Leader – Glass houses
The council can learn from the police’s admission that it’s training in people skills doesn’t fit the bill
Hackney Citizen
Ms Paolini’s Phantasmagoria Cabaret returns to Hackney
The Italian performer is back at Hoxton Hall next month with an evening of mime, dance, music and comedy
Shoreditch Art Wall: Businessman set to sue developers over alleged ‘broken agreement’
Peter Mackeonis launches campaign to fund legal bid after another company was put in charge of the wall – but developer says it has done everything ‘by the book’
Hoxton man wrongly jailed for murder loses lengthy compensation battle
Sam Hallam, who spent seven years in prison before his conviction was quashed in 2012, left ‘very disappointed’ by Supreme Court ruling
New exhibition by Jewish youth group celebrates Stamford Hill’s post-war ‘pioneers’
Teen Action’s history of the area between 1950 and 1980 opened at Hackney Archives last week
Diane Abbott’s constituency Labour Party backs her in BBC ‘media bias’ row
Hackney North Labour releases statement supporting the MP following her Question Time appearance earlier this month
Empty homes crackdown as Town Hall doubles tax for absent owners
More than 400 properties currently qualify for the hike, which could raise an extra £200k a year
Stoke Newington schoolkids create ‘iconic’ map of low-pollution walks
William Patten pupils team up with illustrator to plot the area’s less polluted routes
Contactless donation points to help the homeless launch in Hackney
Three terminals have already been installed, with more to be introduced across the borough
Jennette Arnold to bow out of London Assembly after nearly 20 years
The Labour member for Hackney, Islington and Waltham Forest says the ‘time is right’ for new challenges
Lydia Café blaze: Chef escapes serious injury after deep fat fryer goes up in flames
Incident in Stoke Newington prompts warning from fire brigade that using water on an oil fire is the ‘worst thing you can do’
Four escape basement fire at Stoke Newington café
One treated for smoke inhalation after blaze at Lydia Café on Church Street this morning
Sutton & Sons Vegan Chip Shop and Cod & Co, food reviews: A tale of two chippys
Lizzie Deane and Alex Oscroft try out Sutton & Sons’ vegan venture and new Clapton offering Cod & Co
Nine men sentenced for ‘truly shocking’ homophobic acid attack in Dalston
Police release CCTV footage of the gang assaulting a group of good Samaritans last May
Meet the Hackney charity turning out the next generation of social entrepreneurs – for free
Bootstrap’s Enterprise Bootcamp kicks off again in February. If you have a business idea, read on…
Anorak, Space gallery, exhibition preview: ‘Tension between survival and leisure’
Anna Chrystal Stephens’ first solo show, featuring sculpture and photography, is a ‘reaction to anxiety about environmental crisis’