East End Film Festival – A Symphony of Horror at Spitalfields
The Hackney Citizen meets the musicians providing an added dimension to silent movies
Hackney Citizen
Stephen K Amos to compère GayExtravaganza at Hackney Empire
Have a gay ol’ time as the Hackney Empire celebrates the best of LGBT comedy
East End Film Festival 2012 – preview
The East End Film Festival presents its annual extravaganza of premieres, pop-ups and other events, 3–8 July 2012
Olympic Park legacy plan threatens Tech City growth, report warns
Thinktank says tech scene around Silicon Roundabout in London now comprises at least 3,200 firms with 48,000 jobs
From where I’m sitting
Most people are considerate of wheelchair users. But there is one group of people which seems oblivious to causing obstruction
Pentonville prison escapee John Massey recaptured in Kent
John Massey, 64, who escaped from Pentonville prison, was arrested at a house in Kent, say Metropolitan police
The Merry Bobbins – crafty duo keep bygone skills alive
Workshops from The Merry Bobbins aim to bring age-old crafts to a new generation of ‘make-do and menders’
Bespoken for – tailoring to suit
Hackney tailors and costumiers are differentiating and offering a personal service
Spitalfields Life: the everyday East End
A collection of blog posts about East London is now published as a hardback
Man convicted for Hackney murder is on run after prison escape
John Massey was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering a man in a Hackney pub in 1975
A Brief History of Fables: From Aesop to Flash Fiction – review
Hackney writer Lee Rourke’s new book illustrates the enduring appeal of fables as a form of folk literature
App-etising: a Taste of Hackney heritage for your phone
The Taste of Hackney app explores the history of immigration and the food trade in Ridley Road market
Cooking up a treat – League of Meals
League of Meals aims to promote home cooking and tackle food waste among Hackney’s often isolated older residents
Hackney mosque opens doors to offer meals to those in need
Worshippers at the Ramazan-I Serif mosque on Shacklewell Lane are supporting those in poverty by providing cooked meals twice a month
Hackney chefs launch Dalston Cola
Steve Wilson and Duncan O’Brien use fresh natural ingredients in their locally-made beverage which is proving a hit with those in the know
BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review
The star-studded line-up included Jay-Z, Rihanna and Hackney-grown talents Leona Lewis, Professor Green and Rudimental