Fancy cuppas – Stoke Newington Tea House review
The Stoke Newington Tea House is hoping to cause a stir amongst the cafés and bars of Church Street, but has it found the perfect blend?
Hackney Citizen
Big Issue to mark 200 million milestone with one-off exhibition
Street artist Ben Eine teams up with magazine that helps homeless people make a living
Pembury Circus shortlisted for ‘Planning and Placemaking’ awards
Housing association chief hails scheme that has ‘helped fulfil vision of creating a welcoming estate’
Fruit tree planters plan to transform Mabley Green into ‘edible park’
Volunteers planted 30 types of tree as part of scheme that could have huge health, social and environmental benefits
Residents fear foregone conclusion over London Fields cycling ‘quietway’
Hard won public consultation dismissed as ‘smoke and mirrors’
Historic warehouse in Shoreditch conservation area to be converted into offices
Former industrial building to be given two extra storeys for offices, restaurant and retail
Council gets stick over school grounds sell-off ‘trick’
Plan to stack flats on top of a school for pupils with special educational needs comes in for criticism
Vegging out – The Hive restaurant review
The Hive’s meat-free menu is a break from the all-too-common quorn and dal framework found elsewhere
Legal Geeks code through the night for Hackney Community Law Centre
Hackathon event saw teams of tech whizzes invent software to ‘improve access to advice for the most vulnerable’
Crossrail 2 needs ‘eastern phase’ through Hackney, claims Mayor
Eastern branch of the rail-link would support economic and population growth in the borough, study finds
Hackney teachers denounce plans to force schools to become academies
Announcement is ‘distraction from the severe teacher shortages and school places crisis’, claims Hackney NUT
Developers accused of ‘daylight robbery’ in Bishopsgate Goodsyard row
‘No other proposed development has been predicted to have such a large effect on so many dwellings,’ finds independent study
Look sharp! Unpeeling the history of citrus fruit
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at oranges and lemons through the ages, and takes a trip to the Bangledshi grocers of Brick Lane
Campaigners fight to save historic Swan Wharf stable block
‘Emblematic’ building should be retained, says heritage group
Virtually Dead ‘zombie apocalypse’ lurches into Hackney
Virtual reality offers ‘authentic experience of fighting zombies in the streets’
Firewalkers hotfoot it to fundraise for local hospice
Motivational coach on hand to banish any last minute cold feet