Erin O’Keefe: Certain Things, Seventeen Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Clean in form but subtle in composition’
The New York-based artist’s first solo show on these shores features ‘beguiling tableaux which repay close attention’
Read MoreFree full-time nursery places at St Mary’s Primary School
The popular school in Stoke Newington still has room in its January 2021 intake. Find out how to apply…
Read More‘We owe it to residents’: Hackney Council set to adopt strict new limits on air pollution
Town Hall consulting on a raft of measures designed to help it meet rigorous World Health Organisation guidelines
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal team ‘bowled over by people’s kindness’ as they reach record number of kids
Over 5,400 children in poverty across north-east London will have a present to open this Christmas thanks to ‘great show of warmth and love’
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion celebrates as Hackney’s estates go glyphosate-free for 2021
Town Hall bans controversial weedkiller for year-long trial as part of wider plans to encourage biodiversity and rewilding
Read MoreWomen’s museum launches £20k appeal to help it gather more stories from across East London
East End Women’s Museum calls for support as it prepares to open a permanent home in Barking next year
Read More‘No older person should be out of reach’: Council sets out strategy for tackling ageist stereotypes
Plans aim to balance care for the vulnerable with better support for those who play an active role in the borough
Read MoreShoreditch Park Adventure Playground set for £350k redesign
Town Hall announces plans for new log cabin and classroom, soft play room, toilets and improved access
Read More‘Hopeful day’ as woman, 83, becomes first Hackney resident to receive Covid vaccine
Cheers erupted at Elsdale Street Surgery this morning when Josephine Casey had the jab
Read MoreReflections on 2020
Tamsin Ssembajjo Quigley recounts her personal experience of events in Hackney during one of the most tumultuous years in living memory
Read MoreCabbage protest rolls up to Town Hall as transport chief calls out online abuse
Vegetable-themed demo was in response to a tweet from Cllr Jon Burke, who has hit out at ‘relentless bigoted attacks’ against him
Read MoreHackney City Farm wins funding for two zero-waste initiatives
Farm’s zero-waste shop to expand and add digital signs thanks to backing from North London Waste Authority
Read MoreHackney Mayor urges residents to ‘review Christmas plans’ as London bumped up to Tier 3
Borough leader warns virus ‘still very dangerous’ following spike in cases across the capital
Read MoreCouncil’s plan to remove thousands from housing waiting list thrown open to public for feedback
Deputy mayor defends proposal, which could see 7,000 households cut from the list, as an ‘honest conversation’ about the best use of resources
Read MoreEat Hackney Vegan Cookbook, Helena Smith: ‘A smorgasbord of food ideas suitable for everyone’
Try your hand at recipes donated by chefs across the borough in support of local causes
Read MoreTeenager murdered in Hackney was unlawfully expelled by local school, report reveals
Safeguarding board says Hackney New School’s decision exposed Tashaun Aird, 15, to a ‘challenging environment that he did not need’
Read MoreEmergency services call for removal of bollards at Clissold traffic filter
Town Hall officers hint at further exemptions for some vehicles to pass through traffic filters as council continues to gather data on schemes’ impact
Read MoreCampaigners’ research reveals local vision for Morning Lane Tesco site
Campaigners call for ambition on affordable housing as council pledges to ensure all residents and businesses will have a say
Read MoreFive injured as car mounts pavement in Stamford Hill accident
One person left in life-threatening condition following ‘horrendous’ crash
Read MoreComic – Welcome Low Traffic Neighbourhoods
Artist Francisco de la Mora with his view on LTNs, informed by his upbringing in Mexico City
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