New phone app to gift locals a “poetic satnav” of Hackney and its history
a hackney autobiography, created by social enterprise On The Record, uses the oral history, music and GPS technology to create spellbinding ‘audio tours’
Read MoreFree concert organised by Speaker to raise money for the borough’s homeless and migrants
Choirs, rock musicians and a Turkish saz ensemble among those coming together for ‘Hackney in Harmony’ at St John of Jerusalem Church on 6 May
Read More‘Darkness to descend’ on Eastern Curve Garden as nine-storey tower threat looms
Community blog raises concerns over redevelopment plans for neighbouring Thames House
Read MoreMayor urges residents to get involved in Hackney housing strategy
Town Hall consulting on plans to tackle rogue landlords and build more homes, but local renters’ group says proposals could be ‘braver’
Read MoreHigh heels row: Government rejects Hackney campaigner’s demand for law change
Local actor sent home from work for refusing to switch shoes calls Whitehall’s response to dress code inquiry a ‘cop-out’
Read MoreMangle acid attack: Arthur Collins arrested and charged
Collins, 24, and Andre Phoenix, 21, to appear in court today in connection with incident in Hackney which has left two people blind in one eye
Read MoreField Day: commemorative “cat beer” readied by Five Points, Dinerama celebration planned
Five Points’ Field Day Citrus Pale Ale will be in abundance at the Victoria Park music festival on 3 June
Read MoreMangle ‘acid attack’: second victim goes blind in one eye as police make arrest
Detectives continue to hunt Arthur Collins and appeal for information about ‘awful incident’ in Hackney
Read MoreEast End exhibitions – five of the best for May
Our regular look at the best exhibitions in and around the borough in the coming month features recycled oils, Alice Neel, and a pair of shows based around identity and the self
Read MoreVictim blinded in one eye after Mangle ‘acid attack’ as woman arrested in police raids
The Met searched three Hertfordshire addresses today hunting for Arthur Collins
Read MoreHundreds of Hackney police officers wear body cameras for the first time to ‘reassure community’
500 body worn video cameras could help fight crime, says the Met
Read MoreGeneral Election 2017: Hackney MP Diane Abbott predicts an ‘unpleasant’ campaign – but says Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour can win
MP for pro-Remain Hackney North says Labour’s Brexit will ‘protect living standards’
Read MoreWanted: Towie star Ferne McCann’s boyfriend Arthur Collins over Mangle ‘acid attack’
Police manhunt launched over 20 burns injuries at London Fields nightclub
Read MoreBarbican’s Sound Unbound weekender set to give classical music a festival feel
The event running 29-30 April will feature Anna Meredith, Chilly Gonzales, the London Symphony Orchestra and more
Read MoreSupreme Court grants appeal in Sam Hallam’s fight for compensation
Court will review whether earlier ruling breaches ECHR on presumption of innocence
Read MoreMangle ‘acid attack’: Arrest warrant served in Hertfordshire leading to unrelated arrests for guns and drugs
Met police confirms arrest warrant issued after London Fields incident
Read MoreYoung Ideal-ists: Capel Manor student grabs gold in gardening contest
A student from Capel Manor College has won big in the Ideal Home Show’s Young Gardeners of the Year competition
Read MoreVillage Underground lodges plans to turn old ABC cinema into arts venue
Group addresses concerns over future of existing tenants as consultation on Hackney Arts Centre nears end
Read MorePutting in a Shift – ideas from the public sought for new canalside community and business hub
Make Shift’s efforts to ‘transform underused urban space’ are currently being applied to Clarnico Quay, a disused site in between the Olympic Park and Hackney Wick
Read MoreWoodberry Wetlands’ spring line-up revealed
Beekeeping, bat-tracking and outdoor yoga on the menu as Hackney nature reserve celebrates its first birthday
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