Titbits – The Apprentice’s surprising guest star, Akehurst’s dream and some RAG bull
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Hackney Citizen
Leader – Mayor Culpa
As ‘all up to date’ claim made post-Grenfell falls apart with a welcome apology, we call for the fire safety information blockage to be cleared
Mayor apologises for misleading public over fire safety on day of Grenfell blaze
Claims that all fire risk assessments were ‘up-to-date’ and that priority work has been done were false
Concert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for November ’17
From punk to experimental electronics; Strong Asian Mothers to the “worst rapper ever” – it’s this month’s gig guide
Labour and Lib Dems slam ‘regressive’ council tax hike for Hackney’s poorest
Town Hall is asking for residents’ views on plans to cut council tax relief
London Fields Lido: ‘Substandard finish’ means pool remains closed
Council says it will provide a new update when it is confident that the work will be completed to its satisfaction
East End Vernacular, book review: ‘striking vistas, rather than despair’
Harvested from the 1930s to the present day, Spitalfields Life’s gorgeous collection of East End paintings is more knees-up than misery-fest
Residents slam council plans to turn ‘thriving’ community garden into housing
Local group Daubeney Fields Forever calls for a rethink, but Town Hall says it is ‘doing all it can to build the homes Hackney needs’
Guy Fawkes, garlic and and the Great Pyramids: notes on November in food history
In hiding from Halloween, our resident historian Gillian Riley turns her imagination to Bonfire Night and the transgressive thrills and benefits of so-called ‘Papist’ garlic
Have your say on Hackney Council’s ‘Local Plan’ blueprint for 2033
Council invites residents to ‘help shape the future of the borough’
Delay roll-out of ‘disastrous’ Universal Credit in Hackney, Mayor Glanville tells government
Mayor’s letter warns benefit changes could increase poverty and debt
Grenfell: Fire hazards at council block still not fixed after four years – and Town Hall cannot explain why
‘Priority 2’ risks picked up by assessors in 2013 should have been addressed within six months
East End exhibitions – five of the best for November
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
Derelict toilet on Clapton Common to become ‘community venue’ next year
Local interest group behind the plans is on the lookout for the ‘right tenant’
Ridley Road Market: Council survey sparks fears over gentrification
Town Hall says questionnaires about its local markets are about ‘improvements’ and none are ‘under threat’
Rogue landlords face £30k on-the-spot fines under new council powers
Package of penalties will help Town Hall ‘quickly punish’ landlords who exploit tenants