Leader – Housing and bad air on the agenda of next Mayor of Hackney
The political coalescence around certain areas of interest leaves little doubt as to which complaints are being heard loudest by those who would lead us
Hackney Citizen
Titbits – Among the ‘purged’, and a councillor’s shrewd move
Find out who is name-checked in the column that pecks at the crumbs of local politics
Hackney Playbus bids sad farewell to ‘Bugsie’ after eight years on the road
Charity wheels out ‘Katy-Lou’ after malfunction near Winston Churchill statue, but hopes to buy new double decker soon
Divest Hackney demands council show ‘true leadership’ by shifting cash from fossil fuels
Campaign group is turning up the heat on council ahead of key meeting this month
Decision time as voters prepare to elect next Mayor of Hackney
Five candidates to take part in biggest UK poll since EU vote
New benefits cap will ‘damage life chances of over 3,000 Hackney children’
Borough will be one of the worst affected areas in the UK, according to new government figures
Saddled with Shakespeare: The Handlebards ride to Geffrye Museum
An all-bicycling theatre company is giving new meaning to the phrase ‘play cycle’
Three men jailed for stealing ‘life-saving equipment’ from fire stations
Thieves stole £100k worth of fire-fighting kit in London crime spree
Do me a flavour – Gillian Riley on umami
Known as the fifth taste, Umami is both a trendy concept and chemical substance – but above all a way of getting deliciousness into our food
Strictly orthodox Jews in Stamford Hill ‘raise £1 million’ to fight child custody battles
Critics raise fear of new barriers for women wishing to leave Haredi community
Cache of knives discovered close to Hackney Wick following Mabley Green brawl
The haul included an example of the controversial “zombie knife”, as well as other weapons
Save Haggerston Park group fights council over community garden “land grab” plan
Hackney Council “unable to provide assurance” that parkland will be reintegrated after use as temporary school site
Too late to stop Nao: interview
Nao is one of the brightest stars on the UK’s musical horizon, with a sound born of the hustle and bustle of East London
Too late to stop Nao: interview
Nao is one of the brightest stars on the UK’s musical horizon, with a sound born of the hustle and bustle of East London
The Hard Stop, an interview with filmmaker George Amponsah: Language of the unheard
Documentary-maker George Amponsah talks Mark Duggan, Met policing and the best way to protest police violence
The Hard Stop, an interview with filmmaker George Amponsah: Language of the unheard
Documentary-maker George Amponsah talks Mark Duggan, Met policing and the best way to protest police violence