Hackney gardeners win Europe-wide award for work on Regent’s Canal
Members of the Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston travelled to Austria last week to collect the prize
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Hackney Labour says meeting with anti-LGBT education campaigner was ‘not about curriculum’
Photo tweeted by local MP Diane Abbott shows her and borough’s education boss posing with controversial activist Shraga Stern
Greens wade into road closure debate with suggestions for wider scheme
Campaign groups remain divided in their reaction to proposals as transport chief says he is ‘up for doing what works’
Hackney North Lib Dem candidate dropped over ‘clearly offensive’ tweets
Liberal Democrats say party ‘brought into disrepute’ as Ben Mathis accuses Jo Swinson of ‘throwing him under the bus’
Town Hall launches sexual harassment crackdown ahead of festive party season
Hackney Council teams up with campaign group Good Night Out to tackle culture of victim-blaming
Celia Paul, Victoria Miro Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Sombre yet uplifting gaze into the human condition’
The artist’s eponymous exhibition is an ‘intensely intimate’ collection on ‘grief, time, death and spirituality’
Acosta Danza: Evolution, Sadler’s Wells: ‘Cuban dance troupe at its eclectic best’
After returning from a critically acclaimed world tour, Carlos Acosta and his cast light up the stage with new and existing work
Race to save ‘irreplaceable’ Vietnamese archive left on roof for months
University of East London hope to save ‘invaluable heritage’ as squatters blamed for loss of Vietnamese refugees’ records
Early plans for Haggerston Baths under microscope as Town Hall pushes for community use
Discussions over workspace continue over definition of ‘affordability’ for local area
The Taming of the Shrew, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘Gender reversal offers an ingenious twist’
Justin Audibert’s ‘inside-out version’ of Shakespeare’s classic is ‘highly enjoyable’
Local institutions win big in latest Arts Council funding giveaway
Hackney Empire and the Geffrye Museum two of 12 organisations in London to be awarded grants
All of Hackney’s general election candidates and their policies – in one place
Thirteen candidates across both constituencies set out their stalls for winter election
‘Best birthday ever!’: Hackney music venue celebrates 12 years with funding boost
Paper Dress Vintage, boutique by day and 100-capacity venue by night, wins backing from Arts Council England
Selection of Labour by-election candidate questioned over historic harassment and bullying allegations
Claims made public in 2017 after prospective Clissold councillor Kofo David unsuccessfully sued colleague for libel
Giant ice cream advert ‘looming’ over William Patten playground removed
Oatly claim permission was given for ad as council say mural was installed ‘without consent’
Once Upon a Time in Brick Lane, Paul Trevor: ‘Camaraderie of the East End during a period of strife’
One of the leading photographers of local street life takes us back to Spitalfields in the 70s and 80s with this new collection