Hackney Foodbank in plea for support as residents speak out about cost-of-living crisis – including one mother who has stopped her son taking baths
Volunteers at the charity are ‘worried’, with food donations falling away despite demand doubling
Read More‘We’re all in’: Award-winning wildlife illustrator to open studio and shop in Clapton after crowdfunding success
Ben Rothery delighted to ‘put roots down’ in his local borough – with Hidden Planet set to open later this year
Read MoreSt John at Hackney Church to host memorial service for the Queen this Sunday
Local MPs and councillors will join the event, which will be shown on screens outside the church
Read MoreThree Crowns, Stoke Newington, food review: ‘Elevated pub grub with flamboyant little details’
Chef Ousmane Gaye and his team lift a classic afternoon at the boozer to new heights
Read More‘Once-in-a-generation chance’: Crowdfunder for wild swimming pond in East London smashes past the halfway mark
Volunteer-led campaign has raised £250k in a matter of months
Read More‘Like losing a mother’: Hackney councillors unite to remember a Queen who ‘defined modern Britain’
Politicians from all parties used their full council meeting to pay tribute to the late monarch
Read MoreHackney Council to sell off seven-bedroom mansion it bought in 2015 for troubled families scheme
Counselling project closed at the start of the pandemic – as property expected to fetch £2m
Read MoreBoth Sides of the Blade, film review: ‘A world of small rooms and bottled emotions’
Claire Denis’s romantic drama is an ‘interesting addition to the genre, but not a game-changer’
Read MoreNew cycle lanes in Clapton plug ‘key gap’ between Hackney and Waltham Forest
Borough’s transport boss hails ‘ambitious safe route’ through Millfields Park
Read More‘Like mining for metals’: Meet the recycling sorters turning north London’s trash into treasure
In 2019, waste company Biffa won a 10-year contract worth a reported £90m to process the area’s recycling
Read MoreHomerton Hospital’s support for staff during pandemic sees it nominated for national award
The local NHS trust’s director of people said the hospital is ‘immensely proud’
Read More‘A constant in all our lives’: Local politicians pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death at the age of 96
Town Hall cancels this weekend’s Hackney Carnival as nation enters period of mourning
Read More‘How is this allowed?’ Upper Clapton residents upset by plan to build a house in conservation area
Locals fear a loss of privacy and light if the development goes ahead
Read More‘Very silly indeed’: Campaigners blast council plans to cut library jobs amid cost-of-living crisis
Town Hall is already consulting with unions over proposals that could affect 99 roles
Read MoreFunny Pages, film review: ‘Oddball characters, single-minded goals and bitingly funny one-liners’
Squid and the Whale actor Owen Kline’s directorial debut is ‘impressive’
Read More‘Money is tight’: Hackney Giving launches cost-of-living appeal to ensure ‘nobody is left behind’
The local charity hopes to give out £25k in grants to organisations helping residents through the crisis
Read More‘Bigger crisis than the pandemic’: Rocketing energy bills causing ‘huge anxiety’ in hospitality industry
Business leaders call for an emergency intervention from the government
Read MoreCycling campaigners welcome council’s pledge to install 675 storage hangars across Hackney – but concerns remain over price
Town Hall commits to creating 4,000 new spaces by 2026
Read MoreBoys’ faith school could open at former convent in Amhurst Park
Town Hall planners considering application from BC Trust
Read MoreLondon Open House 2022: Hackney Town Hall among a number of local buildings offering people a peek behind the curtain
This year’s architecture festival includes tours of Dalston CLR James Library and the Hackney Empire
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