Asif Kapadia – ‘Something happened with Amy'
Camden, not Hackney, is the place with which the singer Amy Winehouse, who died in 2011 of alcohol poisoning, will always be associated. But for Hackney-born director Asif Kapadia, whose acclaimed documentary Amy tells the story of the singer’s precarious life and untimely death, Winehouse could have been “a girl from down the road”. Unlike…
Read MorePlay exploring radicalisation of young Muslims axed two weeks before opening
Confusion as National Youth Theatre play Homegrown which focuses on lure of Islamic State pulled at the last minute
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Homegrown is a site-specific play looking at community responses to extremism, with a focus on the three teenagers from Bethnal Green who left their homes to join Isis this year
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Tourist attraction ‘misled’ council in applying on premise of celebrating of historical women, says Tower Hamlets Mayor John Biggs
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The borough is quietly positioning itself at the forefront of a revolution in urban housing architecture
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Outreach workers will be patrolling weekly until March 2016 under new Healthier Hackney Fund initiative
Read MoreGoing large on macro management
Food can be used to cure all kinds of emotional and physical problems, says Hackney-based macrobiotic chef
Read MoreGreat Ex-pectations at Oslo
Oslo is going Dutch this month with the visit of The Ex, an influential group credited with introducing punk to Ethiopia
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Playwright Julia Pascal hid her Jewish identity and ventured into the Muslim quarter of Jerusalem to find out what life is really like there
Read MoreLeader — A clear case for transparency
If it is news-worthy enough for the press team to put together a council response – the public should be informed
Read MoreTitbits — Unlikely bedfellows, black cabs and bicycle politics
The Town Hall’s Hackney carriage spreads the word but how many councillors can you fit on a bike?
Read MoreAnother string to Craig David’s ‘bo’
Craig David was the pop face of UK garage, selling eight million copies of
his debut album. But his rapid rise to fame was followed by a dramatic fallout.
Now he is back to put the record straight with a new project combining
live performance with DJing and MCing
Another string to Craig David's ‘bo’
Craig David was the pop face of UK garage, selling eight million copies of
his debut album. But his rapid rise to fame was followed by a dramatic fallout.
Now he is back to put the record straight with a new project combining
live performance with DJing and MCing
Riotous fun as Shomrim joins forces with Met for police Open Day
Event aimed to strengthen ties between Met police and Orthodox Jewish community
Read MoreHackney City Farm needs pounds for its piggy bank
The borough’s favourite farmyard needs help to feed its chickens, goats and donkeys
Read MoreTeenager’s body pulled from canal after being chased by police
17 year-old boy who died in canal near Lea Bridge Road named locally as Jack Susianta
Read MoreJewish and Muslim communities celebrate landmark autopsy ruling
Rabbi Asher Gratt describes families’ relief as judicial review establishes set of precedents for coroners
Read MoreArtists slam sculpture competition launched by developers
Regal Homes which plans to demolish over a hundred artists’ studios offers £1,000 prize for public artwork
Read MoreRent hike forces fashion incubator The Trampery to seek new home
Social enterprise that opened doors two years ago says it will be priced out as rent increases by 400 per cent
Read MoreHinterland: ode to a lost generation
First time filmmaker Harry Macqueen scooped a Raindance nomination with Hinterland, a romantic road movie about navigating through your late twenties
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