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Charity records shocking 180 per cent increase in use of emergency aid centres
The Trussell Trust plans more ‘crisis intervention’ foodbanks for Hackney after spike in usage over 12 months
Read More‘My home is not a toilet’: fury after floating festival sinks into anarchy
Recriminations fly after event as residents allege debauched anti-social behaviour by hordes of revellers
Read MoreNo damp squib: revellers hoist anchor despite ‘danger’ warning
Big turnout for canal festivities after Trust says event could lead to ‘disaster’ and organisers pull plug
Read MoreSafety fears sink Canalival: plug pulled on floating festival
Waterway carnival runs aground as Trust warns “caravan of calamity” could be “recipe for disaster”
Read MoreBillionaire brothers’ plans for hotel on Foundry site stalled
Controversial designs being revised to include new flats on site of former arts venue, Reubens’ spokesman confirms
Read MoreFirefighters rescue man from flat above Turkish restaurant during blaze
Fire in Stoke Newington Road leads to closure of parts of A10
Read MorePolice ‘increasingly concerned’ for welfare of missing Stoke Newington woman Edelle Shiels
38-year-old has not been seen since Friday 17 May
Read MoreFrom the flawless to the ‘minxed up’: how Field Day performers shone
Bat for Lashes, Kurt Vile and Animal Collective were among highlights at festival on Saturday
Read MoreTown Hall scraps plans for music gigs on Marshes after outcry
Campaigners’ ‘delight’ at decision, but calls for council to ban commercial events in green space forever
Read MoreVolleyball club brings beach glamour to Shoreditch Park
Interest in sport growing in spite of British weather
Read MoreEnd of an era? Mildmay Club ‘hanging by skin of teeth’
Newington Green venue is one of the last of London’s Working Men’s Clubs
Read MoreThe Haggerston pub hopes to reopen doors following mouse infestation
Deep clean of premises being carried out after Town Hall officers discover rodents
Read MoreCampaign resurrected as divisive Stoke Newington Sainsbury’s plans rise again
‘Zombie’ march protesters plan to fight on, but developers say store will bring benefits
Read MoreTwo assaults in space of a week close to Mare Street pubs
Attack close to The London Fields comes just days after similar incident close to The Dolphin
Read MoreRegeneration is ‘one way street’ fear Narrow Way traders
Pedestrianisation plans backed by Living Streets but slated by small businesses
Read MoreMan critical after early morning assault in Mare Street
Police urge witnesses to contact them after incident in vicinity of pub
Read MoreCash for a Shot Tin Roof: rain threatens to stop plays at Yard Theatre
Groundbreaking Hackney Wick venue must raise £10,000 by 31 July
Read More‘Crisis of masculinity’ harming Britain, Hackney MP Diane Abbott warns
Shadow health minister calls for strengthening of family ties
Read MoreStik’s riot mural removed from public display and sold to celebrity dealer
Work could fetch £50,000 at future auction – but street artist due to create new image on Pogo Cafe garage door
Read MoreFull steam ahead for consultation on Crossrail 2 Hackney project
£12billion scheme could link Dalston with Wimbledon, Alexandra Palace and destinations further afield
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