Goodbye soggy chips: the rise and rise of Hackney street food
Forget synthetic hot-dogs and processed burgers – road-side grub is going gastro, and a new breed of on-the-move chefs are transforming what we eat after a night on the lash
Read MoreCampaigners lose battle to keep Paralympics basketball courts off Leyton Marsh
A fierce council chamber showdown at Walthamstow Town Hall ended in disappointment for those opposed to plans for a temporary Paralympic Games venue on protected land
Read MoreHackney schools’ GCSE results rise again
Hackney secondary school GCSE exam results improved again this year, and the borough is now only slightly below the national average
Read MoreHow To Re-Establish a Vodka Empire
A chance find in a Ukrainian attic set filmmaker Dan Edelstyn on an extraordinary journey which was to change his life and provide inspiration for his latest movie
Read MoreHackney designers showcase at Selfridges ‘Bright Young Things’
Hackney designers are causing a stir with a series of dramatic window displays at a major West End store
Read MoreAnti-Valentine’s cakes provide solace to Hackney’s lonely singletons
Valentine’s Day can be a bit of nightmare if you’re unattached, but one Hackney cake shop is determined that it’s not only the blissfully in love who should have fun on February the 14th
Read MoreValentine’s Day – what’s on in Hackney
Cabaret, comedy, music and movies: things to do and places to go on and around Valentine’s Day
Read MoreLeader: Clissold Park cafe ‘posh’ nosh row
The recently-opened waiter service cafe in the newly-restored Clissold House has sparked controversy
Read MoreClissold Park café ‘too posh’ and ‘too pricey’
Recently reopened eatery The House has been criticised as overly expensive
Read MoreHackney school roads ‘not safe’ for kids
Cash squeeze and poorly framed regulations make school parking restrictions impossible to enforce. Hackney Council says it is resolving the problem
Read MoreShock at Hackney nursery closure plan
Homerton Hospital nursery to close this summer. Fears that parents will struggle to find alternatives
Read MoreHackney mother and disabled son win deportation battle
Home Office backs down after repeated efforts to force disabled man and his mother out. We couldn’t have done it without Hackney Community Law Centre, says mother
Read MoreThe Descendants – review
George Clooney stars as an encumbered father dealing with grief in paradise in Alexander Payne’s new film
Read MoreBag a green piece of fashion history
Save your image and save the planet – a new drive is on to replace tacky plastic carriers with street-chic designer shopping bags
Read MoreZoe and Beans: The Magic Hoop – review
Eight year old bookworm Róisín Glancy is gripped by the latest in a series of tales about the adventures of Zoe and her faithful hound Beans. Her younger brother Séamus gives the book the thumbs up too
Read MoreA new generation of schools offers a cure for jobless youth
In east London, the best jobs aren’t going to local people. A new school aims to solve that
Read MoreBurst of new arts cash to help Hackney kids ‘speak out’
A big injection of Lottery money has secured the future of a new ‘Speak Out’ project to help children who have communication difficulties
Read MoreThe abortion counselling consultation is a con – which is why I pulled out
With a fact-free campaign, Tory MPs are attempting to bring the worst of the US abortion debate to British politics
Read MoreHackney shares top position in London jobless league
New unemployment figures paint a bleak picture for the borough
Read MoreThe People’s Supermarket launches ‘buy a brick’ campaign to help fund new Hackney store
The People’s Supermarket second store aims to provide ‘fresh, affordable food’ with the help of the local community
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