Lincoln Court residents launch petition against council plans to turn play space into housing
Hackney mayor calls the effort a ‘campaign against council housing during a housing crisis’
Read MoreKollier din-Bangura interview: ‘society is not ready for a black guy to be in a gallery or to own a gallery’
We met with the sculptor and longstanding Dalston cultural entrepreneur, for a discussion covering black enterprise, gentrification and the loss of creative communities
Read MoreThe Lido, Libby Page, book review: perfect poolside prose
Two women with a sixty-year age gap bond together to save their local lido, in this feel-good dip into ‘unexpected pockets of genuine community amidst the urban sprawl’
Read MoreLetter – Heathrow expansion plans a ‘sick joke’
London’s Green Party MEP Jean Lambert on the government’s ‘flight of fancy’
Read MoreDalston towers over Eastern Curve Garden approved despite loss of sunlight
Former Speaker calls decision ‘disappointing’ and worries about garden’s future
Read MoreTowers ‘overshadowing’ Dalston Eastern Curve Garden go before planning chiefs
Eight-storey housing scheme has faced public opposition
Read MoreConcert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for June 2018
This month’s local live music listings features supergroups, atomic age rock, Dutch anarchist jazz punk and some experimental luminaries
Read MoreTitbits – Short stories, Pipe dreams and local Labour’s fraying seams
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Clean Air: Act!
There will be no Grenfell-type cataclysm to trigger action on air pollution
Read More178 urgent fire safety issues in Hackney blocks ‘outstanding’ ahead of Grenfell anniversary
Council says 94 per cent of issues in housing blocks have been addressed
Read MoreHomeless men evicted from Mare Street tents by council enforcement team
Police called as men are forced out for ‘obstructing the highway’
Read MoreNeighbour slams ‘horrible’ three-storey London Fields apartment block ahead of planning decision
Resident ‘disappointed’ after council officers recommend granting permission
Read MoreCleaners at Hackney Learning Trust keep jobs and terms after Carillion collapse
Staff have switched to OSC Group with the same working conditions, says council
Read MoreResidents of historic Chocolate Studios up in arms over hotel plans
Businesses housed in former sweet factory also ‘anxious about the future’ amid fears over loss of light
Read MoreEast End exhibitions – five of the best for June 2018
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond – from the textile trade to art in a skip
Read MoreCelebration to mark 150 years of the arts in Dalston kicks off this weekend
The area’s long association with creatives began in 1868 with the building of the Reeves and Sons factory
Read MorePicnicking on petals: the history of edible flowers in Hackney
“The time has come to brighten up our food with cheerful blossoms,” says our resident food historian Gillian Riley, who this month looks into Hackney’s role in the development of consumable blooms…
Read MoreJunior doctors at Homerton Hospital are scared to report extra hours
Concerns raised at hospital board meeting about ‘under-reporting’
Read MoreGrenfell-linked Celotex material not used on blocks, says Hackney Council
Housing chief responds to BBC Panorama investigation
Read MoreTown Hall clarifies air pollution policy after Mayor corrects meeting minutes
Demirci says Hackney Council is committed to ‘decreasing’ air pollution
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