‘Well overdue’: Much-loved Hackney Wick venue brings its sound system into 21st century – thanks to £5k charity grant
Grow Hackney’s ageing audio equipment was putting shows at risk of cancellation
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Titbits – Church eating and a Priti strange greeting
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New Year Honours 2023: Hackney councillor Susan Fajana-Thomas made OBE
“A well deserved award for services to local government in Hackney and beyond’ says Mayor
Hackney Design Awards: Mayor hails borough’s ‘visionaries’ as this year’s winners announced
Frampton Park Estate and family home in Victoria Park among those crowned at biennial celebration of architecture
Titbits – Festive scrapes and lucky escapes
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‘Wages haven’t kept pace with living costs’: Hackney Foodbank launches Friday night centre to reach working people
‘When even working people can’t afford to heat their homes or buy food, you know the system is very broken,’ says Foodbank boss
‘Amazing’: Halloween charity trail collects three tonnes of food for residents in need
Team behind the Trick or Eat scheme ‘very grateful’ to everyone who took part
‘Each one contributed to Hackney’: Plaque honouring late African-Caribbean musicians to be unveiled on Mare Street
Twenty-four artists will feature on the memorial outside the former Ocean venue, which is now the Hackney Picturehouse
Winter Toy Appeal returns for ninth year – with organisers expecting it to be ‘toughest yet’
Initiative distributes thousands of toys to children in poverty across north-east London
Hackney politicians welcome Metropolitan Police chief’s plans to banish racism from force
Borough leader and community safety chief agree with Sir Mark Rowley’s vision of ‘root and branch reform’
Upcoming exhibition in Stoke Newington wants to ‘go beyond notion of art as only a two-way conversation’
Conversations in Colour runs from 10-14 November at Stokey Pop Up
Reconnect with the world at Autograph gallery tomorrow as it hosts art-inspired wellbeing day
The Shoreditch institution has enlisted artist Lateisha Davine Lovelace-Hanson to lead activities including breath work and soundscaping
Hackney’s young politicians invite local teenagers to Black History Season launch this weekend
Special guests, music and food on offer as Youth Parliament kicks off two-month celebration
Town Hall to host Winter Warmer event for older residents in council housing – with advice on how to beat the cold and keep costs down
Free massages and activities on offer as annual get-together returns for first time since 2019