The 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
Read MoreHackney mother facing destitution highlights perils of ‘no recourse’ status
Migrant women with ‘no recourse to public funds’ are at the mercy of stretched local authorities
Read MoreYou’re Havana laugh: Cuban restaurant fined for flyposting on its own ad boards
Town Hall apologises and says the posters are “not illegal” after issuing owner of Escudo de Cuba with a £50 fine
Read MoreSwimming with Diana Dors – book review
Swimming with Diana Dors, a collection of short stories penned by Hackney-based author Jeremy Worman, is an elegiac look into family life and the significance of place
Read MoreMezcal mania at 184 Hackney Road
From Melanie Symonds, who set up the popular Quiquiriqui mezcal pop-up last year and events duo Stagg & Barber, comes 184 Hackney Road
Read MoreColville Estate towers get go-ahead
Planning permission granted to architects Karakusevic Carson and David Chipperfield for the regeneration of Colville Estate in Hoxton
Read MorePhotographer jailed for sexually assaulting models in Hackney studio
Police are appealing for victims of freelance photographer Shaun Colclough to come forward
Read MoreKeep it eel: East End’s original jelly snack
Our food historian explores the story of eels, from 17th century Holland onwards
Read MoreAt the Red Route: Judith Olley dines with Hackney Citizen
‘Person and Plate’ series continues with 67-year-old Judith Olley providing much to chew on at Red Route Cafe
Read MoreEducation innovation: unlocking potential at Hackney UTC
Round-up of the latest successes at Hackney UTC as students connect with local tech companies and media agencies
Read MoreFriends of the Earth create buzz with bee count app
Charity launches Great British Bee Count mobile app launched to track decline in bee population
Read MoreCivilian memorial in Abney Park cemetery awarded listed status
English Heritage says the memorial is a ‘dignified and poignant reminder’ of the impact of Second World War on the local area
Read MoreCampaign launches against ‘Hong Kong style’ Shoreditch skyscrapers
Developers Hammerson and Ballymore say the scheme will ‘breathe life’ into heritage buildings on the Bishopsgate site
Read MoreHackney policeman found guilty of assaulting mentally ill prisoner
Directorate of professional standards said that Sgt Pilbeam’s actions were ‘inexcusable’
Read MoreHackney woman arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit FGM
Newham pensioner also arrested as an 11 year old girl is taken into care
Read MoreLib Dems bag victory in bid to improve recycling
Recycling bags will be easier to access, but Greens say council needs to ‘do more’
Read MoreBroken flux capacitor? Secret Cinema fans furious after show cancelled
Friday showing of Back to the Future also cancelled by event organisers
Read MoreCasablanca restaurant closed down after drugs found on premises
Takeaway on Sandringham Road temporarily shut over ‘anti-social behaviour’
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