All aboard the Regent’s Canal Floating Cinema
This year’s programme of films and art events is unlikely to be watered down
Hackney Citizen
Food for Thought – more than meets the mouth
A monthly food symposium has launched, urging us to think before we eat
Mortality Rate – review
A musical style meets a misanthropic view of humanity in Andrew Elliott’s latest collection of poems
Reaping the Dalston Harvest
Independent health and organic food store has recently opened on Kingsland Road
Eerily well dressed men
Interview with designer and Hackney resident Katie Eary – a rising star in men’s fashion
An East End View – Hackney’s answer to Hockney
Local artist’s urban landscapes have caught the eye of the art world
Tech City and creative industries ‘threatened by conversion plans’
Move to let office spaces become residential without planning permission risks leaving technology hub a ‘hollow doughnut of bankers’
Future film buffs on hand for Dalston Children’s Festival
Movie club teenagers picking flicks to be shown in Dalston Square
Moves like Hagger
Haggerston is conveniently placed in the heart of Hackney and has most things going for it
Efes Snooker Club fights loss of licence
Bar and snooker club lodges court appeal against Hackney Council’s licence decision
Reasons to be chairful at Dalston’s School of Stuff
Students take craft beyond knitting with classes in furniture making, upholstery and more
Local authorities gain more influence over free schools
New proposals will grant local authorities more power to help decide locations of free schools and academies
Woodburner folk keep flame lit on acoustic sessions
The Tuesday acoustic night has grown from its origins in the basement of a derelict pub
London Gypsy Orchestra in brass section sponsorship appeal
Gypsy orchestra needs sponsors to help a young musician learn rare instrument