London Mayor announces £10m boost for broadband ‘fibre backbone’ using tube tunnels
London Assembly Member calls on government to ‘crack on’ with roll-out across country by 2025
Read MoreArtemis of the Lea, Amanda Lwin: ‘Elevating human waste into something precious’
The artist’s temporary canalside installation features jugs that serve as both urinals and watering cans
Read More‘The language of the 21st century’: Hackney launches annual coding challenge for schools
Town Hall joins up with cloud platform Twilio in effort to combat falling numbers of pupils learning computing
Read MoreHackney photographer up for charity award after live-tweeting stem cell donation
Sonny Malhotra shortlisted for Donor Champion of the Year by leading blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan
Read MoreDevelopers pressed on affordable housing levels for Hackney Central plans
Hackney Walk to hold more detailed consultation with residents next year as negotiations continue
Read MoreNew heritage project in Hackney seeks Volunteer Manager
New Unity non-religious church is looking for someone to help deliver a project about the history of its building – the iconic Newington Green Meeting House
Read MoreVassa, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Classic family drama given a good shake’
Maxim Gorky’s dark comedy about power and greed, adapted with aplomb by Mike Bartlett, ‘rings as true today as it did in 1910’
Read MoreIvanov, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘A shining cast dimmed by technical flaws’
Theatre of Nations brought Anton Chekhov’s first full-length play to London in its original language – but subtitling issues resulted in confusion
Read MoreHackney primary ‘delighted’ after winning School Games award for sporting success
The Olive School has been recognised in a government-led scheme for both its sports provision and on-field feats
Read MoreHolocaust Brunch, Artsdepot, stage review: ‘Humour and food open up traumatic history for a modern audience’
Tamara Micner’s one-woman play uses everyday devices to ‘make us think anew about a topic no-one can afford to forget’
Read MoreUnions condemn investigation into bullying and discrimination within Hackney Council
Town Hall ‘strongly refutes’ criticisms of an independent report into working practice at its call centre
Read MoreDiane Abbott drops in at Hackney primary school’s Democracy Day
The local MP joined borough councillors to help explain the value and intricacies of the electoral system to pupils
Read MoreYoung people celebrated at ‘inspirational’ Jack Petchey Foundation awards
129 youngsters were recognised for a range of achievements at a ceremony at Stoke Newington Town Hall this month
Read MoreTransport for London to push ahead with Silvertown Tunnel contract ‘as soon as possible’
Campaigners accuse London Mayor of ‘astonishing hypocrisy and doublethink’
Read MoreSomali social isolation project calls for community ‘safe space’
Voluntary sector boss pledges to make sure community group’s ‘voices and needs influence our strategy and services’
Read MoreFinsbury Park flood: Local politicians put ‘serious concerns’ to Thames Water
Hackney Mayor joins MPs Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn to grill company bosses over their response to last week’s catastrophe
Read MoreGarden School awarded £1.5m to create Hackney’s only sixth form for autistic students
Hackney Mayor welcomes arrival of ‘long-held wish’ as grant funding goes to fund feasibility study and expansion of new site
Read MoreBeyond jam and Jerusalem: A different side to the Women’s Institute in Hackney Wick
A growing unit is combining tradition with defying stereotypes through feminist crafts, cocktails and pumpkin activism
Read MoreCouncil crackdown on rogue landlords begins after new licensing powers approved
Landlords in Brownswood, Cazenove and Stoke Newington warned to expect ‘tough penalties’ if they do not hold a licence
Read More‘Had enough’: BSix sixth form teachers come out on strike over pay and funding
Students express solidarity with educators as study shows £1.1bn required to fully reverse last ten years of cuts
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