Hackney restricts office-to-residential developments to ‘protect’ high streets
Council votes to adopt a wide-ranging Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights
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Councillors insist two-way street will ease traffic but transport expert slams proposals as ‘disappointing’
Read MoreBuilding Lives’ Hackney apprentices lose jobs amid funding chaos
Crowd-funding charity may withold funding from Building Lives to support apprentices it made redundant
Read MoreTrew Era cafe – review: the Russell Brand revolution will be caffeinated
The babyccino crowd is nowhere in sight at Russell Brand’s revolutionary café
Read MoreHackney has the highest rate in UK for young people with chlamydia
The UK’s most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) was detected in 4,270 Hackney residents per 100,000 population
Read MoreFGM campaigners urge Hackney Council to ‘do more’ for 3,000 girls at risk
‘We need a clinic in Hackney to be open now,’ says founder of FGM organisation The Hawa Trust
Read MoreKorean food in East London: Kimchi the best!
From Kimchi to Bibimbap, Korean cuisine is both ancient and on trend in East London today
Read MoreKids take part in ‘bike bus’ world record attempt for Bike Around the Borough
Young cyclists miss out on world record by eight riders but enjoy Council’s annual cycling event
Read MoreHousing activists target Foxtons in protest at ‘rampant regeneration’
Campaigners celebrate Council’s withdrawal of controversial PSPO by staging ‘leaflet amnesty’ and occupying estate agent
Read MoreEast London designers to watch: Louise Alsop
Zines, logos and posters are the muses behind Louise Alsop’s unique minimalist designs
Read MoreCampaigners slam revised Bishopsgate Goodsyard plans as ‘disappointing’
Storeys shaved off towers and brick replaces glass but campaigners say changes are merely ‘cosmetic’
Read MoreSom Saa – restaurant review: the best Thai food in London?
It’s a challenge to get a table at London Fields pop-up restaurant Som Saa, but once seated the food doesn’t disappoint
Read MoreAppeal for artists to paint Lea Bridge Road mural
Park authority wants to initiate ‘community rejuvenation project’ to transform graffitied underpass
Read MorePolice handing out rough sleeping ban leaflets to homeless, claim campaigners
Officers allegedly handed men leaflets in Hackney Central informing them they were in PSPO-controlled area
Read MoreWhat is the future for Harringay's warehouse district?
Warehouse district faces challenge of devising a blueprint that can defend artistic ecosystem against wide-scale regeneration
Read MoreReligious leaders call on government to reinstate out of hours burial service
Stamford Hill Rabbi tells Justice Secretary Michael Gove the community is ‘traumatised’ by burial delays
Read MoreWhy heritage activism is something worth developing
Taking an active interest in the built environment shows good citizenship according to heritage chief and pasta sauce pioneer Loyd Grossman
Read MoreClapton school in funding bid for playground in ‘urgent need’ of revamp
Millfields Community School is bidding for a £25,000 community award to turn concrete play area into ‘safe and exciting space’
Read MoreThe Luminary Bakery is helping vulnerable women rise into employment
East London social enterprise gives women who have experienced hardships such as homelessness or domestic violence the chance to rebuild their lives
Read MoreHackney college closes art courses as ‘unfair’ further education cuts kick in
Local arts organisations slam cuts as Hackney Community College announces closure of three art courses in September 2015
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