Jewish community leaders ‘going extra mile’ to feed local children in run-up to Rosh Hashanah
‘Knowing there are children going hungry is unacceptable,’ says Rabbi Levi Schapiro
Read More‘Masterpiece’: Praise for bold new mural that celebrates joy and diversity of Ridley Road
Artist Carl Cozier ‘flattered’ after traders picked his colourful lettering to adorn a market wall
Read MoreHackney Mayor suspended by Labour after partying with disgraced former councillor on day he found out about arrest
Party says photograph is in clear contradiction of Philip Glanville’s previous account of events
Read MoreDalston church hall could be converted into workspace for small businesses
Amazing Grace Worship Centre supports the plan, with church set to move to new community centre
Read MoreCycling campaigners renew calls for bike lanes on busy De Beauvoir street
Hackney Cycling Campaign fears for children who use Downham Road
Read MorePhotographer Carrie Mae Weems shows how art can reclaim history with emotive Barbican exhibition
Forty years of work are distilled into a show that has a ‘monumental effect’
Read MoreDough Hands, Cambridge Heath Road, food review: ‘An interesting player in a crowded game’
A ‘fresh and welcome addition’ to the pub scene, but get there before the dough runs out
Read MoreWedding fever at Hackney Town Hall as delighted staff celebrate post-pandemic boom
The borough’s ceremonies manager says numbers have recoveredafter tough few years
Read MoreHackney schools boast impressive GCSE results
Students across the borough celebrate their exam grades
Read MoreA Level results: Hackney schools buck national trend
Many young people will have extra cause to celebrate
Read MoreInquest: Artist died after suffering rare side effect of drug
‘If repeated and avoidable errors had not been made by the Trust, Sophie’s death might have been prevented’
Read MoreCharedi orthodox children missing out on free school meals
‘No child should have just bread for their lunch. It’s very upsetting.’
Read MorePack to school: Hackney Youth Parliament appeal gives helping hand to new starters
Residents donate 150 back packs and school equipment to help families struggling with the cost of living
Read MoreA Strange Loop – Barbican: dancing the steps of the genres it satirises
A tale of blackness, queerness, belonging, religion, class, and resilience
Read MoreMayor speaks of shock and anger at former councillor’s actions
Tom Dewey was convicted of possessing indecent images of children
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor Tom Dewey given 12-month suspended sentence for possessing indecent images of children
Former de Beauvoir ward councillor avoids jail
Read MoreHaggerston School’s 125-year lease set to be transferred to academy trust – with staff and parents divided over the move
The secondary’s headteacher says ‘joining a family of schools will improve quality of education’
Read MoreGrants on offer for events celebrating transgender awareness and LGBT+ history
Residents can apply for up to £1k in funding before 20 August deadline
Read MoreHackney artist’s schizophrenia drug could have caused heart problems, inquest into her death hears
Sophie O’Neill, 37, died at Homerton Hospital in 2019 after suffering from a relapse
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Community orchards
Our resident expert on the important role orchards play in wildlife conservation
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