Prominent 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
Read MoreMerchants Tavern – review
Cocktails and fine dining ensure Merchants Tavern delivers the goods
Read MoreHow We Used to Live: a love letter to London
Author Travis Elborough from Stoke Newington helped to write this poetic documentary looking at London past and present
Read MoreGrimm Tales for Young and Old – review
Shoreditch Town Hall hosts Philip Pullman’s adaptation of the Brothers Grimm’s classic fables
Read MoreFernando Messulam: the restaurant owner with a 'steak' in opera
Restaurant manager and tenor Fernando Messulam indulges his passion for music by holding monthly opera night
Read MoreNew base for Mildmay hospital that combats stigma around HIV
Times are changing for the historic organisation with the opening of its new home next month
Read MorePolish grub puts Eastern European nation in pole position in food stakes
But why are there so few London eateries specialising in the Eastern European cuisine?
Read MoreYesodey Hatorah Girls’ School warned not to redact exam questions
Orthodox Jewish school found to have blacked out GCSE science paper on grounds of ‘sensitivity’
Read MoreYoko Ono? Oh yes!
Sixties icon Yoko Ono played to a full house at Dalston’s Cafe Oto last month
Read MoreInterview: Hackney Child author tells of experiences growing up in care
‘It’s much easier to build resentment on the care system than it is on your parents,’ says Jenny Molloy
Read MoreRecord Store Day vinyl countdown in Shoreditch
Secret 7″, the charity initiative in which original Vinyl artwork is sold off for charity, is set to be one of this year’s highlights
Read MoreElection 2014: wards to watch, fact-checking and your chance to quiz mayoral candidates
Get the lowdown on this year’s trio of elections
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