Plans afoot for new rubbish incinerator by Hackney Wick
Tower Hamlets council considers plans for waste incinerator plant a stone’s throw from one of the borough’s creative quarters
Read MoreI Am Braziliality
A new exhibition challenges preconceptions and looks at the nation’s culture and identity afresh
Read MoreArrietty – review
Until 4 August 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreField Day 2011 – preview
Saturday 6 August 2011, Victoria Park E2
Read MoreUnderage Festival 2011 – preview
Friday 5 August 2011, Victoria Park E2
Read MoreArcola pitches pop-up tent for theatre, live art and music
The Tent is an addition to Arcola’s new home, situated on one of the sites it hopes to turn into to a 300+ seat main house theatre
Read MoreFilms on Fridges: cool cinema on Fish Island
A fridge mountain was the inspiration for this pop-up cinema just across from Hackney Wick
Read MoreOlympics Aquatic Centre – review
Zaha Hadid’s London 2012 Aquatic Centre hasn’t come cheap at £269m, but it is the Olympics’ most majestic space
Read MoreLondon 2012 park sparks architectural argument between old and new names
Design Council chief celebrates Prince Charles’ lack of involvement as traditionalists complain about ‘overt prejudice’
Read MoreAfrican Gothic
2- 13 August 2011, Arcola Theatre
Read MoreSam Hallam murder conviction to go to Court of Appeal
A 24 year-old Hoxton man who was convicted of murder six years ago is to have his case reviewed
Read MoreI Am Here – review
The creators of a photographic exhibition of the residents of the disappearing Haggerston and Kingsland Estate document the changes to the neighbourhood
Read MoreHackney novelist Yvvette Edwards makes Man Booker Prize longlist
A Cupboard Full of Coats impresses the judges of a prestigious national book award
Read MoreLondon 2012: Olympic gold medals glitter in public for the first time
Design by British artist David Watkins in line with London 2012 logo but fails to impress branding experts
Read MoreRadio review: Hackney Podcast
A cacophony of local voices made this haunting fiction of London after The Flood come alive
Read MoreHackney’s cycling cultures: Bike Portraits pop-up exhibition
30 July – 31 August 2011, Hackney bike shops
Read MoreLondon 2012: Olympic flame will be lit in one year’s time, but still much to do
IOC hail progress as Tom Daley dives into Aquatics Centre pool, completed on time and budget
Read MoreMan Booker prize 2011 longlist includes quartet of debut novels
Stephen Kelman’s Pigeon English leads charge by first-time authors as previous winners fail to make 13-strong longlist
Read MoreHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 – review
Until 28 July 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreUnion wins council rethink over Hackney libraries cuts
Campaigners gain concessions as town bosses shy away from forced redundancies in library services shake-up
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