Indian Summer: Glen Peters and The Shaitan of Calcutta
Last night brought a taste of India to Clapton Road as Glen Peters launched his novel at Pages of Hackney bookshop on Tuesday 16 June
Read MoreSam Hallam campaign petition presented at Parliament
Sam Hallam supporters protest and petition against Government cuts to the funding of reviews of criminal cases
Read MoreThurs 18 June: The Whole Day Through, with Patrick Gale
The critically-acclaimed and award-winning author of Notes from an Exhibition comes to sign books and talk about his latest novel.
Read MoreTues 16 June: Mrs D’Silva’s Detective Instincts and the Shaitan of Calcutta
With a feast of home-cooked samosas and traditional Indian sweets to spice up the evening, Glen Peters will talk about how he came to write a detective novel and his experiences of growing up in Calcutta in the 1960s.
Read MoreFarmers’ Market scheme helps families on low-incomes
Stoke Newington Farmers’ Market is now accepting Healthy Start vouchers for fresh vegetables, fruit and milk.
Read MoreHackney Council turns from ‘green’ energy to brown
Concerns raised over the Town Hall’s climbdown on renewable energy
Read MoreChats market hope grows
Campaigners optimistic as consultation is hailed a success
Read MoreHallam protest petition goes to Parliament
Guildford Four, Maguire Seven and Birmingham Six men support Sam’s case
Read More‘Children just play in the roads round here’
Campaigners demand a playground on derelict land ‘earmarked for housing’
Read MoreShoreditch – land of hope and opportunity
The big challenge now is for local people to become involved in the community planning process
Read MoreSweets and savouries
Loredana Pedroni explores a selection of Hackney’s best delicatessens and patisseries
Read MoreStand up and testify
Comedian Stewart Lee talks culture, class and Cardboard Citizens
Read MoreThe Effluent Society
Local artists at SPACE Studios discuss dirt, dereliction and the economic downturn
Read MoreGrowing up on the estates
Meet local residents growing their own flowers, fruit and veg
Read MoreLast orders?
It’s time to save the community pub, says Rick Muir
Read MoreTo be perfectly Frank
Hackney composer Stuart Wood stages new production at Hoxton Hall
Read MoreOn the Dalston terrace
Local business owners speak to Mark Silberstein about the latest plans for the neighbourhood
Read MoreFrom Albert Town to Butterfield Green
A history of Stoke Newington’s forgotten park
Read MoreFurniture second to none
In the third of series on where to find quality second-hand goods, Sarah Birch seeks out the borough’s vintage furniture shops
Read MoreThe Wicker Man
Photographer Stephen Gill discusses his latest interpretation of Hackney Wick
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