Forecast: how East Londoners plan to vote on 7 May
Survey insights into how East London will vote and why in the upcoming General Election
Read MoreCuban appeal: Los Carpinteros come to London
Expect splattered tomatoes, melted musical instruments and towering Lego sculptures at the debut London show of Los Carpinteros
Read MoreLand of Kings to kick off the festival season
Dalston’s resident music festival is set to return
Read MoreTop five tips for spring dressing
Get ready for the season where anything goes with our five-point guide, inspired by the best of East London’s designers and brands
Read MoreGeneral Election campaign watch — Friday 10 April
What have the candidates been up to this week? Track their movements in our weekly election column
Read MoreSetting off to the North and South polls: A guide to Hackney’s election
On Thursday 7 May Hackney voters will be trooping to the polling stations to elect their members of the House of Commons
Read MoreFull list of election candidates for Hackney North and Hackney South
Nominations have now closed for the General Election on 7 May
Read MoreSecret Cinema defends price hike for The Empire Strikes Back
Ambitious scale of the production means tickets have to cost more, says Secret Cinema founder
Read MoreFacelifts meet resistance as developers begin ‘intensification’ of Finsbury Park
Developments threaten to turn the Victorian rail hub into a clutch of high-rise towers
Read MoreCampaigners battle to save Norton Folgate from demolition
Historic site including Victorian warehouses and one time residence of Christopher Marlowe are under threat of redevelopment
Read MoreScience and art combine to highlight River Lea pollution
Project to creatively document pollution in the River Lea produces some stunning results
Read MoreLeader— Hackney: a place for everyone?
The audience was left ‘grasping for real answers’ at Hackney Council’s recent debate
Read MoreWetlands in Hackney and Waltham Forest to be linked by ‘green corridor’
Project delivered by London Wildlife Trust and Hackney Council to receive £120,000 from Mayor’s Big Green Fund
Read MoreTitbits— Croatians, consultants and over-involved residents
A Croatian surge at the polls narrowly avoided, confusion reigns over interim consultants, and doth ‘citizen’ Pipe protest too much?
Read MoreDenai Moore: new album Elsewhere showcases new direction
As Denai Moore releases her debut album, the 22-year-old singer and songwriter from Stratford is being talked up as the next big thing
Read MoreHannah Moss: silent play is 'my way of saying goodbye’ after Dad's death
The death of her father and Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five inspired Hannah Moss’s acclaimed play So it Goes
Read MorePolitrix – stage review: disillusioned youth and Westminster politics
An educational trip to the Houses of Parliament only serves to further alienate a group of inner-city youngsters in Politrix
Read MoreEducation re-imagined: Big Creative offers new opportunities in Walthamstow
With new campus, Big Creative Village will expand training for 16-19 year-olds seeking careers in the creative industries
Read MoreWrapped in wool: Yarn-bomb at playground encourages kids to get outdoors
Easter surprise as KIDS Adventure Play in Upper Clapton is covered in yarn
Read MoreArtists accuse cider giant of ‘pirating the spirit’ of Hackney Wick
Swedish cider brand Kopparberg wants to hold the Urban Forest Festival over six weeks this Summer
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