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The Black Eel review – ‘Can I ever forgive Fisher?’
Have you ever been swimming with eels? A nightmare for some, a strange fascination for my friend and me.
Read MoreCouncil chief executive hauled in front of judge as resident alleges contempt of court
A Hackney leaseholder alleges the council has breached a court-ordered deadline to complete works on his property in a long-running legal disrepair case
Read More‘Beautiful Gothic Dalston school shut last year – we want to turn it into art and music space’
Hackney Council listed Colvestone Primary School as an Asset of Community Value after shuttering it in 2024
Read More‘Speechless’: Council tells NHS staff to stop writing letters in support of SEND families
Hackney parents whose children have special educational needs and disabilities say they are shocked by the request seen in leaked emails
Read MoreRidley Road traders warn rent rise will force them out
Worries that proposals to raise licence fees could force them out for good
Read MoreHackney Council CEO faces contempt of court charges in ongoing leaseholder dispute
Dawn Carter-McDonald has been ordered to attend the first hearing, which is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon
Read MoreA takeaway of ideas – artist Ling Tan’s Low Carbon Chinatown
Ingredients for change on show at climate exhibition
Read MorePower Station review – ‘If we’re going to save this life-giving world we’re squatting on, we need radical, grassroots change’
‘A combining of Powell’s artistic audio-visual epics with Edelstyn’s narrative vision and director-producer drive’
Read MorePlan for secure children’s home progresses despite opposition from Save Lea Marshes
The proposal is ‘the wrong project in the wrong place’
Read MoreThe writing’s on the wall – behold the ‘floating’ sculptures of Zineb Sedira
There are ‘Dreams’ on the River Lea, shadows on the brickwork
Read MoreA combination of imagination and tradition – India Club at Gunpowder
‘This is the epitome of intimate dining’
Read MoreChallenging under-representation: Campaign launches to tackle Afro-hair discrimination
‘There are thousands of emojis but none that represents afro-hair’
Read MoreCouncil left child without care plan for more than a year, ombudsman finds
Town Hall received professional advice late – but still did not issue the plan for around another 10 months.
Read MoreHackney Council has spent £38 million since 2020 buying back houses it used to own
The local authority sold one property for £95,050 in 2014, only to buy it back for £365,000 in 2021
Read MoreBakery workers pave the way for hospitality organising with ‘landmark’ union recognition
E5 Bakehouse founder Ben Mackinnon has welcomed the agreement as a ‘really positive move’
Read MoreRaising the colour: Hackney flies flag for Black History Season
Following a summer where flag wars have polarised the country, the borough is ‘Standing Firm in Power and Pride’
Read MoreRidley Road traders are back up and running – but uncertainty remains
A number of traders referred to the council as “hostile”, saying it is overseeing the ‘managed decline’ of Ridley Road
Read MoreHackney MP Meg Hillier joins judging panel of Kingsland Shopping Centre logo design competition
The MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch said the contest was about ‘capturing the story of Dalston’ and reflecting its ‘diversity, ambition and energy’
Read MoreCampaigners urge Homerton NHS Trust to eschew contract with controversial US data firm
‘There are widely-held concerns about the inadequate safeguards Palantir offers regarding the confidentiality of our personal health records’
Read MorePopular Hackney venue teases plenty more gigs as council backs 5am closing time
Director of music and comedy theatre Evolutionary Arts Hackney (EartH) in Hackney says later hours will put an end to its ‘hand-to-mouth’ existence and support its long-term survival
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