GCSE Results Day: Students across Hackney collect their grades
We bring you the latest from the borough’s schools as they throw open their doors for the day
Read MorePolice unconvinced over Pizza East’s plans to stay open all night
Town Hall to decide next week on Shoreditch venue’s bid to stay open till 6am
Read MorePembury Estate residents outraged as playground locked for months – to everyone but private owners
Peabody Trust apologises as Hackney Mayor condemns segregated play areas as ‘divisive and draconian’
Read MoreFood charity puts out call for volunteers in Hackney after £20k funding boost
The Felix Project, which distributes grub to good causes across London, will train up 25 out-of-work youngsters
Read MoreHandful of leaseholders resist council plans for Woodberry Down redevelopment
Over 40 per cent of homes for private sale on estate gone to overseas buyers so far as council argues scheme ‘beyond credible challenge’
Read MoreArtist creates immersive schizophrenic experience for new exhibition in Hackney
James Paddock’s PYLON at A-Side B-Side Gallery uses mixed media to take the audience on a journey through an imaginary psychotic episode
Read MoreSAE London – The home of creatives
SAE London, a creative media higher education provider in Haggerston, has put together a handy guide to the clearing process
Read MoreDancing babies and woolly trees: Next month’s Hackney Carnival set to be ‘biggest and best yet’
Yarn-bombing and baby disco added to 8 September line-up, alongside the iconic parade through the new Hackney Central location
Read MoreA-level Results Day: Hackney students get their grades
Jitters and joy aplenty as we bring you news from schools across the borough
Read MoreAnother round? London Fields Brewery returns to its original home after five-year absence
Team reveals it is once again making beer in the arches where it all began back in 2011
Read MoreDaubeney Fields playground transformation an ‘instant hit’ with families
Council and local community turn ‘bleak’ 1970s rec ground into a natural play space with an outdoor classroom
Read More‘True celebration’: Latin music festival draws 30,000 people to Finsbury Park
Singers and dancers from across the UK wowed the crowd at La Clave Fest earlier this month
Read MoreCharity appeals for volunteers to help blind people in Hackney use specially adapted radios
British Wireless for the Blind Fund’s devices allow people to enjoy podcasts, books, talking newspapers and more
Read MoreDiane Abbott signs up for local bookshop’s Women of Westminster event
The Hackney MP will join Labour colleague Rachel Reeves and historian Diane Atkinson to discuss the successes of female parliamentarians over the past century
Read MoreLele’s, Lower Clapton, food review: ‘A cheery vegan oasis’
The ‘sheer joy’ on offer at chef-owner Valentina Fois’ cafe has proved such a hit that she’s opened a second spot in Dalston this month
Read MoreJesus Christ Superstar, Barbican Theatre: ‘Modern, but with all the clout of the original’
Director Timothy Sheader’s fresh take on the classical Lloyd Webber musical ‘enthralls, appalls and innovates’
Read More‘Real sense of history’: Family photos donated by Hackney women on display at Sutton House
Cherelle Sappleton’s exhibition, featuring snaps gifted by the local community, offers a highly personal glimpse into the borough’s past
Read MoreDon’t miss Songhoy Blues at Royal Festival Hall this Sunday night
Born out of war and exile, this Malian group creates blistering, compelling West African rock music fused with reggae and country
Read MoreCASA Festival, Dalston: ‘A Latin American fiesta that reminds us why diversity is so vital’
We look at three plays from July’s two-week festival, hosted by the Arcola Theatre, Rio Cinema and the Curve Garden
Read MoreCouncil forced to cut back Hackney Today after court rejects its appeal
Hackney Mayor ‘extremely disappointed’ as Town Hall considers how to replace its controversial freesheet
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