Jack Left Town, Rosemary Branch, stage review: ‘Deft, jaw-achingly funny improv’
Four comedians channel Spinal Tap in an unscripted show that is ‘well worth a visit’
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Finsbury Park campaigners fear hotelier is trying to ‘game the system’ with demolition plans
Application to bulldoze four Victorian buildings submitted just weeks before new conservation area is expected to be approved
Councillors tear into Thames Water over Finsbury Park flooding
Company ignored offers from council to run emergency training following Lea Bridge flood in 2018
NHS appeals for more men in Hackney to give blood
Health service is concerned that a gender imbalance in new donors will soon put pressure on blood stocks
Hackney gets six new water fountains as council continues fight against plastic waste
The refill stations have been installed at libraries and leisure centres across the borough
Hackney behind surge in number of mental health first aiders in London
Borough leader Philip Glanville says every school in the capital should have one staff member trained in mental health by March 2021
Muslim Council of Britain welcomes Town Hall motion to adopt Islamophobia definition
Town Hall will vote next week on endorsing and adopting All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims definition
Debate rages over ‘giant glowing orb’ in Stratford as campaigners warn of ‘class-cleansing’
Newham Extinction Rebellion threaten to ‘disrupt’ MSG Sphere as campaigners demand proposal be rejected
‘Rich history’ of east London’s print trade on display for new exhibition
Rendezvous Projects’ show at Bow’s Nunnery Gallery maps the changes in the industry locally over the 20th century
Abney Park set to become major venue after council wins £4.4m in funding
Plans signed off last year include a new cafe and events space, as well as further restoration of historic chapel
Homerton cinema becomes donation point for unused toiletries to help tackle hygiene poverty
Local resident teams up with Castle Cinema to create Hackney’s first drop-off location for national charity Beauty Banks
Council forces developers to open up St-John-at-Hackney churchyard walkway
Councillors call on Thornsett to honour agreement to open up space for public use
Job vacancy – Hackney Organiser for London Renters Union
The union is on the lookout for an organiser in Hackney – 30 hours per week for an annual salary of £24,277. Find out how to apply…
Town Hall admits flagship scheme could build fewer affordable homes than first planned
Two over budget schemes prompt questions on how projections of housing delivery can be trusted
The Red Shoes, Sadler’s Wells, ballet review: ‘Lavish, beautiful and devilishly funny’
Matthew Bourne’s retelling of the classic film is full of ‘satirical and playful magic’
Connect. Grow food. Improve your health. Give back to the community.
St Mary’s Secret Garden in Haggerston is running a free six-week course designed to improve wellbeing. Find out more…