London Mayor to have final say on rejected Norton Folgate development
Intervention comes after Tower Hamlets council threw out the controversial British Land scheme in July
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Hackney announces it will review £42m pension fund investment in dirty energy
‘Most fund members won’t be happy to learn that their money is funding climate change’, say divestment campaigners
Recovering addicts among stars of cabaret about crack cocaine
Surreal cabaret Rockston Stories reveals true stories about drug addiction and features characters from history of Hoxton
Interns from Hackney solar co-op launch appeal against funding cuts
Government proposals to slash the Feed-in Tariff would have ‘dramatic impact’ on projects like Banister House
Seventh man charged with murder of Hoxton teenager
17-year-old Marcel Addai was stabbed to death on a Hoxton estate earlier this month
Artist plans to leave 365 paintings on the streets during a year
Public encouraged to spot, take home and tweet about paintings as part of guerilla art project
Dance of death on London Fields mourns state of the arts
Choreographer Florence Peake creates a performance using the old Celtic practice of ‘keening’ to lament the state of modern culture
Council calls for 100 extra police officers on the streets
Report by Deputy Mayor says loss of 173 officers over five years is ‘excessive, disproportionate and counter-productive’
‘We don’t want a pub quiz in Year Two’: an interview with Jonny Allams
Learning consultant’s stance on education strike a welcome note of optimism during tough times for teaching
Album review: Ultimate Painting – Green Lanes
New album by East London duo Ultimate Painting is enjoyable DIY fare, though limited in scope
From pool to brewery? Future of Haggerston Baths up for debate
Public meeting to be held to discuss options ranging from a swimming pool, to a brewery, flats and offices
Shelter warns Right to Buy will force sale of over 2000 Hackney homes
Council’s housing chief slams extension as ‘absolute madness’ as reports emerge of GLA ring-fencing deal
Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor break bread in Spitalfields for refugees
Museum of immigration and diversity makes ‘symbolic gesture’ during the artists’ march through London
Kansas Smitty's – bar review: 'like a big living room but with live jazz and kickass drinks'
Jazz and juleps the perfect combination at Broadway Market’s new basement bar Kansas Smitty’s
Food review: Sourdough Saloon at the Lord Morpeth
The Lord Morpeth pub gets on the sourdough pizza bandwagon
Iconic Holborn Studios under renewed threat of development
Objectors say plans to develop ‘heritage asset’ canal-side studios will force out local businesses