New academies plan will bring chaos, say MPs
Concerns over education proposals which may leave schools less accountable to local parents and elected representatives
Read MoreStreet markets on the up
Council to take steps to remedy its ‘haphazard and uncoordinated’ approach
Read MoreUrban fox hunt video was hoax aimed at the media, say film-makers
Chris Atkins and Johnny Howorth, the team behind Starsuckers, say film was satirical swipe at press coverage of fox attacks
Read MoreCuts could ‘create ghettos’
Government axe could cost Council up to £80m by 2014
Read MoreLittle London Fields festival 2010
Saturday 7 August 2010
Read MoreJoseph Kahn obituary
A dedicated anti-fascist, he fought in the Spanish civil war
Read MoreTram shed campaigners fight on
Local residents object to decision to develop historic site, whilst businesses and their employees claim it will destroy livelihoods
Read MoreTesco Towers turned down
Planning permission refused for 13 storey development on Morning Lane
Read MoreBen Eine: the art of the States
PM David Cameron recently gave US President Barack Obama a painting by street artist Ben Eine, whose latest work is brightening up Hackney Road
Read MoreHackney WickED festival 2010
The borough’s creative hotspot for art and music opened its studios and galleries again this summer
Read MoreInterview: Jonathan Kemp
A Stoke Newington author talks about his new novel and the history of male prostitution
Read More1-2-3-4 festival 2010 – review
The recounting of a Shoreditch weekend tale
Read MoreHackney Film Festival 2010: an interview with Steven McInerney
The Citizen speaks to the man behind the borough’s first major film event, due to launch next month
Read MoreLast chance to see: Light Shining in Buckinghamshire
Till 7 August 2010, Arcola
Read MoreGolden nights continue to motivate European champion Phillips Idowu
Hope of Olympic glory and leaving a legacy for his new family are the inspirations behind latest championship success
Read MorePhillips Idowu produces leap of gold to soar to triple jump title
• Idowu sets personal best of 17.81m in triple jump final
• Briton now holds world, European and Commonwealth titles
Time to review police use of ‘joint enterprise’
The police are using this ancient concept to tackle urban gangs, but can it be fairly administered?
Read MoreArt and the brain
Kate Kellaway admires an exhibition of artworks exploring the experience of neurological damage
Read MoreHackney WickED art festival
Friday 30 July – Sunday 1 August 2010, Hackney Wick
Read MoreField Day
Saturday 31 July 2010, Victoria Park
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