Save our hedgehogs: numbers in continuing decline, report warns
There have been no sightings of the prickly mammal in Hackney for two years
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Christmas toy appeal makes final plea for donations
With one week to go, Stokey Parents are half-way to reaching target
Jack and the Beanstalk, Hackney Empire, review: hilariously silly and mischievous
This year’s Hackney Empire pantomime reimagines Jack and the Beanstalk as a climate change fable
A fish odyssey across East London
Your intrepid correspondent casts his net in search of delicious seafood
GCHQ pavement ads breach council rules in graffiti gaffe
Security and intelligence organisation claims it sought permission but council denies any record of agreement
Residents launch petition over Crossrail 2 plans to dig up Shoreditch Park
Britannia Leisure Centre could also be bulldozed following TfL’s proposals for an underground ventilation shaft
‘Ban basement excavations’: mother and toddler narrowly escape injury in ceiling collapse
Father points finger of blame at council for approving ‘dangerous and disruptive’ basement excavations
PJ Harvey to headline as Field Day announces first wave of acts
Beach House, Deerhunter and Four Tet also set to perform at festival’s tenth anniversary in Victoria Park
PJ Harvey to headline as Field Day announces first wave of acts
Beach House, Deerhunter and Four Tet also set to perform at festival’s tenth anniversary in Victoria Park
The Divided Laing review – inside the mind of a psychiatrist
Arcola production about R.D. Laing’s 1960s mental health commune examines the nature of psychiatry while remaining at its core a domestic farce
Stoke Newington café to host Christmas Day lunch for oldsters
The Haberdashery café is looking for support from residents for a planned festive meal for older residents
Swimmers take the plunge with new dementia-friendly classes
Award-winning scheme making waves comes to Hackney
Hackney Propaganda: a look at 19th century working men's clubs
A pamphlet first published by Centerprise explores working class political life in Victorian Hackney
Hackney Propaganda: a look at 19th century working men’s clubs
A pamphlet first published by Centerprise explores working class political life in Victorian Hackney
My Beautiful Black Dog – review: finding humour in depression
Hackney Showroom was wowed this week by the charismatic Brigitte Aphrodite for a short run of her Edinburgh-feted musical play about depression
High achievers with dyslexia share their stories in new book
Famous names including David Bailey and Benjamin Zephaniah talk about how dyslexia has enabled them to be creative and successful