Hackney artist’s 66-foot mural brightens up star-studded photography studio
Rosie Lom’s colourful wall design at Shoreditch Studios got a nod of approval from Arsenal legend Thierry Henry
Read MoreHackney Labour ‘seriously concerned’ as it hits out at government over local food bank shortages
Town Hall’s food poverty chief calls situation ‘one of the greatest scandals of 21st-century Britain’
Read MoreBright Kids Nursery to host open day this weekend
Situated close to Homerton Hospital, the nursery offers free, funded places for children aged 2-4
Read MoreBiff’s Jack Shack, Homerton, food review: ‘Junk food to stop you missing meat’
A stand inside a supermarket-cum-cinema in Homerton is serving up jackfruit burgers and wings – and they ‘pack a punch’
Read MoreFree full-time nursery places available at St Mary’s Primary School
Admissions now open for 2019 at the Stoke Newington school which has provided ‘high quality education for over 450 years’
Read MoreMedics quizzed over plans for ‘eligibility criteria’ for hip, knee and cataract operations
Healthwatch Hackney voices ‘intense nervousness’ at plans to restrict access to procedures
Read MoreCouncil launches new preemptive approach to violence against women and girls
Three-year strategy aims to prevent domestic abuse ‘from even materialising’
Read MoreUnions react to Town Hall’s new workforce plans amid concerns austerity could leave services ‘unfit’
Council to start setting targets to reduce spend on agency workers
Read More‘History in the making’: Hackney artist’s Brexit gift ‘delightfully received’ by Prime Minister Theresa May
Kevin Gill, who counts Barack Obama as a fan, sent a print of his painting ‘The Brexit Note’, featuring politicians past and present, to Number 10
Read MoreOlive School’s temporary home could set precedent for ‘shortchanging’ Hackney pupils, warn councillors
Residents raise concerns over air pollution from nearby Lea Bridge roundabout
Read MoreTransport for London unveils plans to ‘reduce road danger’ at Dalston Junction
TfL moots left turn ban into Dalston Lane as it launches consultations on five of the capital’s most notorious junctions
Read MorePlastic producers must foot the waste bill, Hackney Mayor tells MPs
Borough leader Philip Glanville says ‘fundamental rethink’ is needed in appearance at inquiry into government’s waste strategy
Read More‘Stop the spread’: Doctors issue new warning to parents amid ongoing measles outbreak
More than 350 cases recorded in Hackney and Haringey in the past eight months as local GP urges people to ‘think of the benefits’
Read MoreFrequent publication of council freesheet ‘unacceptably compromises’ local press, says judge
Town Hall considers legal options as Mayor expresses ‘disappointment’ with outcome of judicial review
Read More‘Tip of the iceberg’: More than 40 families with SEND children left without respite funding for months
Hackney Independent Parents call on borough’s mayor to intervene as parents reported as ‘at the end of their tether’
Read MoreMayor of London unveils £6m in clean air funding during visit to Hackney
Stoke Newington to receive £500k for ‘ambitious public realm improvements’ prioritising low-emission vehicles
Read MoreThe Knight of the Burning Pestle, Barbican Theatre, review: ‘Like Dario Fo on speed’
Cheek by Jowl reunites with Moscow Pushkin Theatre for a ‘fanciful romp through culture clashes’
Read MoreCouncil urges renters to shop rogue landlords as it vows to get tough over ‘unfair’ fees
Town Hall asks for help as it pledges to strictly enforce new ban on ‘unreasonable’ charges
Read MoreProposals for free school’s temporary blocks slammed as ‘flawed’ by Hackney Society
Planned new site criticised as ‘not befitting a modern education’ amid warnings that prefab blocks could become permanent
Read MoreComic – Hold them in your hands
Artist Francisco de la Mora pays tribute to Hackney’s independent bookshops
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