Receptionist sent home for refusing to wear high heels donates shoes to Hackney Museum
Petition launched after Nicola Thorp was sent home without pay from a temping job to be debated in parliament this month
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Diane Abbott: Guarantee NHS workers from EU countries the right to remain in UK
Shadow Secretary of State for Health told Homerton University Hospital staff that EU workers’ contributions were ‘invaluable’ to the NHS
Homerton ‘community asset’ pub The Prince Edward to celebrate 150th anniversary
Pub that was saved from demolition to celebrate landmark anniversary
Yayoi Kusama, Victoria Miro gallery, review: 'Infinity in a pumpkin'
A collection of spectacular mirrored environments, sculptures and paintings immerse the viewer in an expansive sublime plane
Yayoi Kusama, Victoria Miro gallery, review: ‘Infinity in a pumpkin’
A collection of spectacular mirrored environments, sculptures and paintings immerse the viewer in an expansive sublime plane
‘Hoxton is no longer a place for artists’ – Paintworks art supplies shop to close after 31 years
‘The area has changed and my customers have been priced out,’ says manager of Paintworks
Scoffing offal – an East End history
Once considered a cheap dish fit only for the poor, offal is in fact a delicacy in its own right
National charity warns of ‘seismic shift towards criminalisation’ of Hackney’s sex workers
Sex workers are increasingly subject to enforcement by police and local authorities in the form of dispersal orders, fines and prosecution
Scoffing offal – a Hackney history
Once considered a cheap dish fit only for the poor, offal is in fact a delicacy in its own right
The Passion of Lady Vendredi: Rich Mix to stage 'blaxploitation epic'
Voodoo, evangelism and white working class comedians are some of the inspirations for the character of Lady Vendredi
Play set in ‘shipping container’ highlights plight of child refugees
Cargo, a new play opening at the Arcola this month, recreates a border crossing in real time
Going solar: renewable energy brings power to the people
Hackney produces less green energy than some neighbouring boroughs, but there are ideas afoot to change that
Queen’s Yard set for partial demolition
‘We don’t want no yuppie flats, we’re happy with our rats’
Hackney Central by-election candidates announced
Voting takes place on Thursday 21 July 2016 between 7am and 10pm
Istanbul terrorist attacks: advice surgery for Hackney’s Turkish and Kurdish-speaking residents
Native speaker will be on hand to help with translation and counselling at free drop-in service
Vortex to host jazz extravaganza in tribute to Jelly Roll Morton
Gigs inspired by the self-proclaimed ‘inventor of jazz’ and London’s own musical heritage to be held at Dalston venue