Reading Room Only: Memoir of a Radical Bibliophile – review
Squatter turned academic Phil Cohen reflects on a ‘disjointed’ life filled with books
Read MoreCrews from threatened fire station tackle De Beauvoir blaze
Incident attended by two fire engines from Kingsland Fire Station, set to close under Boris’s plan
Read MoreBand The Otherness play free gig to support threatened Dolphin pub
‘Save the Dolphin’ campaign aims to ‘raise awareness’ after police applied for review of licence
Read MorePolice issue appeal in bid to trace missing Ivana Simmons
12-year-old from Stoke Newington is forth young person to go missing in borough in past month
Read MoreFatal collision between motorbike and car in Kingsland Road
Man, 23, dies and two pedestrians injured at junction with Englefield Road last night
Read MoreFloyd’s – review
Exemplary outfit Floyds is far from flawed and serves up grub that’s as good as it looks
Read MoreOpponents slam Boris after announcement Kingsland Fire Station will close
Campaign to save station fails but Mayor of London insists safety is still “top priority”
Read MorePolice return to scene of suspected fatal assault on Bakre Yesufu
Officers hand out leaflets at scene in Upper Clapton in bid to find witnesses
Read MoreYes he can-can! Eric Pickles takes to dance floor
Localism head honcho enjoys ‘first dance for a long time’ in Stamford Hill
Read MoreDalston’s late night joints could be forced to close doors earlier
Council plans for ‘special policy area’ welcomed by residents
Read MoreHow Edwardian founder of Clapton family business electrified the Hackney Empire
Grandson tells how forebear’s work at playhouse helped him set up iconic institution
Read MoreHackney gangster movie seeks funds
Makers of new film hope to encourage donations with first trailer
Read MoreHerb growers offer sage advice at Dalston Eastern Curve Garden
Plant your own tea ingredients, say growers
Read MoreAnimal crackers – uncanny show at Last Tuesday Society
Taxidermy, freaks and fantasies galore at ‘immersive museum’ in Mare Street
Read MoreShoemaker Sebastian Tarek on why his trade is ‘in the blood’
Rugby player turned Shoreditch shoemaker’s products are built to last
Read MoreWilliam Cheshire’s jewellery shop promises ‘spiritual audacity’ on Broadway Market
Store’s opening coincided with Cheshire’s celebration of ten years as a brand
Read MoreDoing things differently! Do Book Company’s alternative ‘how to’ guides
Series provides practical advice on skills including growing, improvisation and telling stories
Read MoreUndercover: The True Story of Britain’s Secret Police – review
Book unmasks secret officers’ ‘love of playing God’ writes former Murder One book buyer Trisha Telep
Read MoreStephen Gill’s new collection draws on obsession with Hackney
Not in Service brings together past studies of the borough for the first time
Read MorePhotographer Colin O’Brien’s on how post-war London was a ‘playground’
Hackney snapper offers tender evocation of the city in bygone days
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