Shoreditch Stories – review
Discover portrayals of the everyday at a GP surgery in Shoreditch
Read MoreBarbaric Sport: A Global Plague – review
Architect and theorist Mark Perelman pulls no punches in this impassioned critique of international sport
Read MoreThe Art of Dissent: Adventures in London’s Olympic State – review
This new collection of critical writings about the Olympic Games celebrates a variety of local responses to and protests against London 2012
Read MoreThe White Building/Lea River Park – review
Hackney Wick’s offbeat White Building has all the hallmarks of a sensitive Olympic legacy, but the possible scrapping of the Lea River Park walkway suggests that petty politics not community is the driving force
Read MoreLondon 2012: Phillips Idowu pull-out sends shivers through home nation
• Olympic triple jump silver medallist troubled by ‘hip tightness’
• Worries for Tiffany Porter, Robbie Grabarz, men’s sprint relay
London 2012: Phillips Idowu says he is focused and denies injury fears
• Charles van Commenee had said triple jumper was injured
• Idowu will jump at Diamond League meeting on Saturday
London legacy: security and towpath protests
Small tales of local resentment of the Games underline the need for a true Olympic legacy to be delivered
Read MoreAttention all filmmakers – win £1,000 in One Shot Movie competition
Films must be ten minutes or less in length and with no cuts. Closing date 31 August 2012
Read MoreInterview: filmmaker Cavan Clerkin on Nice Guy
Cavan Clerkin talks about his independently-made crime drama which recently premiered at the East End Film Festival
Read MoreHackney: An Uncommon History in Five Parts – review
This new book from the Hackney Society charts life from 1612 until the present day
Read MoreLea Rowing Club celebrates successes
All welcome at local rowing club’s event on Saturday 28 July, marking the end of the race season and the start of the Olympics
Read MoreDesdemona – an untold story
Mali’s Rokia Traoré adds her unique talents to a new production at the Barbican, giving voice to one of Shakespeare’s neglected characters
Read MoreGary Francis obituary
Mourners pack East London church to pay their respects to Gary Francis, an ‘irreplaceable’ youth worker
Read MoreThe Tallest Man On Earth – review
3 July 2012, Hackney Empire
Read MoreCatering to Hackney’s ‘mansome’ men
Looking and feeling good is as important for Hackney men as it is for the borough’s women
Read MoreHackney councillor Patrick Vernon awarded OBE in Queen’s birthday honours
Queensbridge councillor awarded gong for his commitment to combating health inequalities
Read MoreFly poster Paloma Faith lands back in Hackney
Brit-nominated singer Paloma Faith gets back to her roots with a performance at the BBC Radio 1’s Hackney Academy
Read MoreHackney Laces – the tie that binds
Football club is a winner as it aims to get girls aged 12-17 involved in football and the community
Read MoreLeader – Hackney Council giving a monkey’s
Town Hall says it is taking a ‘common sense approach’ to communicating with residents but questions asked as to whether it is listening
Read MoreColville Estate tenants in Hoxton regeneration row
Town Hall meeting hears ‘rights and needs’ of residents are being ignored but council says wrecking ball plan is vital to combat estate overcrowding
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