Bow Traveller children photograph their community in face of Crossrail development
Rich Mix exhibition is the fruit of year-long project aiming to break down negative stereotypes
Read MoreWilliam Burroughs in Hackney: photographs of Beat writer go on display at Red Gallery
Thurston Moore curates exhibition celebrating 100 years since the birth of William S. Burroughs
Read MoreEast End Film Festival – three films that stood out
Among the 100 features and 80 short films shown during last month’s East End Film Festival a trio of films stood out
Read MoreLondon Underground photographs on display at Howard Griffin Gallery
Photographs by Bob Mazzer look into the lives of commuters and remind us how much the public transport system has changed
Read MoreThe Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – preview
A persecuted Iraqi refugee arrives in Britain in search of a new start in Rashid Razaq’s The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes at the Arcola Theatre
Read MoreBeyond Caring zeros in on zero-hours contracts
A group of cleaners in a meat factory is the backdrop for Beyond Caring which looks at the impact of zero-hours contracts
Read MoreHundreds attend protest over funding cuts to GP surgeries
65th birthday of the NHS marked by rally in London Fields
Read MoreCarousel review – musical reimaginings
The Arcola’s production of Carousel sets the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical during the Great Depression
Read MoreCritics slam cash for free schools as education budget faces the axe
Town Hall should maintain role in ensuring school standards, urges Mayor and teachers’ union
Read MoreTitbits – The ‘detour’ de France, gentrificleansing and World Cup cartography
After hipsterfication and shoreditchification, now ‘gentrificleansing’ enters Hackney – unlike Tour de France which only makes cameo appearance
Read MoreLeader- knife crime debate cut
No debate held over new knife crime law as Town Hall submits hardline view to Parliament
Read MoreGPs to hold rally in London Fields as campaign builds to save surgeries from closure
Diane Abbott MP to address protest over government funding cuts this Saturday
Read MoreHalf of all homeless struggle to read, says St Mungo’s Broadway
Mare Street hostel organises Action Week of workshops to help homeless rebuild their lives away from the streets
Read MoreNew Era Estate families face rent hikes as Benyon landlord takes over
Mayor Jules Pipe condemns rent increases which will ‘tear the heart out’ of a Hoxton neighbourhood
Read MoreChesham Arms campaigners upbeat despite postponement of verdict
Public inquiry adjourned until September but campaigners have “good feeling” about outcome
Read MoreIssa Samb: From the Ethics of Acting to the Empire Without Signs
Dakar-based contemporary African artist Issa Samb is exhibiting in Shoreditch gallery Iniva until 26 July
Read MorePolice appeal after man robbed at gunpoint
Witnesses asked to contact police after 23-year-old man was robbed in broad daylight on Navarino Road
Read MoreWhippet mauled by mastiff in Clissold Park
Police appeal for information after an eight-year old pet dog was mauled to death in a ‘traumatic’ attack
Read MoreMissing mental health patient returned to John Howard Centre
East London NHS Foundation confirm Anthony Knowles is back at mental health centre in Homerton
Read MoreTale of two-wheelers: historic Pickwick Bicycle Club honoured with new plaque
144th birthday of oldest Dickensian society in the world marked with commemorative plaque at former Downs Hotel
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