Historian looks into the 'tamed wildness' of Victoria Park
Travis Elborough is exploring Victoria Park’s links with sport, colonialism and protest as research for a book on the history of public parks
Read MoreTown Hall launches investigation into ‘corruption’ by Hackney Homes staff
Council’s audit and anti-fraud department investigating allegations against ‘small number’ of housing workers
Read MoreAA Bronson: Hexenmeister – radical artist's first London exhibition
Veteran Canadian artist who continues to challenge notions of artistic orthodoxy is showing work at Maureen Paley
Read MoreRugby drama tells the story of a pioneer for sexual equality
Gareth Thomas’s battle for acceptance after coming out is the subject of Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage, opening next week at the Arcola
Read MoreTown Hall apologises for election day glitch that left residents unable to vote
Returning Officer Tim Shields said the Council would be ‘investigating’ to find out what went wrong
Read MoreYou’re never far away from a lunch club!
From square meals to financial advice, lunch clubs are proving a useful resource for older people
Read MoreAlarm raised over ‘hazardous’ run-off from fresh concrete laid in nature reserve
Environment Agency writes to Lee Valley Park Authority over concrete works at Middlesex Filterbeds
Read MoreTroubled electric car charging scheme gets a boost
Council hands over control of its 16 car charging points to BluePoint London after “high level of outage and failures”
Read MoreArtist's alter-egos and 'Tinder men' go on display at Save Changes exhibition
Stour Space group exhibition focuses on how social media platforms impact on identity
Read MoreJem Cohen: 'By some standards I'm kind of invisible'
Veteran New York filmmaker Jem Cohen talks about the meaningless of the word ‘indie’, the resilience of cities and having a poor sense of direction
Read MoreNew Head of Hackney Learning Trust is Council’s ‘star hire’
Anne Canning brings 30 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge to her new role
Read MoreBeyond Caring – stage review: the shocking reality behind zero-hours contracts
Developed by The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, Beyond Caring, about zero-hours contract cleaners in a meat factory, has now transferred to the National
Read MoreTitbits — Hubs and ramps
Musings on the expanding Fashion Hub and a classic case of ‘partisan ramp’ at a Hackney polling station
Read More‘Porn-free’ newsagent Hamdy Shahein to retire after 36 years at the shop counter
Stoke Newington community is ‘like family’ says owner of Hamdy’s News as he prepares to hand over his shop
Read MoreLeader – polls were wrong, so were results
Labour’s vote share increased by 1.5 per cent, whereas the Conservative’s vote share increased by only 0.8 per cent
Read MoreGeneral Election 2015: analysis
Comfortable wins for Labour saw both Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier increase their share of the vote, while the Conservatives and Greens vied for second place in both constituencies
Read MoreLabour MPs survive bloodbath
Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier win with larger majorities
Read MoreGeneral Election 2015: Hackney South & Shoreditch results
Labour party’s Meg Hillier re-elected with increased majority
Read MoreGeneral Election 2015: Hackney North & Stoke Newington results
Labour party’s Diane Abbott re-elected with increased majority
Read MoreDavid Byrne’s 2015 Meltdown programme announced
I hope there are some new discoveries for everyone, says David Byrne
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