Dalston resident among those fighting bid to start Brexit without vote of MPs
Tahmid Chowdhury, aged just 22, was an interested party in ‘R v The Secretary of State for Exiting the EU’ and plans to attend at least two days of the appeal
Read MoreChristmas at Hackney House – everything you need to party with cheer and spirit
The cool and versatile venue in the heart of Shoreditch offers inclusive packages from £48 per person, not to mention free prosecco for Monday – Wednesday revellers…
Read MoreCharity launches project to prevent sexual abuse of boys in Hackney
Barnados is looking to improve the safeguarding of vulnerable boys and young men in the borough
Read MoreNazi swastikas painted on vans outside Jewish school in Stamford Hill
Community safety chief acknowledges need for reassurance following spate of incidents, but councillor cautions against giving crimes too much publicity
Read MoreWin a pair of tickets to ‘A Pacifist’s Guide to the War on Cancer’ at the National Theatre!
Expect big anthems, shiny costumes, blood, tears and real cancer patients in this heartbreaking musical
Read MoreLondon Fields residents welcome decision to shelve homes plan
London Fields West LLP last month submitted a planning application – since withdrawn to erect a four-and-a-half storey building containing three flats
Read MoreRemoval Men, The Yard Theatre, review: ‘at its best worthy of Joe Orton’
An Immigration Removal Centre is the setting for a new play at the Yard Theatre that explores a ‘crisis of compassion’ in society, through song, dance and caustic-whimsical dialogue
Read MoreWarning of ‘Croydonisation’ of Hackney Central under council’s ‘masterplan’ vision
Champions of historic buildings say council’s vision for future of area could strip away protections for St Augustine’s Tower and the surrounding ‘oasis’
Read MorePentonville Prison escapee James Anthony Whitlock arrested in Hackney
Fugitive arrested at address in Shepherds Lane, Homerton, yesterday afternoon after escaping from jail earlier this month
Read MorePretty F*cking Good Toast at Machine No. 3, restaurant review, Hackney Central – a masterclass in sourcing
The bar at the end of Well Street has teamed up with a toast-master for an excellent pop-up that runs until the end of November
Read MoreHackney Walk: Residents demand action over ‘horrendous alarms’ and ‘endless pop-up parties’
Much-vaunted fashion hub accused of ‘breaking promises about noise and light pollution’ as council ‘drags its feet’
Read MoreCampaigners demand ‘mini Holland’ in Hackney after Walthamstow success
Council accused of ‘wasting an opportunity’ to trial a similar traffic reduction scheme in London Fields
Read MoreConcert pitch – Hackney’s gig guide for November
We sieve out some of the best live music picks for this month
Read MoreA hotly anticipated UK debut from Taiwanese dance sensation
Cloud Gate 2, the sister company of the renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan make their highly anticipated UK debut with a thrilling triple bill of dance at Sadler’s Wells later this month.
Read MoreMysteries unearthed in Shoreditch excavation of Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre
‘Unusual passageway’ discovered under stage where first actors to play Romeo and Juliet trod the boards
Read MoreBurglars strike again at Black Cat Cafe – just weeks after last break in
Oli Dunk, a chef at the popular Clarence Road vegan eatery, said he arrived this morning to find windows shattered, adding: ‘I’m gutted’
Read More‘That’s the way to do it!’ Shoreditch gallery radically reworks seaside puppet show
Artists Jonathan Baldock and Emma Hart bring out the sinister edge of the popular children’s show that some claim makes light of domestic violence
Read MoreBritannia Leisure Centre given £300,000 refit – despite plans to knock it down
Pat Turnbull from the Save Britannia Leisure Centre campaign says facility will be sacrificed for homes to be sold at market rate
Read MoreCouncil weighs up temporary school plans for Haggerston ‘parkland’ as campaigners set out alternative vision
Planning committee set to decide tonight whether to grant permission to create temporary school premises on the disputed site
Read MoreCouncil apologises to Dalston resident Jacqueline Kent for delays in fixing mould hell
Clayeon McKenzie says sorry to Jacqueline Kent after the Hackney Citizen raised her case with the council
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