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Second hand furniture abodes well for Hackney
When it comes to buying vintage furniture our borough is ‘second’ to none
Read MoreAlong the Hackney Canal – book review: ‘A refined eye for the sublime’
Freya Najade’s stunning collection of photographs elevates a seemingly narrow subject into the realm of the sublime
Read MoreSleepless, Shoreditch Town Hall, preview: exploring Fatal Familial Insomnia
A new play looks at the most rare and horrifying strain of insomnia of all
Read MoreMeet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Dave Raval, Liberal Democrats
The Lib Dem candidate on why he wants to triumph in “the biggest election in the UK since the EU referendum”
Read MoreMeet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Dawa Ma, One Love
The candidate for the new One Love Party presents radical plans for space exploration, pollution control, and a flatpack skyscraper for Hackney
Read MoreMeet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Samir Jeraj, Green Party
Mr Jeraj on community housing and budget plans, Town Hall pay, and whether there should be a Mayor of Hackney at all
Read MoreMeet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Amy Gray, Conservatives
The Conservative candidate criticises Labour’s record on development and crime in Hackney
Read MoreMeet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Philip Glanville, Labour
Our interview with the current Deputy Mayor touches on education, the housing crisis, and employment
Read More‘Lobbying’ twist in Holborn Studios saga after demolition plans given go-ahead
Photography studio boss claims councillors have not followed their own official procedures in giving green light to development
Read MoreLeader – Housing and bad air on the agenda of next Mayor of Hackney
The political coalescence around certain areas of interest leaves little doubt as to which complaints are being heard loudest by those who would lead us
Read MoreTitbits – Among the ‘purged’, and a councillor’s shrewd move
Find out who is name-checked in the column that pecks at the crumbs of local politics
Read MoreHackney Playbus bids sad farewell to ‘Bugsie’ after eight years on the road
Charity wheels out ‘Katy-Lou’ after malfunction near Winston Churchill statue, but hopes to buy new double decker soon
Read MoreDivest Hackney demands council show ‘true leadership’ by shifting cash from fossil fuels
Campaign group is turning up the heat on council ahead of key meeting this month
Read MoreDecision time as voters prepare to elect next Mayor of Hackney
Five candidates to take part in biggest UK poll since EU vote
Read MoreNew benefits cap will ‘damage life chances of over 3,000 Hackney children’
Borough will be one of the worst affected areas in the UK, according to new government figures
Read MoreThree men jailed for stealing ‘life-saving equipment’ from fire stations
Thieves stole £100k worth of fire-fighting kit in London crime spree
Read MoreDo me a flavour – Gillian Riley on umami
Known as the fifth taste, Umami is both a trendy concept and chemical substance – but above all a way of getting deliciousness into our food
Read MoreStrictly orthodox Jews in Stamford Hill ‘raise £1 million’ to fight child custody battles
Critics raise fear of new barriers for women wishing to leave Haredi community
Read MoreCache of knives discovered close to Hackney Wick following Mabley Green brawl
The haul included an example of the controversial “zombie knife”, as well as other weapons
Read MoreSave Haggerston Park group fights council over community garden “land grab” plan
Hackney Council “unable to provide assurance” that parkland will be reintegrated after use as temporary school site
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