Thousands flock to Victoria Park for weekend music festival
Local rapper Kojey Radical among performers at All Points East, which has community events running until tomorrow
Read MoreResidents urged to have their say on the future of local libraries
Town Hall launches consultation with the aim of putting libraries ‘at the heart of community life’
Read MoreNetwork Rail to warn residents about tree-felling following upset at Stamford Hill nature reserve
Rail operator apologises for chopping down swathe of trees in wildlife haven without notice
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘Life is so much harder when you don’t have the right tools’
Kate Poland digs through the overwhelming variety of gardening implements to reveal her favourites
Read MoreCalls for Museum of the Home boycott at latest protest against slaver statue
Museum says it is ‘continuing to explore options for the statue’ as anti-racism campaigners keep up pressure
Read MoreSome chew over the cooks’ new Nest: Restaurant defends plan for London Fields opening
Team behind Morning Lane eatery Nest vows not to disturb neighbours on Mentmore Terrace if they get the go-ahead to branch out
Read MoreClapton Cycleway set to open next spring but councillor calls for ‘change in approach’
Work set to start this autumn, but Cllr Vincent Stops raises concerns over designs for Lea Bridge Roundabout
Read MoreOlympic legacy? Hackney residents on how London 2012 changed the borough
With the Tokyo Olympics behind us and Paralympians gearing up for their shot at gold, Hackney locals examine the footprint of London’s Games
Read MoreHackney Council ‘deeply distressed’ by Afghanistan situation and vows to support refugees
Mayor Philip Glanville says the borough is ‘ready to step up again’
Read MoreHackney residents can you help? Interview participants needed for PhD research: Citizen Participation and Digital Democracy
Cardiff University’s Anya Richards is on the lookout for interviewees in Hackney and beyond
Read More‘I don’t feel safe in Shoreditch late at night’, police officer tells councillors as he warns of return to ‘bad old days of alcohol-fuelled violence’
PC Neal Hunwick explains police policy to oppose extended opening hours in the area, as colleague PC Sian Giles reveals serious injuries are commonplace
Read More‘Gentrification in action’: Town Hall defends Dalston Plan as campaigners let rip
Morning Lane and Ridley Road activists call for social rent homes amid fears the proposals will drive people out
Read More‘I believe in ghosts, but not the Scooby Doo kind’: When Darkness Falls director on how the spooky new play breaks from tradition
Paul Morrissey speaks to Lizzie McAllister ahead of tomorrow’s opening date at Park Theatre
Read MoreJewish charities team up with council for vaccine drive in Orthodox community
Hatzola and Shomrim back push for people to get their jabs before Rosh Hashanah next month
Read MoreAnything Goes, Barbican, stage review: ‘Bobbing on the waves of theatrical genius’
Sutton Foster delights in a reimagining of the 1930s classic that feels ‘as fresh as a sea breeze’
Read MoreGroup of anti-vaxxers evicted from Hackney Downs following court ruling
Town Hall successfully obtains High Court injunction to remove camp whose presence was upsetting residents
Read MoreThe Roles We Play, Sabba Khan, book review: ‘Laden with paradox and rich in nuance’
This genre-defying volume by an East London architect is a ‘meditation on the collective trauma of immigration’
Read MorePlans to limit daytime traffic on Church Street get thumbs-up
Transport for London approves council proposal to prevent cars using the road from 7pm until 7am
Read MoreHackney Council announces multimillion-pound investment for beloved leisure centre in Lower Clapton
Nearly £6m pledged for one of the borough’s ‘social and historic’ landmarks
Read MoreHackney pupils praised for their ‘extraordinary spirit’ on GCSE results day
Students across the borough celebrated yesterday in another record year for top grades
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