Hackney-based Howard League calls on Chris Grayling to reverse prisons’ book ban
Justice secretary to consider request from charity and leading authors
Read MoreHackney duo to stage experimental opera Room of Worlds
William Morris and a work of early feminist fiction are the inspirations for contemporary chamber opera featuring electronics and video
Read MoreNew season of drama at Hackney Downs Studios
A trio of innovative productions exploring the vulnerability of the human condition are being staged at Hackney Downs Studios
Read MoreLast chance to catch Speakers' Corner project at Bishopsgate Institute
London institution dedicated to the principle of free speech is celebrated in photography and field recordings
Read MoreCalvary review – 'An incisive, thrilling and original piece of work'
A priest faces a deadly showdown with a parishioner in John Michael McDonagh’s satirical drama
Read MoreMom Tudie: the East London producer with a sound beyond his years
Electronic music producer Mom Tudie is only 18 but already has a distinctive musical style
Read MoreBaby/Lon review – 'This is not just about entertainment'
A cast of care leavers star in a tale of growing up in social services by Big House theatre company
Read MoreExclusive: Squatters take over former Hackney Central police station
Homelessness not politics is motivation, claim occupiers
Read MoreSecretary of State Eric Pickles threatens Town Hall over continuing publication of Hackney Today ‘newspaper’
Hackney Council given just two weeks to explain its non-compliance with Publicity Code for local authorities
Read More‘David can win against Goliath’ says Stokey Local ahead of judicial review
Hackney Council’s Stoke Newington Sainsbury’s decision to be challenged in High Court
Read MoreHackney curry house Spice and Grill reopens after refurb
Menu stays the same at Clapton institution popular with politicos
Read MoreProminent Labour councillor Luke Akehurst to stand down at local elections
Former Labour Group chief whip reveals he was amused by spoof blog set up to parody him
Read MoreLeonard Street mystery: secrecy over Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe’s gallery purchase
Town Hall buys building with your cash but refuses to release price or names of sellers
Read MoreWin tickets to see Let the Right One In
A pair of tickets are up for grabs to see this chilling tale of loneliness, love and legend at the newly re-opened Apollo theatre in the West End
Read MoreHackney’s Mayor Jules Pipe accused of ‘washing his hands’ of threatened St Mary’s Lodge
Historic Stoke Newington building at risk of falling ‘beyond repair’, says Lib Dem activist Tony Harms
Read MoreAngus Mulready-Jones stands down as Hackney councillor to take up prisons inspectorate role
‘I regret leaving my fellow councillors in the lurch,’ says crime science Masters student
Read MoreFree Cakes for Kids charity enlists masterchef champion as new patron
Self-proclaimed ‘girl from Hackney that did good’ Natalie Coleman fronts group’s annual fundraiser
Read MoreWuthering Heights – review
Strong performances and clever staging bring to life Cathy and Heathcliff’s turbulent love in this faithful adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel Wuthering Heights
Read MoreMasters of the Airwaves: The Rise and Rise of Underground Radio – review
Masters of the Airwaves tells the story of the birth of black music radio in the UK through interviews with the people who were there
Read MoreDishoom – review
Dishoom models itself on the traditional Bombay cafes, and is named after the Bollywood sound effect for landing a punch
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