Village Underground gets new mural to honour Grenfell victims
Ben Okri’s powerful poem about the tragedy is spelt out on the Shoreditch venue’s wall, courtesy of Hackney street artist Ben Eine
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Woodberry Wetlands celebrates first Green Flag Award
Hackney oasis named one of the best green spaces in Britain – just a year after it was launched by Sir David Attenborough
East End exhibitions – five of the best for August
Our regular look at the best exhibitions in and around the borough in the coming month features sci-fi, Italian family dynamics and “all manner of erotic mania”…
Campaigners hail school funding ‘turnaround’ but fears remain
Education Secretary has announced £1.3 billion extra for schools, but critics say it is ‘not new money’
Shoreditch Police Station to be axed in ‘drastic’ shake-up
Hackney to be left with one front counter and fewer neighbourhood contact points as part of Mayor of London’s cost-saving measures
Second teenager arrested over ‘barbaric’ acid attacks
Police investigating five ‘linked’ attacks appeal to public for more information
Council launches public space anti-social behaviour consultation
Town Hall invites residents to have their say as it announces plans to increase enforcement officer numbers
SUMMER COMPETITION: Win a free car club membership and 500 driving minutes in a BMW or MINI with DriveNow
Summer is in full swing and to celebrate, car club DriveNow are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a free membership and 500 driving minutes
Teen arrested after five acid attacks in 90 minutes
Sixteen-year-old in custody after spate of attacks last night which have left one victim with ‘life-changing injuries’
Troubled water: Boaters and rowers clash over River Lea traffic plans
Canal and River Trust proposals to help rowers ‘only serve to evict boat dwellers’, says bargee group
Hackney film talent features in new Playback exhibition
Visitors to SPACE Studios between 13-22 July can flick between films on specially mounted touch screens, each a picture from the perspective of over 200 16-24 year-olds
Residents to have a say on Stoke Newington Town Hall revival
Council to ‘breathe new life’ into borough landmarks and wants public to get involved
‘Don’t trash love’, say Hackney marchers at Pride 2017
Borough’s ‘biggest ever contingent’ join council bin lorry for London’s annual LGBTQI+ parade
Grenfell: Diane Abbott urges retro-fitting of sprinklers in Hackney blocks
Shadow Home Secretary calls for Lakanal coroner’s recommendations to be implemented
Hackney Museum goes Pop with new radical printmaking exhibition
Warhol to Walker: American prints from pop art to today traces the movement’s influence on Hackney’s political posters
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