FGM campaigners urge Hackney Council to ‘do more’ for 3,000 girls at risk
‘We need a clinic in Hackney to be open now,’ says founder of FGM organisation The Hawa Trust
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Korean food in East London: Kimchi the best!
From Kimchi to Bibimbap, Korean cuisine is both ancient and on trend in East London today
Kids take part in ‘bike bus’ world record attempt for Bike Around the Borough
Young cyclists miss out on world record by eight riders but enjoy Council’s annual cycling event
Housing activists target Foxtons in protest at ‘rampant regeneration’
Campaigners celebrate Council’s withdrawal of controversial PSPO by staging ‘leaflet amnesty’ and occupying estate agent
East London designers to watch: Louise Alsop
Zines, logos and posters are the muses behind Louise Alsop’s unique minimalist designs
Campaigners slam revised Bishopsgate Goodsyard plans as ‘disappointing’
Storeys shaved off towers and brick replaces glass but campaigners say changes are merely ‘cosmetic’
Som Saa – restaurant review: the best Thai food in London?
It’s a challenge to get a table at London Fields pop-up restaurant Som Saa, but once seated the food doesn’t disappoint
Appeal for artists to paint Lea Bridge Road mural
Park authority wants to initiate ‘community rejuvenation project’ to transform graffitied underpass
Police handing out rough sleeping ban leaflets to homeless, claim campaigners
Officers allegedly handed men leaflets in Hackney Central informing them they were in PSPO-controlled area
What is the future for Harringay's warehouse district?
Warehouse district faces challenge of devising a blueprint that can defend artistic ecosystem against wide-scale regeneration
Religious leaders call on government to reinstate out of hours burial service
Stamford Hill Rabbi tells Justice Secretary Michael Gove the community is ‘traumatised’ by burial delays
Why heritage activism is something worth developing
Taking an active interest in the built environment shows good citizenship according to heritage chief and pasta sauce pioneer Loyd Grossman
Clapton school in funding bid for playground in ‘urgent need’ of revamp
Millfields Community School is bidding for a £25,000 community award to turn concrete play area into ‘safe and exciting space’
The Luminary Bakery is helping vulnerable women rise into employment
East London social enterprise gives women who have experienced hardships such as homelessness or domestic violence the chance to rebuild their lives
Hackney college closes art courses as ‘unfair’ further education cuts kick in
Local arts organisations slam cuts as Hackney Community College announces closure of three art courses in September 2015
Iain Sinclair helps retrace poet's journey for new documentary
19th-century Romantic writer John Clare once walked from an Epping Forest asylum to Northamptonshire without food or money. Andrew Kötting and author Iain Sinclair have made a documentary about it, starring Toby Jones and a straw bear