Thompson Hall unveiled as Autograph gallery’s first artist-in-residence
The painter will take up the three-month position in Shoreditch in the new year
Lizzie McAllister
‘We’d play music on cassettes, roll spliffs using Rizla and chew gum whilst on speed’: Artist James Talon brings the rave to Hackney Road
The artist’s nostalgic solo show, Sweet Lord, is on display at the Old Bank Vault this month
Stars pay tribute to Hackney Empire as historic theatre celebrates 120th anniversary
Venue to launch line-up for landmark year with cake-cutting ceremony led by Clive Rowe
Young people who are ‘up for a challenge’ invited to join fire cadets programme in Shoreditch
Sixteen spots still available on training scheme – with many graduates going on to join the fire service
Out of this world! Hackney primary school pupils flex their creativity for UFO arts project
Artist Tom Pearman teams up with the Rio Cinema to offer children an other-worldly experience
‘Why don’t I see myself in activist mode?’ Playwright Nessah Muthy on class, climate, and sustainable theatre
The award-winning writer, whose show recently toured London, talks about exploring the separation between class and climate activism
Hackney illustrator brings two Mexican icons to a British audience with new graphic novel
Book written by Francisco de la Mora, who creates artwork for the Citizen, explores the life of Diego Rivera and his marriage to Frida Kahlo
How green is Hackney?
In the wake of the COP26 climate conference, Lizzie McAllister looks into how Hackney fares on major environmental issues
Community cookery school launches £150k crowdfunder to help it continue its free meal service for the next year
Made in Hackney wants to raise enough to fund 70,000 meals in 2022 for those most in need
Local charity launches campaign to support brain injury survivors and families through first stages of rehabilitation
Headway East London is teaming up with the Royal London Hospital to reach more people at earliest opportunity
Ten artists deliver ‘remarkable’ response to the Covid pandemic in major new exhibition at Autograph gallery
Care | Contagion | Community — Self & Other contains ‘experimental and deeply personal approaches’ to the outbreak
Hackney Comedy Experience, EartH, stage review: ‘Hilarious takes on ageing, climate anxiety and Catford – peppered with uncomfortable moments’
Four stars of the British comedy circuit took to the stage in Dalston last week
Getting home safely in Hackney – what options are available?
With only one Tube station and recent problems with taxi apps, travelling at night has become ‘scarily hard’
Natural dye studio in Hackney teams up with underwear firm to create ‘soil to soil’ pants – with crowdfunder to start soon
Wick-based Cordwainers Grow is working with Little Black Pants Club to roll out sustainable knickers across the UK
Sustainably made play about climate change activism and class identity is coming to Hackney
Boundless Theatre production by award-winning writer Nessah Muthy arrives at Hackney Showroom on 13 November
‘Such a hard decision’: PEER gallery director Ingrid Swenson steps down after 23 years
Swenson oversaw sweeping changes during her tenure, but wants to focus on her writing with two books coming out