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‘Chaotic and slipshod’ chicken shop blocked from 5am closing
Employee fled interview with police ‘through six lanes of Old Street traffic and was never seen again’
Homerton International Festival of Beer & Bar Snacks returns to The Adam & Eve this Easter
Rockadollar, What The Fattoush and White Men Can’t Jerk provide their take on the humble bar snack
Battle to save Ridley Road Shopping Village continues with weekend festival
Development plan represents ‘fight for the heart, soul and spirit of Hackney’, say campaigners
The Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s been a joy to see so many people benefit’
Kate Poland bids a fond farewell to Cordwainers Garden, which closes on 5 April after eight bountiful years
Family-run market stall started by first world war veteran turns 100
Sydney Tothill opened the tea and snacks stand in Shoreditch in 1919 – and it is now run by his granddaughter Jane
Community Law Centre could close by next year after ‘sudden and unconsulted’ 45 per cent cuts
HCLC ‘deeply shocked and puzzled’ as trustees hit out at redistribution of grants pot
Hackney wins £10k funding to celebrate Windrush Day
Council is one of 50 organisations to receive government cash for events on 22 June
Arts venue Stour Space in £50k fundraising dash to secure its future in Hackney Wick
The popular hub, home to 40 artists, needs thousands by the end of the week for a long-term lease at Roach Road
Town Hall faces judicial review over controversial nightlife policy
Campaign group We Love Hackney claims policy is ‘bread and butter for big chains’
Plans for ‘domineering’ 27-storey hotel in Shoreditch criticised by Historic England
Fears raised that tower planned on former site of Foundry arts space could end distinction between Shoreditch and the City
Clapton bookshop to celebrate release of major anthology of African women’s writing
Margaret Busby OBE, whose follow-up to her landmark compendium Daughters of Africa was published this month, will chair a panel for Pages of Hackney next week
Council’s long-awaited road closure data confirms toxic air increase for Stoke Newington schools and businesses
Campaigners slam plans as ‘unethical’ as Deputy Mayor pledges to ‘constantly look at new and better ways to improve air quality’
Two people dead after being electrocuted on train tracks near Hackney Wick
British Transport Police found two badly burned bodies last night after responding to reports of casualties
Campaigner’s speech at air quality rally sparks Twitter row with Hackney Mayor
Borough leader Philip Glanville in spat with CleanAir4Schools activist Jenna Fansa following her address at a Unicef rally
Patients and activists ‘concerned’ at planned move of pathology labs from Homerton Hospital
Deputy Mayor calls for NHS England to ‘reconsider’ as hospital seeks to reassure that A&E services will not be affected