Growing Communities’ Hackney salad bags accolade
Leaves grown by social enterprise named as best fruit and veg product
Read MoreWhy ‘hip’ fixed gear cycling is on its knees
Riding a ‘fixie’ could have hidden health effects
Read MoreLate At Night: Voices of Ordinary Madness – East London documentary to premiere at London Film Festival
Award-winning novelist and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo describes her documentary as “an impressionistic mosaic” of East Londoners
Read MorePaper caper – origami night at The Queen of Hoxton
All-comers can join the fold in monthly origami night in Hoxton rooftop tipi
Read MoreAfro Supa Hero at the Museum of Childhood
Jon Daniel’s display of figures and comics from his childhood give a unique insight into African Caribbean heritage
Read MoreCan forest-based ‘school of self-reliance’ see wood for trees?
Why ex-Hackney couple Emily Charkin and Dan Morrish want to establish an educational project in remote woodland
Read MoreHackney MP Diane Abbott sacked as shadow health minister
Move part of reshuffle by Labour leader Ed Miliband
Read MoreCharity Reach Out engages ‘hard to reach’ kids through foodball and fun
‘Work hard, play hard’ ethos praised
Read MoreSankofa exhibition opens at Hackney Museum as part of Black History Month
Histories of African and African-Caribbean people in Britain examined in new show
Read MoreTime is nigh for high Gothic feasting, says food historian Gillian Riley
In second of two-part series, writer reminisces about her culinary life
Read MoreLady Dinah’s Cat Emporium promises purrfect brew
All hail the cafe where our feline friends take centre stage
Read MoreDon’t waste… Rejuce! How Tom Fletcher produces affordable juices while reducing waste
Wick-based business sources unwanted produce from New Spitalfields Market
Read MoreFears ‘Teardrop’ tower will ‘cast gloomy shadows’ in Dalston
Developers plans for tall building at forefront of Ridley Road Market
Read MoreNew styles for the new year at London Fashion Week
East End brands are top of the class yet again
Read MoreRudimental are living the dream after being nominated for Mercury Prize
Hackney band flying flag for borough after praise for debut album
Read MoreHackney School of Folk launches Hackney’s first ever folk class
Tuition is proving popular among those with an interest in the Celtic music world
Read MoreLeader – Why so scared of dissent?
There is a whiff of insecurity about Labour group’s eagerness to avoid criticism and tough questions
Read MoreHackney Citizens Advice Bureau offers help on understanding ever changing pension age
Sheila Harris, a volunteer at Hackney CAB, says computer literacy is key
Read MoreSave Chesham Arms group urges Hackney Council to act in row over flats
Owner denies splitting building into accomodation units without permission
Read MoreMabley Green Users’ Group launches petition calling for edible park
Green space could soon be used to grow fruit and nut trees as well as other foodstuffs
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