Stoke Newington Literary Festival – preview
The annual book fest returns this weekend, with grime, gozleme and a certain former shadow chancellor
Hackney Citizen
Abney Park’s Grade II-listed gates ‘saved’ as greengrocer’s plans prove fruitless
Council refuses to allow local business to expand its premises, after Abney Park Trust objects to plans
Fume Free Streets slams ‘perverse’ proposal over London Fields ‘quietway’
Hackney Council should scrap original road closure plans, council officers to recommend
Juliet Jacques: ‘Being transexual has politicised my creative work’
The Hackney-based author of the acclaimed memoir Trans is convinced that emotions can play a crucial role in affecting social and political change
EU referendum – don’t forget to vote on 23 June
In order to vote, you must be registered by 7 June
Councillors clash over election of new Speaker of Hackney
Opposition parties take the unusual step of proposing an alternative
Petition launched against plan to turn Mecca Bingo Hackney Road into high-rise flats
‘What is being proposed to replace it not only would be unaffordable to the local community but a visual eyesore to the area’
Rio Cinema workers strike over living wage and job cuts
Industrial action goes ahead in face of cinema restructure that would offer staff higher wages but cut hours and employees to pay for it
Hackney’s population to hit 300,000 in next decade, say government number-crunchers
The number of people living in the borough is likely to rise by 16.4 per cent over the next 10 years
Sylvia Pankhurst: East London suffragette may get a statue in Bow
Statue on Roman Road would be part of a wider art trail that celebrates East London’s ‘amazing visionary women’
New Lee Valley Ice Centre could put Leyton Marsh at risk, campaigners warn
Save Lea Marshes group vows to protect the ‘vital green lung’ of Leyton Marsh from plans to create an ‘international standard’ ice venue
Nursery branches out with indoor treehouse
Robinson Crusoe provided inspiration for innovative new extension
Walk this way – history buffs take a tour of De Beauvoir
This Victorian enclave of Hackney boasts Jacobean-styled finery as well as architectural oddities
Market gardens: the ‘ugly sisters’ of horticultural history
East London’s market garden scene was once a hotbed of commerce, where fruit, vegetables and exotic plants once flourished The post Market gardens: the ‘ugly sisters’ of horticultural history [http://www.eastendreview.co.uk/2016/05/24/market-gardens-horticultural-history/] appeared first on East En
Market gardens: the ‘ugly sisters’ of horticultural history
East London’s market garden scene was once a hotbed of commerce, where fruit, vegetables and exotic plants once flourished
Sadiq Khan announces Sophie Linden as London’s new deputy mayor for policing
Cllr Linden plans to step down as Deputy Mayor of Hackney