Grenfell fire alarms firm in fraud probe over ‘defective’ work in Hackney
Allegations relate to fire safety work carried out by Lakehouse between 2011 and 2014, including ‘incorrectly fitted’ alarms
Read More‘I found my East Berlin right here in East London’: Hackney Tours interview
We meet Simon Cole who, as the man behind the ‘alternative experience walks’, knows his Hackney history and the lay of the land locally
Read MoreGarden variety: a look at the Geffrye Museum’s plans for their grounds this month
The front and period gardens of Hoxton’s Geffrye Museum will be as busy as ever during next year’s renovation. Ahead of that, we look at what’s happening there this month
Read MoreLondon Fields Brewery snapped up by Carlsberg ahead of founder’s fraud trial
Julian Whiteway-Wilkinson denies charges of tax evasion and is set for court appearance this month
Read MoreTake the spear – Gillian Riley on asparagus and other shoots ‘n’ buds
You may get in trouble pinching someone’s asparagus, but perhaps wild Hackney borage will take your fancy? Our resident food historian focuses in on this genre of edible greenery in her latest piece for us, featuring a recipe for a very non-traditional – but incredible – risotto
Read MorePeople’s Parking Bay founder urges council to reverse removal threat
Brenda Puech’s parking space garden could be driven out following complaint from car owner
Read MoreHomerton Hospital’s surprising commitment to art continues – with a little bit of politics
We meet Shaun Caton, the man in charge of Homerton Hospital’s exhibitions (including latest Underbelly Britain) as well as its huge art collection and groundbreaking creative therapies
Read MoreSwift exit: is Hackney Council missing a big opportunity by exiling this most high-flying of birds?
Their aerial displays above Hackney’s skies thrill many, but campaigners such as Hamish Burnett are concerned that they will find nowhere to nest in the borough’s increasingly renovated old and new buildings, as he explains in this comment piece
Read MoreTitbits – council fiddles with freesheet as fire safety response put on ice
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Grenfell questions must not be deflected
Providing incomplete information is no substitute for transparency and action
Read MoreBroadway Market’s most enigmatic furniture shop: we talk to the shopkeeper/owner of Broadway Retro
Broadway Retro has no web presence, no sign and is “mainly shut” – but a look around and a chat with owner and shopkeeper Sarah Bancroft reveals many a reason to visit, and some fascinating insights into the storied market
Read MoreA Hoxton Childhood and The Years After by A.S. Jasper, book review: it’s a hard Hox life
A.S. Jasper was better known as Stan in early twentieth-century Hoxton, where he struggled through a hungry upbringing. Our review looks at his two volumes of “first-person insight into a time when the welfare state was but a twinkle in the labour movement’s eye…”
Read MoreIt should take just ‘two days’ to test cladding, says former council health and safety officer
Town Hall said today – nearly two weeks after Grenfell disaster – that independent cladding tests “will begin this week”
Read MoreHackney Council holds secret £6,000 bash to celebrate ex-Mayor and Town Hall makeover
No media were invited to catered event packed with London council leaders
Read MoreCladding similar to Grenfell Tower found on Woodberry Down estate block
Mayor Glanville says cladding is being removed ‘immediately’ as a precaution
Read MoreGrenfell fire: Hackney Council is ‘dragging its heels’ on fire safety, say local Liberal Democrats
Mayor promises action with little detail as sprinkers petition gathers pace
Read More‘Selfless’ Diane Abbott celebrated at Queen of Hoxton after hashtag craze
#AbbottAppreciation creator Stephanie Ozuo honours Hackney MP
Read MoreResidents feel ‘ignored’ over cladding proposals for Parkside Estate
Campaign group says concerns are ‘falling on deaf ears’
Read MoreThe Space Lady @ Cafe Oto, live music review: ‘street musician turned astral guardian of lo-fi’
The San Fransisco street musician turned winged helmet-wearing purveyor of woozy cover songs filled the boiling hot Dalston venue with joy
Read MoreHomerton’s Berger Primary School to donate proceeds from Summer Fair to Grenfell victims
Adding to the estimated £2.8 million raised so far for those affected by the fire, the event will feature bouncy castles, a BBQ, sales stalls, and a raffle
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