Rootdown, Lower Clapton – review: California dreaminess
Cosy family-run restaurant offering ‘Californian cuisine’ boasts an inventive menu of seasonal, small-scale dishes
Read MoreMayor Jules Pipe condemns ‘obscene’ Bishopsgate Goodsyard proposals
Plans lack enough affordable housing for Tech City workers, says mayor
Read MorePlan to axe one of Hackney’s six fire engines slammed as ‘dangerous’
Hackney already ‘disproportionately’ affected by cuts and would face longer response times, warns Fire Brigade Union
Read MoreStik's missing 'community mural' discovered on sale in West London
Street artist furious over ‘destruction and commercial exploitation’ of mural painted with local children in Polish city of Gdansk
Read MorePolice appeal for information about prolific artifice burglar
Peter Kerrigan posed as a police officer to trick residents and raid their homes
Read More'Totally rock 'n' roll' play' about depression to open in Hackney
Punk-poet Brigitte Aphrodite brings her acclaimed musical My Beautiful Black Dog about mental health to Hackney Showroom
Read MoreColvestone Primary School: Council mulls U-turn over playground light
Hackney Council says it will consider historical covenant but campaigners remain sceptical
Read MoreFirst Passivhaus in Hackney unveiled
The eco-friendly home can be kept warm with two towel rails and costs just £170 a year to heat
Read MoreHouse homeless people in empty council buildings, urge campaigners
Petition launched calling on the Town Hall to throw open the doors of its underused premises
Read MoreNadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot tackles refugee crisis at Stoke Newington gallery opening
Political activist premieres video for Pussy Riot single ‘Refugees In’ at Connor Brothers exhibition
Read MoreWhere are the extra school places coming from?
Plan to build flats to pay for new schools is unpopular, but council says its options are limited, writes Ellie Broughton
Read MoreHomerton cleans up maternity department following health watchdog inspection
‘Amber’ warning given by Care Quality Commission following safety concerns
Read MoreWas R.D. Laing a mental health pioneer or a dangerous maverick?
A new play at the Arcola looks at the legacy of the ‘anti-psychiatrist’ whose mental illness centre in Bow became notorious for its controversial methods
Read MorePolice cuts threaten stop and search progress
New stop and search methods have reduced the frequency of searches and improved accuracy. But cuts to police funding mean improvements might be lost
Read MoreMercury Heart bid to revive the live album
A Hackney three-piece were so amazed by the recording of a recent gig at Oslo that they made it their debut LP
Read MoreTitbits – politicians’ housing plans, squatting foxes and Professor Green’s ring
Did somebody mention the Mayor’s basement excavation?
Read MoreGrowing a community – the never-ending story of Woodberry Down
Simon Donovan of Manor House Development Trust talks about the challenges of Woodberry Down, community, and why his job is as easy as ABCD
Read MoreTackling homelessness is key to eradicating TB
NHS struggles to treat with patients with no fixed abode who have tested positive, says Homerton Hospital
Read MoreQuince essentials: the local story of an exotic fruit
From Ancient Greece to the present day, quince is the versatile staple of many a kitchen
Read MoreWhy tutoring is not just for posh kids
The private tuition business is growing, but is it diversifying too? One tutor offers a unique perspective on the industry
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