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Hackney Community College to merge with Tower Hamlets College amid budget squeeze
Public asked to suggest a new name for colleges’ governance structure
Read MoreOrthodox Jewish schools slammed for ‘narrow views of role of women in society’
Ofsted finds multiple failings at two independent religious schools in Stamford Hill
Read MoreTree planted for Hackney teen on third anniversary of murder
Family and friends held a memorial service for Joseph Burke-Monerville
Read MoreBradbury Street rallies against ‘devastating’ Crossrail 2 plans
Rail project remains on track to demolish much-loved Dalston street, businesses fear
Read More‘Community bookshop’ in Dalston hopes to boost local publishers
Burley Fisher Books is run by the people behind Camden Lock Books in Old Street Station
Read MoreJarvis Cocker to DJ at Médecins Sans Frontières fundraising event
Pulp frontman joins a star-studded line-up for charity event in the London Fields studio of artist Yinka Shonibare
Read MoreHomerton Hospital maternity unit still ‘requires improvement’
Health watchdog finds ‘robust observational checks of babies still not in place’
Read MoreMayor slammed for ‘bunch of tree-huggers’ jibe in football stadium row
Jules Pipe argues with volunteer who quit Labour over mayor’s remarks
Read MoreBAFTA win for Hackney director Asif Kapadia
Amy Winehouse documentary wins Best Documentary Award at the BAFTAs
Read MoreJames Blake to headline Field Day
The Mercury Prize winning artist is the latest big name to confirm for the annual Victoria Park knees up
Read MoreAlternative V-Day Fair is a feminist celebration
Decorate your pants, or buy a passive aggressive card for your loved one at a Valentine’s charity fundraiser event at Moth Club
Read MoreHackney to lose 915 social homes in estate regeneration ‘disaster’
Critics say plans would ‘benefit wealthy property developers’
Read MoreBethnal Green arts hub at risk of eviction awarded protected status
No.w.here, an experimental film and arts organisation, is battling to remain in its East London home
Read MoreFeminism wins place on A-Level politics syllabus
Students could now study key figures of borough’s radical past
Read More‘I can walk 1,000 miles’ – teenager takes steps to combat climate change
Gabriel Stewart will walk the UK to fundraise for a renewable energy charity
Read MoreHow to have a quail of a time this Valentine’s Day
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at the many myths behind 14 February – and cooks up a lovers’ feast
Read MorePolice hunt two men over violent assault in Hoxton
Attack on East Road saw two men attacked with wooden stakes
Read MoreOutcry over plans to bulldoze ‘community pub’ London Tavern to build luxury flats
The 150-year-old pub is used by Irish and Traveller residents
Read MoreJunior doctors in 24-hour strike as majority of public supports action
Second walk-out this year over Jeremy Hunt’s new contracts
Read MoreRight to Buy ‘attack on social housing’ is close to becoming law
Warning that sale of council homes under Right to Buy will ‘destroy’ communities
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