Hackney Empire boosts youth engagement by 12 per cent in a year
Four thousand youngsters got involved in the theatre’s Creative Futures scheme in 2019, and its annual talent show is set to go global
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Hackney students turn hoteliers for a day to mark launch of global work experience partnership
Twenty-five youngsters from New City College get a taste of life at the 700-room Holiday Inn in Kensington
‘Disabilities should never be a barrier to employment’: Eight youngsters begin internships at Town Hall
The council’s Project Search scheme will this year see young people take up placements in a range of its own departments
Hackney Central could get a second entrance in plans unveiled by Town Hall and TfL
Proposals aimed at easing overcrowding raise question mark over future of Extinction Rebellion’s community garden
‘Tremendous honour’: Hackney cadets parade for head of British army at iconic Grocers’ Hall
New unit made up of Year 8 and 9 pupils from Mossbourne Federation perform for General Nick Carter
Hannah Cohen, SET Dalston, live music review: ‘Powerful, melodic rollercoaster’
The San Franciscan gives a ‘soulful’ performance at the unassuming Hackney venue
Giselle, Sadler’s Wells, ballet review: ‘Dark, twisted and imaginative’
Akram Khan’s interpretation of a classic is ‘utterly magical to behold’
The Doll Factory, Elizabeth Macneal, book review: ‘Dark thriller set in Victorian-era Hackney’
The East End author’s fast-paced debut novel ‘haunts the mind long after the pages are closed’
Circus Circus Circus in the heart of East London
Local arts organisation Certain Blacks brings its eclectic new festival to Hackney in November
Record-breaking number of youngsters enjoy Hackney’s free summer of fun
Deputy Mayor praises local youth workers as kids take up over 7,000 places for a variety of activities
‘Requiem for a Bee’: Extinction Rebels to hold Clissold Park funeral march
Town Hall set to employ biodiversity officer starting next year
London Fields ‘creative hub’ up for demolition as recording studio speaks out
Urchin Studios co-founder warns of difficult outlook for Hackney’s creative industries
Former Ofsted director to front Hackney’s schools supergroup
The aptly named Eleanor Schooling will chair a new board that gives headteachers a say in the council’s education plans
Campaigners fight to save Haggerston’s Acorn pub as demolition looms once again
Campaign for Real Ale and Hackney Society speak out against plans for seven-storey block of flats
Town Hall pulls Housing With Care service out of special measures
‘Inadequate’ rating upgraded by CQC to ‘Requires Improvement’
MPs and council leaders join to condemn Overground service disruption as ‘completely unacceptable’
Politicians demand answers from TfL over missing statistics on delays