EASTWEST architecture: Progressive merits of building Relevant Design
Hackney-based firm cites local clients’ needs as examples of a broader movement
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Equality time: feminism group StokEquality tackles casual sexism in school
Calls for gender equality to be made part of school curriculum
Hackney author Tom Clark’s new book shows how global economic crisis has created a less equal society
‘Divided society’ in Guardian leader writer’s home borough provides ample case studies for Hard Times tome
Confusion over future of squat in former police station earmarked for free school
Neither Department for Education nor Tauheedul Free Schools Trust can say if eviction proceedings have yet been launched
Titbits – Diane Abbott’s a modern day Disraeli, but what’s Hackney Council’s view on graffiti?
Stamford Hill event to celebrate first Jewish Prime Minister as Town Hall declines to confirm U-turn
Liberal Democrats criticise Hackney Unites for ‘no platform’ stance on UKIP
John Page defends decision, saying candidate was excluded because of party’s politics
Ship ahoy! Hackney Pirates drops anchor at new Kingsland Road home
Educational charity announces launch of The Ship of Adventures, its booty-ful new permanent base
Sunny delight as Hackney’s first ever solar energy cooperative prepares for lift off
Residents of Homerton’s Banister House estate set sights on zero-carbon energy
Woman hit by police car in Dalston in ‘critical condition’
Twenty-two year-old woman struck by unmarked police car is fighting for her life
Incumbent Mayor of Hackney’s ‘pie in sky’ attack on Lib Dem housing claim
Election promises on housing and permits prompt ire from Jules Pipe
Hackney Today under fire from Eric Pickles and rivals for Mayor of Hackney post
Local Government Secretary’s deadline to Hackney Council expires as Jules Pipe’s rivals attack freesheet
Jobs risk under New Regent’s College upper school site closure plan
Temporary closure of Hackney’s pupil referral unit’s Shoreditch site places up to 19 jobs at risk
Chatsworth Road Market free stall deal could benefit budding entrepreneurs
Residents of E5, E8 and E9 postcodes in receipt of benefits encouraged to apply under new scheme
Guitar music night Iridescent to launch at Oslo
Hackney venue to start regular night of garage, punk, psych and pop classics with audio-visuals
Hackney advice clinic’s founder Monika Sobiecki vents fury at legal aid cutbacks
Centre has been inundated with clients since government’s belt-tightening last year
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