Woodberry Wetlands to open for first time in nearly 200 years
Vast wildlife oasis is ‘a high-quality green space and a haven for nature’
Read MoreDocs around the clock – Cheap Cuts Documentary Film Festival preview
A new film festival for documentaries aims to make filmmaking and watching accessible to all
Read MoreCampaigners triumph as Duke of Wellington pub wins protected status
Closed pub gains special heritage status following campaign to save it
Read MoreShoreditch strip club seeks licence renewal under tough policy
One of few ‘sex establishments’ left has had licence renewal approved in previous years
Read MoreWilde Wilde East – The Importance of Being Earnest comes to the Barbican
An operatic adaptation of one of the most celebrated comedies in the English language comes to the Barbican this month
Read MoreFancy cuppas – Stoke Newington Tea House review
The Stoke Newington Tea House is hoping to cause a stir amongst the cafés and bars of Church Street, but has it found the perfect blend?
Read MoreBig Issue to mark 200 million milestone with one-off exhibition
Street artist Ben Eine teams up with magazine that helps homeless people make a living
Read MorePembury Circus shortlisted for ‘Planning and Placemaking’ awards
Housing association chief hails scheme that has ‘helped fulfil vision of creating a welcoming estate’
Read MoreFruit tree planters plan to transform Mabley Green into ‘edible park’
Volunteers planted 30 types of tree as part of scheme that could have huge health, social and environmental benefits
Read MoreResidents fear foregone conclusion over London Fields cycling ‘quietway’
Hard won public consultation dismissed as ‘smoke and mirrors’
Read MoreHistoric warehouse in Shoreditch conservation area to be converted into offices
Former industrial building to be given two extra storeys for offices, restaurant and retail
Read MoreCouncil gets stick over school grounds sell-off ‘trick’
Plan to stack flats on top of a school for pupils with special educational needs comes in for criticism
Read MoreVegging out – The Hive restaurant review
The Hive’s meat-free menu is a break from the all-too-common quorn and dal framework found elsewhere
Read MoreLegal Geeks code through the night for Hackney Community Law Centre
Hackathon event saw teams of tech whizzes invent software to ‘improve access to advice for the most vulnerable’
Read MoreCrossrail 2 needs ‘eastern phase’ through Hackney, claims Mayor
Eastern branch of the rail-link would support economic and population growth in the borough, study finds
Read MoreHackney teachers denounce plans to force schools to become academies
Announcement is ‘distraction from the severe teacher shortages and school places crisis’, claims Hackney NUT
Read MoreDevelopers accused of ‘daylight robbery’ in Bishopsgate Goodsyard row
‘No other proposed development has been predicted to have such a large effect on so many dwellings,’ finds independent study
Read MoreLook sharp! Unpeeling the history of citrus fruit
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at oranges and lemons through the ages, and takes a trip to the Bangledshi grocers of Brick Lane
Read MoreCampaigners fight to save historic Swan Wharf stable block
‘Emblematic’ building should be retained, says heritage group
Read MoreVirtually Dead ‘zombie apocalypse’ lurches into Hackney
Virtual reality offers ‘authentic experience of fighting zombies in the streets’
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