‘My stories begin in Hackney’: Author Iain Sinclair to release film about retracing his ancestor’s journey to Peru
The writer says the adventure documented in The Gold Machine is like ‘any of those funny, strange expeditions I’ve done for my own books’
Read More‘Easy and intuitive’: Meet the locals saving money and helping the environment by borrowing from the Library of Things
Venues in Hackney Wick and Dalston are thought to have saved people around £33k – and their DIY skills are improving
Read More‘Reimagine the world’: New trail of globe sculptures in Hackney puts racial injustice under the spotlight
Arts and education combine for a project designed to develop our understanding of the slave trade
Read MoreWoodberry Down’s residents and natural history celebrated in project by Royal College of Art graduate
Xinqi Chen’s stunning illustrations were inspired by local stories and the campaign to save the Happy Man tree
Read More‘The council hasn’t learnt its lesson’: Angry business owners say drains should have been cleared before destructive flash floods in Stoke Newington
One business owner is predicting a £100,000 hit after water damaged property and stock
Read MoreChatsworth Road to host free one-day festival this Sunday – with food, fairground rides and music on offer
ChatsWORLD Summer Fair is a celebration of the shopping street’s history
Read More‘We want to inspire’: Local entrepreneurs’ network announces plans for meetings and mentoring
Hackney Social Founders set to build on successful pilot event over the summer
Read MoreSeoul in a Bottle, Kraft Dalston, food review: ‘Stuck in the middle and confused’
Delays and awkward stand-offs put paid to an evening that began with promise
Read More‘We can stop this’: Hackney Wick residents condemn GP surgery’s plan to build temporary extension on their local green
Trowbridge Surgery says its building is ‘not fit for purpose’, but neighbours are rallying to protect Wick Green
Read MoreHackney watering hole that was shut down after a stabbing could be reborn as a ‘happy pub’
Gokhan Yeter wants to open up a new place at the former Heart of Hackney on Mare Street
Read MoreCrowdfunder 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
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