The Lido, Libby Page, book review: perfect poolside prose
Two women with a sixty-year age gap bond together to save their local lido, in this feel-good dip into ‘unexpected pockets of genuine community amidst the urban sprawl’
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Letter – Heathrow expansion plans a ‘sick joke’
London’s Green Party MEP Jean Lambert on the government’s ‘flight of fancy’
Dalston towers over Eastern Curve Garden approved despite loss of sunlight
Former Speaker calls decision ‘disappointing’ and worries about garden’s future
Towers ‘overshadowing’ Dalston Eastern Curve Garden go before planning chiefs
Eight-storey housing scheme has faced public opposition
Concert pitch: Hackney’s gig guide for June 2018
This month’s local live music listings features supergroups, atomic age rock, Dutch anarchist jazz punk and some experimental luminaries
Titbits – Short stories, Pipe dreams and local Labour’s fraying seams
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Leader – Clean Air: Act!
There will be no Grenfell-type cataclysm to trigger action on air pollution
178 urgent fire safety issues in Hackney blocks ‘outstanding’ ahead of Grenfell anniversary
Council says 94 per cent of issues in housing blocks have been addressed
Homeless men evicted from Mare Street tents by council enforcement team
Police called as men are forced out for ‘obstructing the highway’
Neighbour slams ‘horrible’ three-storey London Fields apartment block ahead of planning decision
Resident ‘disappointed’ after council officers recommend granting permission
Cleaners at Hackney Learning Trust keep jobs and terms after Carillion collapse
Staff have switched to OSC Group with the same working conditions, says council
Residents of historic Chocolate Studios up in arms over hotel plans
Businesses housed in former sweet factory also ‘anxious about the future’ amid fears over loss of light
East End exhibitions – five of the best for June 2018
In our recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond – from the textile trade to art in a skip
Celebration to mark 150 years of the arts in Dalston kicks off this weekend
The area’s long association with creatives began in 1868 with the building of the Reeves and Sons factory
Picnicking on petals: the history of edible flowers in Hackney
“The time has come to brighten up our food with cheerful blossoms,” says our resident food historian Gillian Riley, who this month looks into Hackney’s role in the development of consumable blooms…
Junior doctors at Homerton Hospital are scared to report extra hours
Concerns raised at hospital board meeting about ‘under-reporting’