Travellers threatened with legal action after setting up camp on Stoke Newington Common
Hackney Council takes Traveller family to the High Court whilst critics of the ‘draconian’ measure draw Dale Farm comparison
Read MoreChurch hosts Hackney Children’s Theatre double bill
Acrobatic mime duo Circle of Two perform Who’s in for Tea? and Bambolina and Dodo on Saturday 16 June
Read MoreLizzie and the Yes Men – riding the ocean waves
Surf-pop indie group Lizzie and the Yes Men release their debut single
Read MoreFlora Parrott – 1000th
Parrott’s sugar fingers are inspired by the Buddhist story of Angulimala. WW Gallery, until 1 July
Read MoreGoing for Rhinegold
The Yard Theatre hosts an adrenaline-fuelled, modern reworking of Wagner’s Ring Cycle masterpiece
Read MoreThe Genius of Hitchcock – The Ring
See Hitchcock’s boxing thriller, restored to its former glory by the BFI. Hackney Empire, 13 July 2012
Read MoreBitch! Dyke! Faghag! Whore! – Penny Arcade’s crusade against conformity
The veteran performance artist brings her famously subversive show to the Arcola
Read MoreMurray Perahia – review
Classical pianist Murray Perahia plays at the Barbican Hall
Read MoreBee friendly says Hackney FOE
There are lots of ways you can get involved to help save the declining bee population, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Read MoreDio Lau – Confession in Water
Artist Dio Lau’s debut solo exhibition at the Book Club in Shoreditch explores the dark corners of the human psyche
Read MoreClerkenwell Design Week 2012 – review
Hackney designers offered a lot to see and do at this spectacular three-day event
Read MoreGet Carta – the art of mapping
Eight artists explore community, place, and nature at the Karin Janssen Project Space in Well Street
Read MoreFacing Power and Beauty
Jasper Joffe contrasts portraits of brutal dictators and images of Hollywood actresses at Rove Gallery in Hoxton
Read MoreA new lease of life for the Clapton Hart
Formerly notorious pub enjoys a makeover and now offers great ales in a convivial atmosphere
Read MoreTeachers and students march to protest Hackney Community College cuts
Jobs to go at Hackney Community College as government cuts funding
Read MoreBloomin’ marvellous – Peabody launches tallest sunflower competition
Housing association invites residents to enter its Peabody in Bloom gardening competition
Read MoreMaguire Seven man speaks out over miscarriage of justice case
Patrick Maguire speaks to the Hackney Citizen about what might lie ahead for Sam Hallam, recently freed after his murder conviction was quashed last month
Read MorePost-Games Olympic Park reopening will help create ‘sustainable neighbourhoods’
Legacy will help London ‘steer it out of recession and on to long term prosperity’ says Mayor Boris Johnson
Read MoreJewel East competition: win jewellery making workshop for two with Holts Academy
Enjoy the East London Jewellery Week Trail and win a workshop session with top jewellery school
Read MoreDiamond Jubilee: Celebrations in Hackney
People across Hackney celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee
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