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Wrapped in wool: Yarn-bomb at playground encourages kids to get outdoors
Easter surprise as KIDS Adventure Play in Upper Clapton is covered in yarn
Artists accuse cider giant of ‘pirating the spirit’ of Hackney Wick
Swedish cider brand Kopparberg wants to hold the Urban Forest Festival over six weeks this Summer
Charities urge end to ‘devastating’ policy as ‘no recourse’ families triple in Hackney
Hackney Migrant Centre and Project 17 warn that a growing number of families are living in ‘extreme poverty’
Petition launched to stop Rich Mix from closing
Legal dispute with Tower Hamlets Council puts future of Shoreditch arts organisation in doubt
Hackney Energy offers shares to fund solar start-up
Community group sets out to raise £142,000 to fund borough’s first community-owned solar project
TUSC announces parliamentary candidate for Hackney South and Shoreditch
Brian Debus is to stand as the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition’s candidate for Hackney South and Shoreditch
Archdeacon of Hackney Rachel Treweek to become next Bishop of Gloucester
‘My overwhelming feeling is one of excitement,’ says the Ven Rachel Treweek
Revealed: tampering of exam papers at Hackney primary schools
Schools to be given new guidance as investigations find exam papers at De Beauvoir and Southwold primary schools were compromised
‘Politics is dead’: Russell Brand opens café on estate that fought off developers
Comedian and activist says the Trew Era café will be a ‘self-supporting new economic enterprise’ staffed by former addicts
Hackney pulls out of joint borough devolution bid at eleventh hour
Council withdraws from nine borough bid to focus on ‘pan-London approach’ led by London Councils
Joiners Arms campaigners ‘over the moon’ as council upholds listed status
Owners of the pub appeal but council says it is ‘realistic’ that the pub could continue to serve community
Glyphosate used by council ‘probably carcinogenic’ to humans, report finds
Director of Public Health Dr Penny Bevan says council will ‘continue to follow government guidance’
Government blocks Hackney charity from visiting private prisons
‘The depth of paranoia is breathtaking’, says Chief Executive Frances Crook after Ministry of Justice cancels scheduled visits
The Baby Blues by Daryl Waller: album review
Daryl Waller’s The Baby Blues is a lo-fi delight recalling Elliott Smith
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