Bring on the artichokes! Gillian Riley on Caravaggio, veg and violence
In her latest column, our resident food and art historian imagines the painter and GBH enthusiast storming through Hackney
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General Election 2017: Liberal Democrats reveal Hackney candidates
Joe Richards is to stand in Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Dave Raval in Hackney South and Shoreditch
The former homeless man hoping to stand for Parliament
Hugo Sugg, who spent three months sofa-surfing after a rough break-up, wants to run as an independent in Hackney in June’s general election
Finsbury Park residents up in arms over plans to destroy Victorian houses
Developer Rainbow Properties wants to tear down row of period homes to make way for flats
New phone app to gift locals a “poetic satnav” of Hackney and its history
a hackney autobiography, created by social enterprise On The Record, uses the oral history, music and GPS technology to create spellbinding ‘audio tours’
Free concert organised by Speaker to raise money for the borough’s homeless and migrants
Choirs, rock musicians and a Turkish saz ensemble among those coming together for ‘Hackney in Harmony’ at St John of Jerusalem Church on 6 May
‘Darkness to descend’ on Eastern Curve Garden as nine-storey tower threat looms
Community blog raises concerns over redevelopment plans for neighbouring Thames House
Mayor urges residents to get involved in Hackney housing strategy
Town Hall consulting on plans to tackle rogue landlords and build more homes, but local renters’ group says proposals could be ‘braver’
High heels row: Government rejects Hackney campaigner’s demand for law change
Local actor sent home from work for refusing to switch shoes calls Whitehall’s response to dress code inquiry a ‘cop-out’
Mangle acid attack: Arthur Collins arrested and charged
Collins, 24, and Andre Phoenix, 21, to appear in court today in connection with incident in Hackney which has left two people blind in one eye
Field Day: commemorative “cat beer” readied by Five Points, Dinerama celebration planned
Five Points’ Field Day Citrus Pale Ale will be in abundance at the Victoria Park music festival on 3 June
Mangle ‘acid attack’: second victim goes blind in one eye as police make arrest
Detectives continue to hunt Arthur Collins and appeal for information about ‘awful incident’ in Hackney
East End exhibitions – five of the best for May
Our regular look at the best exhibitions in and around the borough in the coming month features recycled oils, Alice Neel, and a pair of shows based around identity and the self
Victim blinded in one eye after Mangle ‘acid attack’ as woman arrested in police raids
The Met searched three Hertfordshire addresses today hunting for Arthur Collins
Hundreds of Hackney police officers wear body cameras for the first time to ‘reassure community’
500 body worn video cameras could help fight crime, says the Met
General Election 2017: Hackney MP Diane Abbott predicts an ‘unpleasant’ campaign – but says Jeremy Corbyn’s Labour can win
MP for pro-Remain Hackney North says Labour’s Brexit will ‘protect living standards’