Former Mossbourne pupils criticise ‘ridiculous’ dispersal rule
Claims students in groups larger than six asked to disassociate, but academy school’s headteacher declines to comment
Read MoreHackney Central Police Station sold to free school trust for £7.6 million
Muslim Olive School ‘honoured’ to acquire building hit with closure as part of controversial cost-cutting
Read MorePop-up school to launch in Dalston
The LBB (Let’s Be Brief) Pop-Up School intends to start a ‘revolution in education’ in Dalston
Read MorePush for new controls on lorries after report reveals cyclists feel increasingly unsafe
Cross-party lobby group chaired by Jules Pipe completes consultation on additional mirrors for HGVs
Read MoreStoke Newington West Reservoir reopens for wild swimming
Grab a wetsuit and get in after open water induction
Read MoreNight ride from Hackney to Hertfordshire in defiance of muggers
Cyclists’ moonlit pedalling from Proud Archivist to Fish and Eels in Hertfordshire was inspired by Hackney Citizen article
Read MoreLandlord of council-subsidised cafe Hackney Heart is Labour activist
Hackney Council pays thousands of pounds of public funds to accountant running for election in nearby Enfield
Read MoreEye Opticians shop damaged in riots fears trade will be hit after Specsavers opens next door
Chain giant could outcompete independent small business in Mare Street’s ‘war of opticians’
Read MoreMayfields – review
Former greengrocer’s on Wilton Way is a genuine culinary gem
Read MoreDalston sound artist Atom Eye makes album out of field recordings
Who needs instruments when you’ve got the streets and green spaces of Hackney?
Read MoreHackney Child – review
Memoir of Hope Daniels is story of an upbringing characterised by neglect and hardship
Read MoreHackney resident Anna Duffield nominated for a BAFTA award
Film producer recognised for her role in short film Sea View, an unsettling tale of adolescent love
Read MoreMetier: Small Businesses in London – review
A celebration of London’s unorthodox small businesses and shops still managing to keep afloat in an increasingly homogenous high street
Read MoreFilmmaker completes project to make a film every week for a year
Azeem Mustafa overcomes creative block to complete unique project
Read MoreIntroducing the London Fashion Week five
Five East London designers and collections making waves for the autumn/winter season
Read MoreMaeve’s Kitchen – review
Clapton eatery named after Irish writer Maeve Binchy serves up fuss free fare sourced responsibly, cooked slowly and dished up quickly
Read MoreHackney author hails ‘the power of sloth’
The tree-dwelling creatures are slowly taking over according to Lucy Cooke
Read MoreBB&C at the Vortex Jazz Bar – review
Jazz trio play Dalston jazz venue
Read MorePlay tackles subject of 'paupers' funerals'
The death industry and the consequences of dying alone without dependents is the focus of a new play to be staged this month at the Red Gallery in Shoreditch
Read MoreRoy Williams to make return to East London with new play Kingston 14
The playwright is back at Stratford East with a play that explores corruption in Jamaica with Goldie in a starring role
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