Plans afoot for London Fields community council
Locals could have more say over issues that matter to the neighbourhood
Hackney Citizen
Rosie Hogarth – review
This novel by former Hackney Downs School student, Alexander Baron, was first published in 1951
Citizen questions Hackney Council over £millions agency staff bill
Town Hall figures show large sums have been spent on outsourced personnel over the last four months
Baby Bathhouse cabaret club to open in Stoke Newington
Vacant Church Street premises survives a fire to host celebrated retro events – including burlesque
Hackney students take fight against EMA cuts to Town Hall
BSix and Hackney Community College representatives put their case for retaining the Educational Maintenance Allowance to full council yesterday evening
Hackney Council approves ‘nil’ policy and bans strip clubs and sex shops
Cleanup campaign succeeds as councillors vote to outlaw sex entertainment venues – except in Haggerston
Lido Love – review
A celebration of the history of the London Fields pool, featuring cabaret band Bon Bon Kaotikai
Hackney Wick welcomes plans for new arts centre
Local residents and artists are optimistic about what the new development means for the neighbourhood
New Hanbury Project Shoreditch art show
Till 27 January 2011, St. Leonards Church Shoreditch High Street
Hipsters are agents of social change
The ranks of the skinny-jeaned get endlessly knocked – but I’m grateful for their part in making the lives of gay people easier
Job cuts latest: 800 Hackney Council posts face the axe
The Town Hall has issued formal notification of “jobs at risk” to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
London 2012 Olympic coin competition winners announced
Congratulations to the lucky five who will each be sent one of these collectors’ items
Shoppers: put your money where your mouth is
Plenty welcome the arrival of a new supermarket, but those who don’t should spend more at the local shops they value
Ten Mossbourne academy students win Cambridge University offers
Former Ofsted inspector praises ‘spectacular breakthrough’ at Mossbourne academy in Hackney, one of poorest parts of UK
Change in law protects tenants if landlord defaults on mortgage
Hackney Citizens Advice Bureau highlights a recent change in the law which offers more protection to private tenants