The Meaning Of Zong, Barbican, stage review: ‘A mammoth achievement’
Giles Terera directs and stars in this ‘must-see’ play about the abolition of slavery
Read MoreHackney Council’s chief executive given extended leave to deal with ‘family matters’
‘Council business continues as usual,’ says Town Hall spokesman
Read More‘Farce’: Motorcyclists and opposition councillors blast decision to press ahead with new parking charges
Town Hall scrutiny panel backs cabinet’s approval of scheme after it was called into question
Read MoreHackney brewery joins forces with refugee women to condemn government’s illegal migration bill
Five Points and Women for Refugee Women release craft beer to inspire opposition to Whitehall’s plans
Read More‘The government is failing’: Hackney’s Green councillors join four-day climate action in Westminster
Cllrs Alastair Binnie-Lubbock and Zoë Garbett took part in demonstration outside the Department for Transport
Read MoreHackney mortuary that played a part in Operation Mincemeat set for capacity boost
Town Hall likely to sign off £800k investment in venue at heart of notorious wartime deception
Read MoreLetter: ‘Diane Abbott was wrong’
But the Conservative Party is in no position to take the moral high ground, says Sasha Simic
Read MoreDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Barbican, stage review: ‘Like a bullet burrowing slowly deeper’
This experimental adaptation of Olga Tokarczuk’s book sticks with you long after you’ve exited the theatre
Read MoreDiane Abbott suspended as Labour MP over ‘deeply offensive’ letter about racism
Abbott apologises for comments suggesting Jewish, Irish and Traveller people have not suffered racism ‘all their lives’
Read More‘This can’t go on’: Homerton residents call for safer crossings on road where two children were hit by a car
Two young children suffered minor injuries on Kenworthy Road last month, but locals said it was an ‘accident waiting to happen’
Read MoreHackney Council to pay back £268k to motorists caught out by unlawful road closure
Town Hall to refund more than 3,000 fines after slip-up in the wording of a traffic notice in Springfield
Read More‘It’s not a commodity’: Parents from Dalston primary school at risk of a merger urge council bosses to rethink plans
Colvestone primary is one of six schools facing major upheaval next year because of falling pupil numbers
Read MoreEsti, Shoreditch, food review: ‘Like a steaming hot bath on a cold day’
Kostas Vais’s residency at TT Liquor is ‘utterly lovely’
Read MoreHomerton Hospital unveils display of staff photographs in a ‘joyous celebration of living environment’
Local waterways and parks feature in a showcase of the ‘talent and ingenuity’ of health workers
Read MoreChild Q: Special scrutiny meeting looking at what has changed since scandal broke to take place next week – with residents invited
Child safeguarding and policing in schools set to be a focus for councillors
Read MoreCases of alleged fraud reported to council up 15 per cent in a year
The majority involve council tenancies, with parking fraud also a big contributor
Read MoreCoco Lom and the Wonder-ful Playhouse
The local artist talks about her recent project with Disney and the inspiration behind her trademark patterns
Read MoreHackney mother who fears mould in her council flat is affecting her children’s asthma calls for annual housing checks
Raeesa Patel says mould ‘keeps coming back’ at her home in Hackney Downs despite repeated treatment
Read More‘My mum thought I’d be sent to jail’: Hackney author’s new memoir chronicles decades-long career in publishing – from controversial cult hits to phenomena like Harry Potter
Richard Charkin’s ‘My Back Pages’ is winning rave reviews for its detailed unpicking of the industry’s evolution over the past 50 years
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Planting for pollinators – sow the seeds of change
All of us can do a little something to help Britain’s dwindling legion of pollen-pluckers
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