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Foster puppies: a fetching proposition
With charities struggling to house strays, Josh Loeb went to see a man about a dog
A-board ban bad for business, say traders hit by council fines
Town Hall confirms it is writing to shops and cafes about pavement ‘obstacles’ – but faces charges of hypocrisy for its own adverts on boards
University of East London opens Islamic Finance Research Hub
Business school Dean Nora Colton says popularity of sharia banking is growing – and not just among Muslims
Leaseholders in ‘David and Goliath’ legal fight over Town Hall contract bid
Council denies agreement with Hackney Homes would lead to less transparency
Council mistakes Dungeon Master for Speaker of Hackney Michael Desmond
‘Unrelated image’ of cartoon version of 1970s Dungeons and Dragons character mistakenly sent to media by Town Hall
Gardening comedy show takes root in Bethnal Green for Chelsea Fringe
Rap off between a gardener and a slug among highlights
Artist appeals for return of gigantic pike head stolen from filter beds
Part of ceramicist’s four-piece work pinched 22 years after being commissioned by Lee Valley Regional Park Authority
Rat urine bug threat to canal revellers
As messy fallout from chaotic party continues to attract scorn, new warning of potentially fatal Weil’s Disease
Barbican brings Leandro Erlich’s Dalston House to heart of Hackney
Surreal installation artwork inspired by Alfred Hitchcock, David Lynch, Luis Buñuel and Roman Polanski
Gold star: Can Phreeda Sharp conquer the female rapper throne?
Hackney-based French-Ghanaian ‘fem-cee’ wants to ‘give women the balls to say what they want’
The Picture of Dorian Gray at the White Rabbit Cocktail Club – review
Wilde’s tale is reimagined in suitably decadent surroundings by Second Skin Theatre Company
Charity records shocking 180 per cent increase in use of emergency aid centres
The Trussell Trust plans more ‘crisis intervention’ foodbanks for Hackney after spike in usage over 12 months
‘My home is not a toilet’: fury after floating festival sinks into anarchy
Recriminations fly after event as residents allege debauched anti-social behaviour by hordes of revellers
No damp squib: revellers hoist anchor despite ‘danger’ warning
Big turnout for canal festivities after Trust says event could lead to ‘disaster’ and organisers pull plug