Now open: Ophelia, Hackney’s newest theatre
Dalston venue hosts production of Absence by Tim Cook
Hackney Citizen
Bl-nk canvas: Hackney Council finds new way to push high tech businesses
Trendy start-ups backed by successor to pioneering Hackney House
Stoke Newington parakeet numbers increasing as residents complain of noise
Experts say there could now be as many as 30,000 of the bright green birds descended from escapees
Squatters occupying 195 Mare Street face eviction this week
Fate to be decided at High Court hearing set for Friday morning
Diane Abbott joins BSix college students at debate over Education Maintenance Allowance
‘Beer money’ could make a return
Colvestone Primary choir sang along with Joe Stilgoe at carol concert
Event raised funds for charity Children and the Arts
Millfields Community School’s Christmas song to raise funds for playground
Bid to find £250,000
Abney Park Trust’s future still in doubt after ‘jargonistic’ meeting
Talks with Hackney Council ‘not reassuring’
The El. Train delivers Eugene O’Neill triple bill
A collection of one-act plays by Irish American playwright explores life on the dark side of the tracks
Bird Radio – a magical flautist
Flute-toting troubadour Bird Radio enchants audiences with songs inspired by British folk traditions
At Home with the Ludskis – an artistic tribute to the Rio Cinema’s founder
Rio cinema hosts regular avant-garde event as tribute to its founder
Christmas listings
Russell Parton takes a looks at what’s on offer for Hackney residents this December
Making of a ‘metamentary’ – Rough Cut by Jamie Shovlin
Hackney artist shoots film about the making of a fictional slasher film
Fashion designers given residency at Hackney Shop pop-up
In amongst the big name brands making up the fashion hub on Morning Lane lies a pop-up space for local fashion designers and indie brands