Stik draws cash to help credit homeless Hackney residents
Residents of St Mungo’s hostel in Mare Street can now earn ‘credits’ by volunteering in the community
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Titbits – DSS discrimination by landlords, democratic deficits and DripApp
How to lance the boil of Homerton-style prejudice and pre-pay for coffees with monthly price plans
Leader – Foster care sex child abuse scandal demands policy review
Rape and sexual assault of five girls by foster carer could have been prevented
Hackney passes budget amid protests against cuts to services
One protester said: ‘You should be ashamed of yourselves!’
Meg Hillier MP condemns ‘onslaught’ against housing benefit renters after Digs protest
Calls it ‘almost impossible’ to rent thanks to private landlords and benefit cap
Communal gardens come into bloom
The Nomadic Community Gardens social enterprise transforms disused land into something for everyone
Why birdwatching is the new favourite pastime for East Londoners
Long considered the preserve of the uncool, birdwatching is fast gaining in popularity among city dwellers
Cate Le Bon to play Chats Palace anniversary celebrations
Resurgent arts venue seeks to increase its output, and has launched a fundraising scheme
Yanis Varoufakis speaks truth to power at Clapton economics talk
Former Greek finance minister was high-profile name at Round Chapel event to get ‘ordinary people’ interested in philosophy, politics and economics
Oscar win for Hackney director Asif Kapadia
Amy Winehouse documentary completes clean sweep of major awards with Academy Award win
In Stormy Nights, Dream Maps, review: 'an ambitious first record'
Inspired by the transmissions of a mysterious Russian radio station, In Stormy Nights is the enigmatic debut album by Dream Maps
Council incompetence left up to 1,300 voters unable to vote in General Election, damning report finds
Voters left off electoral register due to bureaucratic bungling as new system rolled out
'If it's weird and wonderful we'll play it' – Cave Club comes to Hackney Central
Moth Club is the new home of a legendary psychedelic club night run by Rhys Webb of the Horrors
Digs campaign slams ‘discrimination’ against renters on housing benefit
‘No DSS’ policy affects disabled and low income workers
Row breaks out on Twitter after police ‘blame’ injured cyclist for #NoHelmet
Police tweeted #NoHelmet after an elderly man was knocked off his bike by a van
Plane Stupid runway activists spared jail
All 13 climate change protesters found guilty of aggrevated trespass handed suspended sentences