Hackney Film Festival 2012 opening night – review
Avante-garde audiovisual performance comes to London Fields for first night of festival
Read MoreReprieve for Church Street bookshop
Book shop and garage saved following opposition from local residents
Read MoreAlpha-ville Festival returns
This year’s programme features two events exploring innovation in technology and the arts
Read MoreSilver lining furore over lost screen
The disappointment over the Paralympic screen shows that we expect the games to be treated like any other elite sporting event
Read MoreCouncil tax discounts face axe
Hackney Council launches consultation on response to new government benefit cuts
Read MoreEastern Wonders and Winter Blooms
Summer may be over, but this year’s Autumn/Winter trends mean there’s plenty to look forward to for fashionistas
Read MoreCouncil accused over Games parking ‘insanity’
Resident complains of ‘Kafkaesque’ experience, and demands apology and compensation
Read MoreTown Hall ‘snub’ to Paralympics
Disability rights activists criticise council after sports screen is removed
Read MoreHackney Paralympian narrowly misses medal
Hackney-raised wheelchair basketball star Ade Orogbemi just misses a bronze medal
Read MoreParalympic procession comes to the borough
Mix-up meant some disabled onlookers had an obstructed view of the torch relay
Read MoreReasons to be cheerful
Disabled-led company Graeae’s profile is on the rise after a string of successful productions in 2012, with more to come
Read MoreFind crafty folk at new Brewhouse market
The BrewHouse market in Helmsley Place features everything from bike repairs to jewellery
Read MoreHackney Wick Festival 2012
This year’s action-packed Hackney Wick Festival takes its sporting theme from the Olympics
Read MoreHackney Film Festival 2012
Cinephiles rejoice, the Hackney Film Festival is upon us
Read MoreTotal Recall – review
Philip K Dick’s story is told again in this remake of the Arnie classic
Read More1-2-3-4 Festival 2012 – review
New acts rub shoulders with some of the music industry’s legends at Shoreditch Park
Read MoreHackney schools GCSE and A level results 2012
Once again, schools across the borough celebrate their best ever results
Read MoreHackney residents to carry Paralympic Torch in own borough as LOCOG u-turns
Five Hackney locals will bear the Paralympic flame later this afternoon following reversal of plans that would have sent them off to Hertfordshire
Read MoreCouncil offers £2,000 compensation to Hackney newsagent over Olympic bunting bungle
Respected trader Hamdy Shahein says he will give the money to charity
Read MoreCounting down to the 1-2-3-4 Festival
Festival director Sean McLusky reveals what revellers can look forward to in Shoreditch at the beginning of next month
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