Massive Adidas ad on Marshes slammed as ‘grossly inappropriate’
Save Lea Marshes claims Council obtained planning permission for advert ‘sensitive in size, scale and visual appearance’
Read MoreHackney law centre solicitor Diane Morrison wins prestigious award
Hackney Community Law Centre does ‘so much with so little’ says winner of ‘in-house solicitor of the year’
Read MoreFree film festival to get under way in London Fields
Ryan Gosling ‘all-dayer’ and documentary Under the Cranes are some of the highlights of the first ever London Fields Free Film Festival
Read MoreErran Baron Cohen on The Infidel – The Musical
Erran Baron Cohen talks about writing songs for the new musical alongside David Baddiel
Read MoreDevelopers Taylor Wimpey reveal plans for ’boutique’ Dalston flats
Building will start on five storey building and fifteen storey tower in 2015
Read MoreLondon Fashion Week – five East London designers to watch
We profile five East London designers who stood out at London Fashion Week SS15
Read MoreLondon Film Festival – a focus on East London
A white working class Hoxton boy who converts to Islam and East End arts organisation ACME feature in films to be shown at this year’s London Film Festival
Read MoreHackney’s ‘out of control’ house prices focus of Chats Palace debate
Diane Abbott to attend public discussion organised by campaign group Positive Money
Read MoreAlison Rayner Quintet releases debut album
After years of playing in other people’s bands, jazz bassist Alison Rayner now has her own quintet – and a new album, August
Read More‘Rare’ Hackney domain name sells for over £3,000 at auction
hackney.co.uk comes on market for first time since registrations were formalised in 1996
Read MoreAlbum review: Banks of the Lea by Stiv Cantarelli and the Silent Strangers
Italian rock outfit found inspiration in East London for their latest record Banks Of The Lea
Read MoreMichael Rosen: How parents can be a child’s best teacher
With a new book out, poet Michael Rosen talks about his teaching strategies for parents
Read MoreMichael Rosen: How parents can be a child's best teacher
With a new book out, poet Michael Rosen talks about his teaching strategies for parents
Read MoreTwo painters join forces for Whitechapel exhibition
Whitechapel’s Idea Store gallery is holding an exhibition by award-winning painters Brian Cheeswright and Ed Hill
Read MoreProtesters to rally in Hackney over US trade deal
National day of action against Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a free trade deal between Europe and the USA
Read MoreAnti-Semitic crime rate in Hackney second highest in London
Jewish charity CST says this Summer saw ‘significant increase’ in anti-Semitic incidents across London
Read MoreChild kidnapper arrested after escaping from mental health unit in Homerton
54 year-old Shane Hart arrested in Watford after absconding from John Howard Centre
Read MoreOxjam to 'take over' Dalston and Shoreditch this month
This weekend Dalston venues have an Oxjam-packed programme of live music and gigs for annual Oxjam festival
Read MoreA long way from home: Sudanese artist highlights plight of a displaced population
Tortured and uprooted, Anwar Elsamani counts himself lucky among migrants
Read MoreThe ideas man: Michael Rosen urges parents to take teaching into their own hands
The former Children’s Laureate talks to the Citizen about the joy of learning and the misery of politics
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