Hackney politicians clash over ‘bedroom tax’
Over 4,500 Hackney residents could be affected by tax reforms
Read MoreUproar over council’s plans for Hackney Marshes ‘land grab’
Previous experience leaves many in Hackney cold over marshes’ ‘commercialisation’
Read More10,000 cycle lovers set for SPIN London festival
East End to host pedal-powered spectacular
Read MoreHackney student journos greet Twin B and bury a time capsule to boot
Our Lady’s Convent High School take part in BBC School Report day
Read MoreDiscover Dudamel at the Barbican – review
World renowned Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel urged Hackney musicians to play with passion during an open rehearsal of Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet
Read MoreBanner Repeater – lowering the barriers to local art
From a station platform Banner Repeater provides a link between the commuting public and the artistic community
Read MoreFinish Fetish – beauty brought to the surface
Hand-crafted surfaces mimic the work of machines in an exhibition inspired by Minimalist art
Read MoreOz the Great and Powerful – review
All star cast in return to the land of Oz
Read MoreHackney councillors slammed for poor attendance at Town Hall meetings
New report by campaign group Hackney First reveals absenteeism
Read MoreMoby Dick – a whale of a time at the Arcola
An adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick opens at the Arcola this month
Read MoreStranger in a Borrowed Land – review
Lotte Moos was a writer on Hackney’s radical literary scene in the 1970s
Read MoreAirtime for the classics – Shoreditch Radio launches book club
Classics Corner book club on Shoreditch Radio celebrates classic literature in an accessible way
Read MoreShakespeare’s Hackney roots unearthed
Two excavated theatres in Shoreditch were probably where Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and Henry V were first performed
Read MoreGeffrye Museum to hold open evening on development plans
Residents are invited to have their say on proposals for a new entrance and a two-storey extension
Read MorePublic Spaces, Public Stages – Tom Hunter at the Print House
Tom Hunter’s enigmatic photographs show the borough in a new light
Read MoreIdentity in Transit – rogues’ gallery on show in Shoreditch
Photographs of anonymous Victorian criminals are the basis of the exhibition at the Book Club
Read MoreLondon Folk Tales – review
Thirty tales of London drawn from oral history, written sources and local reminiscences marvel in the mystery of the great city
Read MoreDreyfus Cafe – a bit of everything
Dreyfus Café offers breakfast and brunch classics from across Europe and America
Read MoreHackney free school signs funding agreement
Government Minister is optimistic as Hackney New School gets go ahead
Read MoreYalla Yalla – Lebanese street food comes to Hackney
Yalla Yalla opens in a car park off Shoreditch High Street
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