Crowdfunder for East London’s first wild swimming pond reaches important milestone
Volunteers hoping to transform a disused water depot in Lower Clapton are almost halfway to their target
Read More‘I used to call it my heart job’: Meet the lollipop lady who transformed a Hackney neighbourhood
Donna Thorpe, whose smile lit up Albion Road for years until she resigned in July, speaks to local author Alpa Shah
Read More‘Your life mattered’: Tributes paid to Hackney teenager stabbed to death in Highbury Fields
Police are urging anyone with information about the attack on 4 August to come forward
Read MoreBacklash, Michael Shew, book review: ‘Fast-paced story with a well-crafted plot’
The Newington Green author impresses with ‘warts-and-all’ characters
Read More‘Worried and depressed’: Traders at Ridley Road Shopping Village call for better communication as council prepares to take over the lease
Business owners criticise uncertainty over the upcoming handover, as Town Hall moves to assuage their fears
Read MoreSouth Pacific, Chichester Festival Theatre at Sadler’s Wells, stage review: ‘Come and revel in the power of love’
Daniel Evans’s ‘thoughtful’ adaptation of the Rodgers and Hammerstein classic brings it elegantly into the 21st century
Read MoreResidents report ‘demoralising’ vandalism of new street trees across Hackney
Those responsible for damaging saplings are being urged to think about the climate emergency
Read MorePolio boosters to be offered to under-10s after virus is picked up in eight London boroughs – including Hackney
Health experts confirm polio has spread within the community, but stressed that risk to wider population is still low
Read More‘Distress and uncertainty’: Council apologises to Hackney family whose bid for a bigger home was hit by lengthy delays
Local Government Ombudsman criticises ‘service failure’ while recognising the ‘unique challenges’ faced by the Town Hall following a 2020 cyber attack
Read More‘Wes Anderson likes my work!’ Art by Hackney schoolchildren to be plastered on billboards as part of ‘fantastic’ creativity project
Thirty youngsters took part in Hackney Young Voices – receiving support from renowned artists and education experts
Read MoreShoreditch residents demand tougher action on single-use plastic after taking part in Greenpeace waste count
Just under 400 local households threw away more than 21,000 pieces of plastic in a week
Read More‘Iconic’ Stoke Newington club asked to rethink plans for later openings
Club No 8’s management says no other venue in the area ‘specifically caters for the Black community’
Read MoreThree thousand electric vehicle charging points to be introduced in Hackney by 2030
Borough’s transport chief says rollout will alleviate concerns that some people have about switching to electric
Read MoreArt and conservation shop owner has two days to raise £10k for new premises in Clapton – or faces closing it for good
Illustrator Ben Rothery needs help if Hidden Planet is to survive and thrive
Read MoreBoxpark set to expand after getting the nod from planners – but must keep noise in check
Shoreditch shopping and food hub wins temporary permission to add more shipping containers and seating
Read MoreFirst stage of major council development at De Beauvoir estate wins approval – but residents slam ‘irresponsible’ loss of mature trees
Scheme will see 189 new homes built, with the Town Hall arguing its proposals will bring a net gain in biodiversity
Read MoreHackney police chief quits to take up role with new Met Commissioner
Marcus Barnett to leave ‘one of the toughest jobs in London’, with his deputy set to succeed him
Read More‘History will judge’: Morning Lane campaigners to fight on despite warning from Hackney Mayor over affordable housing
Borough leader says major town centre development will struggle to make 50 per cent of homes available at social rent
Read MoreI Am Not Raymond Wallace, Sam Kenyon, book review: ‘Elegant story of how shared values can both eviscerate and nurture’
In ‘moving prose’, this debut novel explores the life of a gay man burdened by society’s expectations
Read More‘Incensed’ residents call on council to stop weeding tree pits as more cases of ravaged plants come to light
Town Hall parks chief issues apology as residents are urged to tie ribbons at sites they have adopted
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