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Council defends ‘enforcement action’ on homeless men in Mare Street tents
Spokesperson states men’s tents were being used for ‘anti-social behaviour’
Stokey Bears, Haggerston, restaurant review: fresh beef and vegan relief
The already established eatery has a new place to call home, where it successfully unites those age-old friends, burger and milkshake
I Never Lie review: psychological thriller bursting with local colour and fizz
Jody Sabral’s third novel is also a moving portrayal of the ravages wrought by alcoholism
Dalston off-licence accused of selling smuggled tobacco – and alcohol to a minor
Illicit stash found in covert hiding place above staff toilet door
‘Scandalous’: Town Hall faces fresh criticism over council tax support cut as new documents reveal rejected options
Hackney Liberal Democrats and anti-poverty charity slam the council for going ahead with the cut despite analysis showing it would hit vulnerable residents hardest
Kings of the Yukon: An Alaskan River Journey – review
From his houseboat on the Lea, it takes Weymouth three days to reach McNeil Lake, the salmon spawning ground most distant from the Bering Sea where the Yukon eventually emerges
Carte Blanche, Hackney Central, restaurant review: a meal of two halves
Our reviewer was wowed by the sides and curios on offer at this new Mare Street restaurant – but the chicken and caviar was a bridge too far
‘The whole community was a client!’: Hackney architects up for prestigious Stirling Prize for Jewish cemetery expansion
Waugh Thistleton co-founder talks to the Citizen about the nomination, how the project has given him a new outlook on burials, and what it’s like to live in a timber home
When we hear the words, ‘black man’, what comes to mind?
Ethnicity monitoring records something different: It does not relate to visible appearance but to people’s self image in relation to their own cultural origins (Met Police)
Row over nightlife licensing brings Cinderella demonstrators to Town Hall
Some opposing the new regulations attended the demonstration dressed as characters famously anti-going home by midnight.
‘Trapped in our homes’ – London Fields residents’ fears over barbecue air pollution
I’m tired of feeling like my home is a prison. I’d really like to be able to have a window or two open during the day
Barbecues suspended at London Fields following heatwave fire warning
Town Hall reacts to advice from London Fire Brigade, which has reported a record-breaking number of grass fires
Ground force: ‘Under threat’ community gardens to launch joint manifesto
Cordwainers Grow, Dalston Curve and Daubeney Fields Forever want to protect ‘much needed’ green spaces from development
Lola Flash: ‘beauty for me is an idea of being proud and strong’
Herein lies the purpose of my work, to enable marginalized folk a way of seeing the glory of themselves
Frontline care workers to be trained to help tackle health and wellbeing concerns
NHS staff, council workers and volunteers will be asked to opportunistically engage people in conversations about their health