterior of Dalston club has been painted grey after owners Landhold Developments seized it
Read MoreJeremy Corbyn could become a Hackney MP under ‘disgraceful’ boundary changes
Redrawing of the electoral map could see Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier slug it out for a newly-formed Hackney Central seat
Read MoreJubilant procession of sound and colour at Hackney One Carnival
This year’s event was a riot of costume and creativity under the blazing sun
Read MoreHackney in top five most ‘anti grammar school’ areas of England
Pollster YouGov says borough came fifth out of 148 parts of England least well disposed towards this type of school
Read MoreColvestone Primary School: campaigner victorious in High Court battle against council
Dalston resident hailed as ‘environmental champion’ after building plans that would have overshadowed a school playground are overturned in the High Court
Read More‘Clear’ support for pathology services staying at Homerton, watchdog says
Healthwatch Hackney says dozens of patients, doctors and health workers rejected outsourcing at a meeting held last week amid fears for lab’s future
Read MoreStamford Hill Haredi Jewish exodus to Essex gathers pace
Haredi families could be upping sticks to Canvey Island as a result of the lack of large, low-cost housing in inner-London
Read MoreDog dies after eating ‘poisoned’ bread on Hackney Downs
Pet is one of three animals believed to have consumed the food, thought to have been laced with rat poison
Read MoreExhibition reveals rich cultural history of Stamford Hill’s Jewish community
Sharing Our Stories: Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s–1950s focuses on memories of Jewish community through film, photography and story-telling
Read MoreExhibition reveals rich cultural history of Stamford Hill’s Jewish community
Sharing Our Stories: Jewish Stamford Hill, 1930s–1950s focuses on memories of the Jewish community through film, photography and story-telling
Read MoreFury at ‘profitable’ fire station site scheme with no affordable housing
Councillor and MP among those angry at plans that could net developers millions after land used by firefighters was sold off by Boris Johnson
Read MoreCriminal record checks backlog is costing jobs and ‘causing havoc’, says MP Meg Hillier
Hackney MP raises issue in parliament as Home Office confirms one application has taken at least 25 months to process
Read MorePostal ballot papers sent out late after potentially costly misspelling
Documents have been dispatched by first class delivery after blunder, which reportedly involved misspelling of word ‘Conservative’
Read MoreUp, up and away! Disabled artist lifted off the ground by 20,000 helium balloons
Artist Noëmi Lakmaier is undertaking an ‘all-encompassing experience for the viewers’ with 48-hour performance in St Leonard’s Church
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