New heritage project in Hackney seeks Volunteer Manager
New Unity non-religious church is looking for someone to help deliver a project about the history of its building – the iconic Newington Green Meeting House
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Vassa, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Classic family drama given a good shake’
Maxim Gorky’s dark comedy about power and greed, adapted with aplomb by Mike Bartlett, ‘rings as true today as it did in 1910’
Ivanov, Barbican Theatre, stage review: ‘A shining cast dimmed by technical flaws’
Theatre of Nations brought Anton Chekhov’s first full-length play to London in its original language – but subtitling issues resulted in confusion
Hackney primary ‘delighted’ after winning School Games award for sporting success
The Olive School has been recognised in a government-led scheme for both its sports provision and on-field feats
Holocaust Brunch, Artsdepot, stage review: ‘Humour and food open up traumatic history for a modern audience’
Tamara Micner’s one-woman play uses everyday devices to ‘make us think anew about a topic no-one can afford to forget’
Unions condemn investigation into bullying and discrimination within Hackney Council
Town Hall ‘strongly refutes’ criticisms of an independent report into working practice at its call centre
Diane Abbott drops in at Hackney primary school’s Democracy Day
The local MP joined borough councillors to help explain the value and intricacies of the electoral system to pupils
Young people celebrated at ‘inspirational’ Jack Petchey Foundation awards
129 youngsters were recognised for a range of achievements at a ceremony at Stoke Newington Town Hall this month
Transport for London to push ahead with Silvertown Tunnel contract ‘as soon as possible’
Campaigners accuse London Mayor of ‘astonishing hypocrisy and doublethink’
Somali social isolation project calls for community ‘safe space’
Voluntary sector boss pledges to make sure community group’s ‘voices and needs influence our strategy and services’
Finsbury Park flood: Local politicians put ‘serious concerns’ to Thames Water
Hackney Mayor joins MPs Diane Abbott and Jeremy Corbyn to grill company bosses over their response to last week’s catastrophe
Garden School awarded £1.5m to create Hackney’s only sixth form for autistic students
Hackney Mayor welcomes arrival of ‘long-held wish’ as grant funding goes to fund feasibility study and expansion of new site
Beyond jam and Jerusalem: A different side to the Women’s Institute in Hackney Wick
A growing unit is combining tradition with defying stereotypes through feminist crafts, cocktails and pumpkin activism
Council crackdown on rogue landlords begins after new licensing powers approved
Landlords in Brownswood, Cazenove and Stoke Newington warned to expect ‘tough penalties’ if they do not hold a licence
‘Had enough’: BSix sixth form teachers come out on strike over pay and funding
Students express solidarity with educators as study shows £1.1bn required to fully reverse last ten years of cuts
V&A Museum of Childhood gets go-ahead for ‘biggest redesign in its 147-year history’
Bethnal Green institution wins planning approval for first step in massive overhaul of its Grade II-listed building and grounds