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Caught green-handed
Sarah Shoraka has clambered up the tail of a jet and scaled a coal ship. Farida Shaikh finds out why
Hackney left behind as Britain goes digital
Some boroughs are taking steps to make broadband available on estates. Hackney isn’t one of them
Town Hall must take residents’ ideas seriously
Council should consult on local people’s proposals for a better borough – not just its own
Hackney residents to go on next Climate Camp
Local activists’ next action on Saturday 17 October
Bargain toys and togs
Saving cash on children’s clothes and toys doesn’t mean skimping on quality
‘Buy booze brewed locally,’ say campaigners
A local brewery scheme is boosting the British pint in Hackney and elsewhere
Hackney Empire to close – for a few months
Main house performances to stop “for a period of reflection” for at least six months
Hackney Street Photographs 1978-2008
Alan Denney’s photographic exhibition brings the borough’s social history to life
From Pompei to Hackney – the shapes of things to come
Clapton designer Jo Thorpe discusses traditions and trends in mosaics
Brouhaha over Clissold Park makeover
Fears over future funding and staffing levels for Hackney’s favourite green space
Hackney high-rise will ruin our community, say residents
Locals are opposing plans for a 21 storey tower block at London Fields
Supermarket onslaught threatens Stokey shopkeepers
Some local food retailers are struggling to survive
Win tickets to see LazyTown Live! – The Pirate Adventure
The Hackney Empire 5:00pm Wednesday 30 September
Consult us over nursery management, say parents
Questions raised over reasons for change and fears of ‘consequences for standard of care’