Barbican Weekender – Natural Circuits
Digital technology and the arts will take centre stage at the Barbican’s interactive festival
Read MoreArt Against Knives calls for ‘Heartbreak’ submissions
Upcoming exhibition seeks to raise awareness of knife crime through artistic expression
Read MoreHackney Pirates launch YouTube video
Hackney Picturehouse hosts afterschool group’s big-screen debut
Read MoreHackney record label launches TV project
Never Say Die Records unveil new way of reaching worldwide fans
Read MoreLondon Mayor Boris Johnson condemned over plan to close Hackney fire station
Kingsland fire station could be up for sale as properties sought for new free schools
Read MoreOrganic farmers become comic book heroes
Hackney social enterprise Growing Communities paint realistic picture of organic Essex farmers in new comic
Read MoreLocal victory at London Fields Aquathlon
Hundreds keep the Olympic spirit alive at the fifth London Fields aquathlon
Read MoreTurf – growing up in a gang
John Lucas’ novel for teenagers explores youth gang violence
Read MoreEast End Backpassages – review
Book of alternative walks highlights strange and quirky side streets
Read MoreBook tribute to Stoke Newington bomb victims
New book about the bombing of Coronation Avenue during the Blitz includes moving personal accounts of life in Hackney 72 years ago
Read MoreHackney Citizens Advice Bureau calls for volunteers
The adviser training programme supported by the Citizens Advice Bureau is seeking new recruits
Read MoreHackney Friends of the Earth calls for broader approach to sustainability
The environmental movement needs to engage with other groups and consider new approaches, says local Friends of the Earth group
Read MoreHackney schools support legal challenge over GCSE results
Results downgrading is “unfair” say campaigners as local schools join legal battle against GCSE exam board
Read MoreDead On Her Feet – review
Arcola Theatre, until 3 November 2012
Read MorePusher – review
Luis Prieto’s violent drug thriller remake is set in the East End
Read MoreHackney charity’s growing places at Hoxton station
Pop-up allotment at Hoxton Overground Station encourages young people to grow
Read MoreHackney Conservative calls for ‘radically normal’ Olympic housing plan
New ‘family’ homes will mostly be apartments claims Conservative London Assembly Member Andrew Boff
Read MoreVolunteer service calls for young helpers
Community Service Volunteers needs helpers – and offers training and qualifications in return
Read MoreCenterprise loses court case against Hackney Council
A black community centre has lost its fight in court to remain in its Kingsland Road premises
Read MoreStudent attacked on train at Hackney Wick
Police seek help finding youth in ‘unprovoked attack’ that left victim’s jaw damaged
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