Ofsted under fire over inspection at Stamford Hill Jewish school
Secularists question Jewish school ‘good’ rating amid claims inspection failed to address evolution and sex education
Read MoreJack London goes down and out in The People of the Abyss
Reissue of Jack London’s socialist expose from 1903 with original photographic plates aims to shock with its depiction of early 20th-century poverty
Read MoreVandalism and the red hands of William Gladstone
Behind the red-handed statue of William Gladstone in Bow Churchyard is a story of silencing and resistance
Read MoreEast London Suffragettes: 'more diverse than middle-class women marching around dressed in white'
New book commemorates a hundred years since a group of East End women led by Sylvia Pankhurst set up a splinter group of suffragettes
Read MoreVolunteers chip in to create brand new mosaic in Hackney Downs Pavilion
Hackney Mosaic Project works with volunteers to make glass and ceramic ‘Roman-inspired’ artwork depicting animal chase
Read MoreIranian activist TV channel is operating out of Hackney Downs
Zanan TV grew out of the 2009 Green Movement and aims to fight for greater freedom for women in Iran
Read MoreSt Mary’s Secret Garden grows with generous Hackney Giving
Garden of healing gets a new lease of life on its 25-year anniversary
Read MoreBenyon firm pulls out of Hoxton’s New Era Estate over rent hike furore
Residents say Benyon exit is ‘major victory’ but now must fight US property investors Westbrook Partners for their homes
Read MoreEverlasting Lives exhibition at St Joseph's hospice
Photojournalist Eléonore de Bonneval asked patients at St Joseph’s Hospice to choose possessions that tell intimate stories about their lives. Here three patients reveal three of their choices
Read MoreIan Rathbone shortlisted for Trustee of the Year award for ‘tireless’ HCLC work
Law centre hopes Chair will be recognised with Guardian newspaper award for his dedication over 18 years as a trustee
Read MoreWinterville festival reveals more programme details
A one-woman play inspired by Kate Bush, a travelling arts circus and family rave form part of the festive town’s eclectic line-up
Read MoreRegional Schools Commissioners: more light touch, not a lot more power
Education’s new ‘middle tier’ in Hackney pushes academies to expand, and that’s about it
Read MoreDance festival in Isle of Dogs to give platform to new choreographers
Emerge 14 dance festival offers choreographers a chance to show and develop their work
Read MoreLondon Fields Brewery owner Jules Whiteway given extra time to repay ‘drugs money’ to taxpayer
Ringleader of ‘prolific’ drugs ring defers repayment of ill-gotten gains while craft brewery grows
Read MoreWinterville festival reveals more programme details
A one-woman play inspired by Kate Bush, a travelling arts circus and family rave form part of the festive town’s eclectic line-up
Read MoreHundreds march to Benyon Estate offices in protest at New Era rent hikes
‘We aren’t going anywhere’ say defiant residents as Russell Brand joins Dickensian protest march
Read MoreThe Voyeurs embrace equal opportunities for new album
New found togetherness makes The Voyeurs’ new album Rhubarb Rhubarb a gratifying listen
Read MoreStokey Local vows to ‘fight on’ against Sainsbury’s supermarket development
Campaigners from Stoke Newington pressure group now fundraising to take their case to Court of Appeal
Read MoreDo your wurst: tucking in to the breakfast of centurions
From Roman warriors’ snacks to the designer links of the modern age, Gillian Riley tracks the many lives of the sausage
Read MorePerson and plate: star solicitor Diane Morrison picks up where Legal Aid left off
Meet the former typist who has become the pride of Hackney Community Law Centre
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