Hackney Alliance protest against council cuts
5.30pm Wednesday 2 March 2011, outside Hackney Town Hall
Read MoreOlympic velodrome opens on time, on budget and is ‘best in the world’
Chris Hoy tips world records as velodrome is first venue in Olympic Park to open – though concerns linger over the others
Read MoreSnowdome proposed as legacy for London 2012 Olympics broadcast and media centre
The UK company behind Ski Dubai wants to turn the Hackney Wick media hub into a winter sports resort
Read MoreHackney Downs school plan in question after backlash from residents
The council is reviewing the responses to its consultation on building a ‘School for the Future’ on common land
Read MoreHackney residents stuck on wrong side of digital divide
Whilst council estates in some other boroughs enjoy free internet access, here they are not yet benefiting from such innovative broadband schemes
Read MoreHackney child poverty is one of the highest in the country, charity reveals
New figures from Save the Children show that more than one in five children live in unacceptable conditions
Read MoreProtesters march through Hackney against public spending cuts
Hundreds demonstrated on Saturday over government’s decision to reduce the grant it provides to local councils
Read MoreLove local landmarks? Protect your favourite Hackney building
Residents can now nominate their architectural favourites to get them listed
Read MoreOlympics sex trafficking debate highlights media misinformation
There is little consensus about the impact the London 2012 Games will have on this illegal trade, say experts
Read MoreHackney businesses get community-minded
Some local traders are going the extra mile and giving something back
Read MoreHow I Escaped My Certain Fate – Review
A late look at the Stoke Newington stand-up Stewart Lee’s autobiography
Read MoreStickers declare ‘gay-free zone’ in Hackney
Homophobic signs have been posted up in Shoreditch and Stoke Newington
Read MoreAnother deer found dead in Clissold Park
Pressure mounts on Hackney Council to re-home the herd
Read MoreThe Book Box Children’s Book Festival 2011
Tuesday 1 – Sunday 6 March 2011
Read MoreKicking the habit: Hackney residents get free help to quit smoking
Smokers are being offered free nicotine gum and patches by the NHS to help them quit
Read MoreFriends of the Earth slams Hackney Council’s mixed-up recycling plan
Whilst recycling rates on council estates is improving, local environmental campaigners are concerned about the Town Hall’s proposal to move to a ‘commingled’ system
Read MoreHackney Bulls charge to victory over top of the table Bedford
The borough’s boys came out on top against tough opponents in the Under-14s rugby
Read MoreLaw experts urge Hackney Council to join campaign to fight legal aid cuts
Councillors are warned that the borough’s Citizens Advice Bureau and Community Law Centre will be hit hard by government proposals to reduce funding
Read MoreLocals to open boutique hotel on Dalston Lane
Former post office family will open luxury accommodation and a café later this month, with hopes for Olympic tourism next year
Read MoreKadialy Kouyate + Ryan Francesconi – Review
13 February 2011, Vortex Jazz Club
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