It’s wild! Jubilee Primary School pupils create mural of wetlands’ flora and fauna
Teachers let schoolchildren’s creativity run riot on visit to London Wildlife Trust’s Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve – and this funky artwork was the result
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Council’s pension fund’s exposure to CO2 emissions to be slashed in half – but is this too little, too late?
Move may not go far enough to placate environmental campaigners, but pensions committee chairman Councillor Robert Chapman says it is in reality the best arrangement possible
Council’s anti-crime chief Caroline Selman joins police on weapons sweep following spate of stabbings
Cracking down on knife crime remains ‘massive priority’, she insists amid alarm about attacks and concern over changes to police use of stop and search
Non-electric cars set to be banned from parking in parts of Shoreditch
Charging points would be installed to try and encourage motorists to make the switch to cleaner vehicles
Hackney Road Recreation Ground set to be renamed after ‘notable Hackney citizen’
Green space near St Leonard’s Church and Columbia Road would be rechristened “Fairchild’s Garden” after famous horticulturalist Thomas Fairchild
Not going down the Tubes: Village Underground to stay put for another 15 years
Owner Auro Foxcroft says he is “thrilled” with deal after council announces extension to lease
Run The Jewels to bring their Trump-baiting hip hop to Field Day
American rap supergroup will make tracks to the Victoria Park all-dayer on Saturday 3 June; 18 more artists also announced
Another stabbing: Police called to Kingsland High Street after latest attack
Dalston has been the scene of numerous attacks in recent weeks, and on Wednesday deputy mayor is set to answer question about council’s ‘interventions’
Government’s ‘laughable’ £36,000 handout ‘won’t do anything’ to fix housing crisis
MP Meg Hillier describes sum as “laughable” while Mayor Philip Glanville calls for councils to be given more power to build affordable homes amid crisis of families living in homeless hostels
Brawl between orthodox Jews and traffic warden in Stamford Hill probed by police
Parking has been a contentious issue in Stamford Hill. Hackney Council has said the warden did nothing wrong and was subjected to threats
Hackney Greens warn council’s Morning Lane plans risk being ‘missed opportunity’
Samir Jeraj, who stood for Mayor of Hackney last year, says purchase of Tesco site looks as though it will “do little” to solve the housing crisis
Clissold House “could close down” warns User Group head, as financial hole widens
With Clissold House losing some £100,000 annually and politicians concerned about cuts, could now be the time for more private events?
Fancy volunteering at St Joseph’s Hospice? Attend one of these events
Film screening, tour of building and light refreshments offered to tempt people who might like to give up their time to help
Lovin’ it: McDonald’s sponsors new kit for under eights football team
Fast food giant’s help for grassroots sports praised by Hackney Downs All Stars despite unhealthy nature of Big Mac and fries
2 Fingers @ Canvas Cafe, Spitalfields, restaurant review
This pop-up in a friendly cafe just off Brick Lane riffs on a childhood classic and delivers fish finger sandwiches fit for the captain’s table
East London artist Stik to raise cash for charity through artwork auction
Hackney Council will determine which organisation gets the money generated from sale of artwork which formed part of Pride festival in London last year