Stars align at the Empress
Michelin-rated Elliott Lidstone brings inventive modern European cooking to Hackney’s Victoria Park
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Ken Livingstone visits Ridley Road Market
As the London mayoral race heats up, Labour candidate Ken Livingstone makes his voice heard in the crowded marketplace of Dalston’s Ridley Road
Four arrested as Olympic protestors evicted from Leyton Marshes
Local campaign group Save Leyton Marshes says it will continue to challenge Olympic bosses over alleged breaches of planning regulations
The Hunger Games – review
This Hollywood action blockbuster is a satirical survival-contest thriller
Judges grant Olympic bosses injunction against Leyton Marsh protestors
Olympic Delivery Authority takes legal action to prevent protestors from disrupting construction work on Leyton Marsh
Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe appointed to Olympic Park legacy board
Hackney’s Mayor joins the London Legacy Development Corporation, set up to manage the development of the Olympic Park and surrounding areas
Leader: Buitekant and the Olympic beast
Protestors occupying Leyton Marsh are taking a stand to protect Metropolitan Open Land
Campaigners occupy Leyton Marshes to protest Olympic development
Hackney councillor speaks out in support of protestors camping out on Metropolitan Open Land
The Master and Margarita – review
The Master and Margarita, Mikhail Bulgakov’s novel about the devil and his cat, is adapted once again for the stage
Hackney writer Jane Harris makes Orange Prize longlist
The Hackney Citizen catches up with local novelist Jane Harris, whose latest novel has been attracting the attention of awards committees
Hackney recycling – row grows over orange sacks
Environmental group raises concerns about move away from green box collections
Trim the Barber – a cut above
The Hackney Citizen meets local band Trim the Barber, and investigates the acute moral sense which permeates their music
Feel XO-nerated upstairs at XOYO
A newly transformed space at an established Shoreditch venue provides a refreshingly comfortable social experience
Hackney gang members convicted – 31 jailed following sting operation
Police set up fake fashion business to infiltrate the notorious Pembury Boys and Balance Boys Gang
London Assembly member Andrew Boff to stand for Conservatives in council byelection
Conservative byelection candidate says ‘Hackney Central needs a councillor who is not just going to toe a party line’
Nick Clegg visits Hackney to speak with ‘heroine’ Pauline Pearce
Deputy Prime Minister says he is ‘honoured’ to meet the ‘Hackney Heroine’ ahead of council by-election