London 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
Read MoreOlympic chief calls for ‘mandatory’ funding for local sports facilities
Local authorities must protect budgets, says Lord Moynihan, as drive to get more people playing sport falters
Read MoreGiant McDonalds at Olympics will hit child health, says Hackney MP
Shadow Minister for Public Health Diane Abbott slams plans for the world’s biggest McDonald’s in the Olympic Park
Read MoreCalling all Hackney filmmakers!
Hackney Film Festival 2011 calls for submissions; closing date 12 August
Read MoreLet the games begin
It’s a year to the start of the 2012 Olympics. Iain Sinclair, writer and arch critic of the project, takes on Labour’s Tessa Jowell who played a key role in the London bid
Read MoreMissing 15 year-old Hackney girl Roche Hector-McQueen found ‘safe and well’
The missing schoolgirl has now been found, according to Hackney Police
Read MorePolice appeal for missing Hackney man
Campbell Anderson is classed by the authorities as a vulnerable male and is not likely to approach anyone
Read MoreAt Home with the Ludskis
A new avant garde night at the Rio Cinema, Saturday 30 July 2011
Read MoreShoreditch film project captures local life
At the Intersection: Art and Economies documents the area
Read MoreAnti-social behaviour: how Hackney residents can get help, advice and report it
Trained officers from Hackney Homes, the police and the council are out and about to meet residents concerned about noise nuisance and ‘difficult’ neighbours, 20 July – 3 October 2011
Read MoreMuslim Tory minister Baroness Warsi visits Hackney Jewish communities
Stamford Hill residents welcome co-chairman of the Conservative Party and Eric Ollerenshaw MP, former Hackney councillor
Read MoreLittle reporters’ competition: win tickets to The Apple Cart Festival 2011
Get to be a reporter for the whole festival, and talk to the bands, the comedians, the magicians and more (for 14 year-olds and under)
Read MoreClissold Park play area to become smoke-free
The council, as part of the Hackney Tobacco Control Alliance, is introducing a new no-smoking initiative in the borough’s most popular park
Read MoreTwenty arrested in Dalston immigration and drugs swoop
A joint operation by Hackney Police, Hackney Council and the UK Border Agency cracks down on Class A drug dealing and immigration offences in Ridley Road and at Dalston Junction
Read MoreHackney GP joins protest against NHS changes
A human chain thrown around the Homerton Hospital included some of Hackney’s most senior NHS staff who joined patients and others to protest at radical plans to overhaul the health service
Read MoreHackney floating allotments win green award
Boaters’ gardening efforts are praised by top botanist
Read MoreHave your say: council consults on dog control in Hackney
The Town Hall is asking what residents think about its proposals to introduce three new measures to tackle ‘dog nuisances’
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