Hackney Foodbank appeals for help amid record demand for emergency supplies
Charity to hold fundraising events to contend with a 25 per cent rise in residents using its services
Read MoreThe Strongroom American Beer Festival is back, and bigger than ever!
Independence Day celebrations, a huge range of imported beers, spirits and more
Read MoreYou’re hired! Sophie Linden accepted as London’s deputy mayor for policing and crime despite ‘worst CV ever seen’
Police and crime committee ‘deeply disappointed at paucity and shortness’ of nominee’s supporting documents and questions her judgment
Read MoreA Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution – book review
Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
Read MoreA Walk in the Park: The Life and Times of a People’s Institution – book review
Historian Travis Elborough charts the fascinating history of parks, those little pockets of nature most of us take for granted
Read MoreField Day review: 'a fitting end to a triumphant decade'
Festivalgoers descended upon Victoria Park this weekend for some glorious music, a lot of mud and ten years’ worth of memories
Read More‘Wholly incompetent and dishonest’ fake medical staff employed with help of Homerton biomedical scientist
Two women landed themselves jobs with the ‘assistance and connivance’ of Homerton biochemist
Read MoreChatsworth Road shooting: man found guilty of Moses Fadairo manslaughter
Christopher Erunse found guilty of manslaughter following broad-daylight shooting of a young father on Chatsworth Road
Read MoreBig Lunch: Shrubland Road street party is first in residents’ living memory
Whole road closed for the day so that residents could have fun and get to know each other better
Read MoreDalston car park death: two charged with murder of Mehmet Degerli
Mustafa Alparslan and Huseyin Akkoyun in court over death of 49-year-old father Mehmet Degerli
Read MoreMind Enterprises – Clapton electronic musician gets in the mood for Field Day
Andrea Tirone – aka Mind Enterprises – describes his ultimate goal as playing in a band with friends, but will not compromise on his musical vision
Read MoreCrowdfunding campaign launched to bring back Well Street market
Well Street residents hope market will reinvigorate community and boost local economy
Read MoreWireless Festival to go ahead as Friends of Finsbury Park loses High Court bid
‘Should such a council be the guardian of such an important and necessary public open space?’
Read MoreE5 Bakehouse hosts true stories of refugees
Supper club with a twist lays on international food and dramatic performances
Read More‘No worthier winner’: St Joseph’s Hospice wins Mayor’s Civic Award
Hard work of ‘amazing’ staff and volunteers recognised
Read MoreParents of Stamford Hill teenagers rescued on Kent coastal walk raise £5,000 for RNLI
34 boys became stranded on the Kent shoreline as the tide came in
Read MoreSt Augustine’s Tower: ‘it was Buckingham Palace for pigeons’
St Augustine’s Tower is Hackney’s oldest building and a symbol of the borough. But for years the building lay redundant with its doors locked
Read MoreHackney New School makes architectural grade
Hackney New School is responding to the challenges – budgetary or otherwise – of a new era in school building
Read More‘Perpetual insecurity’: author Rosie Walker on the Rent Trap
A new book aims to lift the lid on the ‘market-induced inequality’ in private renting
Read MoreLiving in a material world: upholstering with the School of Stuff
Students at Dalston’s School of Stuff reinvigorate old furniture using traditional upholstery methods
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