Stamford Hill goes wild for Purim
Dancing, dressing up and eating and drinking to excess are some of the main features of this most jovial of Jewish festivals
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Jean Paul Gaultier exhibition to open at the Barbican
The Fashion World of Jean Paul Gaultier: From the Sidewalk to the Catwalk is the first major exhibition to focus on the cult couturier and fashion icon
Dalston Terrace: demolition work will not start until next month
Hackney Council confirms work will stay frozen after OPEN Dalston’s lawyers write to Town Hall
Jane Eyre at the Rosemary Branch – review
Stage adaptation of Charlotte Bronte’s classic Victorian novel captures the raw power and emotion of the original
Sax appealing jazz: review of BB&C at the Vortex
Unorthodox jazz outfit play gig at Dalston venue
High Court decision due as Stokey Local campaigners launch second Sainsbury’s fight
Supporters fire starting gun in process for second judicial review as part of latest development in ongoing saga
Narrow Way pedestrianisation permanent – but shopkeepers claim trade has slumped
Hackney Council’s decision to banish buses criticised
Former Mossbourne pupils criticise ‘ridiculous’ dispersal rule
Claims students in groups larger than six asked to disassociate, but academy school’s headteacher declines to comment
Hackney Central Police Station sold to free school trust for £7.6 million
Muslim Olive School ‘honoured’ to acquire building hit with closure as part of controversial cost-cutting
Pop-up school to launch in Dalston
The LBB (Let’s Be Brief) Pop-Up School intends to start a ‘revolution in education’ in Dalston
Push for new controls on lorries after report reveals cyclists feel increasingly unsafe
Cross-party lobby group chaired by Jules Pipe completes consultation on additional mirrors for HGVs
Stoke Newington West Reservoir reopens for wild swimming
Grab a wetsuit and get in after open water induction
Night ride from Hackney to Hertfordshire in defiance of muggers
Cyclists’ moonlit pedalling from Proud Archivist to Fish and Eels in Hertfordshire was inspired by Hackney Citizen article
Landlord of council-subsidised cafe Hackney Heart is Labour activist
Hackney Council pays thousands of pounds of public funds to accountant running for election in nearby Enfield
Eye Opticians shop damaged in riots fears trade will be hit after Specsavers opens next door
Chain giant could outcompete independent small business in Mare Street’s ‘war of opticians’
Hackney resident Anna Duffield nominated for a BAFTA award
Film producer recognised for her role in short film Sea View, an unsettling tale of adolescent love