London’s overheating crisis: Calls for Sadiq Khan to rethink new-build air conditioning
City Hall has told developers to prioritise ‘passive ventilation’ and avoid air conditioning unless ‘unavoidable’
Read MoreBetrayal in Berlin, Michael Shew, book review: ‘Full-throttle narrative’
The local author’s new thriller sees a scientist ‘torn between love and defence of the realm’
Read More‘Disappointed’: Residents and community groups condemn latest Woodberry Down masterplan
Loss of social homes and biodiversity among complaints as new proposals set to be put in front of councillors
Read More‘One of life’s true optimists’: Film about popular local rabbi to be screened at Abney Park
How to Get On with Everybody, a portrait of Rabbi Herschel Gluck, will be shown on 9 September – followed by a Q&A with the man himself
Read MoreOn the Boardwalk, Martin Sherman, book review: ‘Deliciously droll’
The playwright’s ‘intensely personal’ memoir focuses on the years before he found fame
Read MoreConcerns raised over progress of controversial Edmonton incinerator
Campaigners now believe the £1.5bn incinerator will ‘never be built’
Read MoreRedundancies at Sutton House could have ‘dramatic impact’, warns heritage group
Hackney Society alarmed over plans, which National Trust says are still under consultation
Read MorePas de Chats? How Hackney’s unsung Arkestra inspired a mural for the ages
Chats Palace Arkestra wanted an artistic experiment for the community, and four decades on, they got more than they bargained for
Read MoreOutsider Bodies: Experience Berlin’s DIY scene in your neighbour’s living room
More than 90 artists are set to deliver an ‘experiential showcase’ in Stoke Newington from next month
Read MoreFamilies warn they could quit Hackney after nursery fee hikes
Parents say the borough has become an unaffordable place to raise children
Read MoreThe Gathered Leaves, Park Theatre, stage review: ‘Nuanced study of the autistic spectrum’
Star turns from Jonathan Hyde and Taneetrah Porter lift this adaptation of Andrew Keatley’s play
Read MoreHousing officers halt imminent strikes in hope of ‘good faith’ talks
Three further strikes set for late August ‘still on the table’ in case negotiations break down
Read MoreMan guilty over Dalston shooting that left nine-year-old girl with bullet lodged in brain
Javon Riley, 33, had denied three charges of attempted murder, relating to three men, and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to the girl
Read More‘Welfare not warfare’: Legendary fashion designer Katharine Hamnett on her new ‘End Genocide’ campaign
Hamnett talks to the Citizen about her activism, and the importance of speaking out about Gaza
Read More‘Treating us all as suspects’ – Doubts over success of Met Police’s Live Facial Recognition technology
Critics have branded the use of LFR, which maps a person’s unique facial features, and matches them against faces on watchlists, as an ‘erosion of civil liberties
Read MoreHackney Council staff set strike dates over ‘Deliveroo-style’ housing service
Housing officers are fearful of the Town Hall’s restructure plans and claim around 9 in 10 jobs in their team are at risk
Read MoreHackney man given court summons over council tax despite paying his bill
Hackney Council cancelled the summons as a “gesture of goodwill” but resident Earl Dawkins says they should apologise
Read MoreSame Streets, Different Lives – stories of Whitechapel and Shadwell
Fans of the Hackney and Newham History Social Club podcast will be delighted to hear that a clutch of new episodes has been released
Read MoreFor years we’ve fought’: Hackney studio branded ‘Abbey Road of photography’ beats third demolition bid
Holborn Studios is not to be demolished, after the High Court overruled the Planning Inspectorate
Read MoreWarehouse venue got twice as many supporters as objectors over dancefloor plan – it wasn’t enough
The number of representations made to the licensing committee in support of the application was double those opposing
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