Leader — the legacy of the 2011 riots
Three years on from the riots, are we preparing for more civil unrest?
Read MoreTitbits- Trash talk and historic horticulture
Scythes and a herd of cows replace tractors on Walthamstow Marshes but is the Council’s latest recycling initiative equally as primitive?
Read MoreBringing up girls: An interview with Melissa Benn
Benjamin Mortimer speaks to Melissa Benn about the state of schooling in the UK and her new book ‘What should we tell our daughters?’
Read MoreEducation in Hackney: Cllr Bramble on the challenges ahead
Newly appointed Cabinet Member for Children’s Services on her new role and priorities for the coming school year
Read MoreBoom time for radio in East London
Hyperlocal radio is on the increase in East London with a slew of stations catering for niche audiences
Read MoreHackney officer found guilty of assault spared jail
Sgt Pilbeam handed two year suspended sentence after being found guilty of assaulting mentally ill prisoner
Read MoreThousands attend Shomrim crime prevention open day
A community event organised by the orthodox Jewish Neighbourhood Watch saw thousands gather at Clapton Common
Read MoreRegister, criminalise or ignore? Hands tied over Stamford Hill yeshiva schools
Unregistered faith schools are no secret, but they aren’t likely to enter the state system anytime soon
Read MoreNewton Dunbar: 'The New Four Aces is wherever I play'
After running iconic Dalston club The Four Aces, Newton Dunbar has now reinvented himself as a reggae DJ
Read MoreLife of Justin Fashanu remembered in song
Debut single by Elephant and Castles commemorates the life of Hackney-born footballer Justin Fashanu
Read More'Too much silence around FGM perpetuates the tradition'
Director Alex Crampton talks about Little Stitches, four short plays about female genital mutilation, to be performed in three London theatres, including the Arcola, this month
Read MoreHackney WickED celebrates community of artists
Annual art festival returned this month with performance art, exhibitions, open studios and street food galore
Read MoreDalston's Grimeborn festival is underway
It’s the time of the season for alternative opera at the Arcola with annual Grimeborn festival
Read MoreSecret Cinema: Back to the Future review – a party for the fans
Fictional town of Hill Valley is brought to life by impressive 1950s set and actors larking about as jocks and nerds
Read MoreHackney Wick Food Assembly sweeps away the supermarkets
Hackney Wick Food Assembly is wresting control from supermarkets by creating a direct relationship between producers and consumers
Read MoreHackney pensioner wins Mervyn Peake prize for short film
Two-minute film about Parkinson’s asks whether ‘control’ is a friend or foe
Read MoreDan Tobin Smith wants 'kipple' for London Design Festival installation
Artist wants the public to donate unwanted clutter for an exhibition inspired by Philip K. Dick’s concept of ‘domestic entropy’
Read MoreThe Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – review
An Iraqi asylum seeker looking to make a fresh start in the UK finds it’s not so simple in black comedy by Nicolas Kent at the Arcola
Read MoreAskew Eyewear – local business profile
Help support your local community by shopping local
Read MoreRevealed: cost of Council’s purchase of Leonard Street gallery
Mystery solved as Town Hall accounts show it spent nearly £4.5m on purchase of Shoreditch gallery
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