Pentonville Prison escapee James Anthony Whitlock arrested in Hackney
Fugitive arrested at address in Shepherds Lane, Homerton, yesterday afternoon after escaping from jail earlier this month
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Pretty F*cking Good Toast at Machine No. 3, restaurant review, Hackney Central – a masterclass in sourcing
The bar at the end of Well Street has teamed up with a toast-master for an excellent pop-up that runs until the end of November
Hackney Walk: Residents demand action over ‘horrendous alarms’ and ‘endless pop-up parties’
Much-vaunted fashion hub accused of ‘breaking promises about noise and light pollution’ as council ‘drags its feet’
Campaigners demand ‘mini Holland’ in Hackney after Walthamstow success
Council accused of ‘wasting an opportunity’ to trial a similar traffic reduction scheme in London Fields
Concert pitch – Hackney’s gig guide for November
We sieve out some of the best live music picks for this month
A hotly anticipated UK debut from Taiwanese dance sensation
Cloud Gate 2, the sister company of the renowned Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan make their highly anticipated UK debut with a thrilling triple bill of dance at Sadler’s Wells later this month.
Mysteries unearthed in Shoreditch excavation of Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre
‘Unusual passageway’ discovered under stage where first actors to play Romeo and Juliet trod the boards
Burglars strike again at Black Cat Cafe – just weeks after last break in
Oli Dunk, a chef at the popular Clarence Road vegan eatery, said he arrived this morning to find windows shattered, adding: ‘I’m gutted’
‘That’s the way to do it!’ Shoreditch gallery radically reworks seaside puppet show
Artists Jonathan Baldock and Emma Hart bring out the sinister edge of the popular children’s show that some claim makes light of domestic violence
Britannia Leisure Centre given £300,000 refit – despite plans to knock it down
Pat Turnbull from the Save Britannia Leisure Centre campaign says facility will be sacrificed for homes to be sold at market rate
Council weighs up temporary school plans for Haggerston ‘parkland’ as campaigners set out alternative vision
Planning committee set to decide tonight whether to grant permission to create temporary school premises on the disputed site
Council apologises to Dalston resident Jacqueline Kent for delays in fixing mould hell
Clayeon McKenzie says sorry to Jacqueline Kent after the Hackney Citizen raised her case with the council
Why are there so few TfL cycle hire docking stations in Hackney?
Cycling campaigners say case for further rollout in borough is strong – but transport bosses are not currently focused on expansion of so-called Boris Bikes
Copies of Fifty Shades of Grey to be ripped up for provocative theatre performance
Theatre-maker Hannah Silva has trawled charity shops to snap up all the copies of the erotic novel she can find
Squid Kitchen at 119 Lower Clapton, restaurant review
Delicious tapas suitable for any cena con amigos can be found at this unassuming Clapton café
Where to watch the US election results in Hackney
Will ‘The Donald’ or ‘Crooked Hillary’ become the next US President? We round up places to go in Hackney for election excitement tonight