Peppa Pig’s Party at the Hackney Empire
Children’s favourite celebrates her birthday with family and friends
Read MoreLetter: Hackney Council was right to axe its eco-energy contract
A local resident gives her view on the Town Hall’s recent decision to switch from a ‘green’ tariff
Read MoreClissold Park concerns
Plans for Hackney residents’ favourite green space are proving contentious
Read MoreThe Tree Musketeers interview
Peter Jones talks trees with Russell Miller
Read MoreThe orchard squad – all for trees and trees for all
Peter Jones finds out about Hackney’s Tree Musketeers
Read MoreRidley Road Market consultation extended
Have your say on the design options on Saturday 10 October
Read MoreCouncil rent demand threatens kids’ playground
Shakespeare Walk Adventure Playground is worried by a new £1,000 charge
Read MoreCutting a dash in Dalston
Tailor to Bono, the Clash and Oasis reveals the secrets of dressing the stars
Read MoreTreasure or trash? You decide
Take part in the great debate on Hackney’s public art
Read More‘Private health care will be bad for patients’
Plans for private companies to run Hackney health services condemned
Read MoreIs it art? You decide
Vote in our online poll to tell us if this and other controversial public art should be treasured or trashed
Read MoreCaught green-handed
Sarah Shoraka has clambered up the tail of a jet and scaled a coal ship. Farida Shaikh finds out why
Read MoreHackney left behind as Britain goes digital
Some boroughs are taking steps to make broadband available on estates. Hackney isn’t one of them
Read MoreTown Hall must take residents’ ideas seriously
Council should consult on local people’s proposals for a better borough – not just its own
Read MoreHackney residents to go on next Climate Camp
Local activists’ next action on Saturday 17 October
Read MoreBargain toys and togs
Saving cash on children’s clothes and toys doesn’t mean skimping on quality
Read More‘Buy booze brewed locally,’ say campaigners
A local brewery scheme is boosting the British pint in Hackney and elsewhere
Read MoreGo slow at ZoomAround
Gymnasts can’t train because of squatters and lease row
Read MoreHackney Empire to close – for a few months
Main house performances to stop “for a period of reflection” for at least six months
Read MoreHackney Street Photographs 1978-2008
Alan Denney’s photographic exhibition brings the borough’s social history to life
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