Recorder quartet Palisander to launch debut album at St John’s Smith Square
Group hit the headlines last year with a 24-hour ‘Recorderthon’ in Haggerston to raise money for six-foot tall instrument
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The Lower Depths, Arcola, review: farcical situations and tragic moments
The Dalston theatre hosts a harsh, passionate and ultimately remorseless production of Maxim Gorky’s play
All Hackney councillors have been offered personal attack alarms as security precaution
Ongoing review of safety at ward surgeries which could lead to guards being stationed there to protect local politicians from any attackers
East End exhibitions – five of the best for February
In our new recurring feature, we cast an eye over the top art exhibitions this month, in the borough and beyond
Brick and mortar-board: Hackney Community College’s Brickwork courses building a plumb reputation
HCC’s Paul Reed and James Bragg on the how, what and why of studying this most crucial of trades
Hackney waterway in the running for new wildlife-friendly reedbeds courtesy of charity Thames21
Nine potential Lea Navigation sites, five of which are in the borough, included in online poll – with voters being entered into a special prize draw
‘Poking starts from 10’: Tattoo promotion prompts warning to zero rated Stokey Bears
Burger joint’s owner Tom Reaney gets the needle after threat of prosecution and insists ‘We aren’t tattooing people’ before attacking critics in belligerent birthday outburst
Clean eating? Hackney? More like mucky eating
As debate on the potential harm caused by the ‘Clean Eating’ movement rages on, our resident food historian explains why it may not be so new to the borough after all
Wilmer Place scheme approved despite Abney Park Trust’s biodiversity concerns
Flats and offices will be built on the site of a former carpet factory as part of scheme that finally kills off possibility of large supermarket there
High Court quashes ruling that Hackney Council failed to comply with equality legislation
Town Hall successfully appealed against ruling that it fell foul of Equality Act when it placed disabled, homeless man in hostel room he claimed was unsuitable
Do Ho Suh, Passage/s @ Victoria Miro Gallery review – ‘unquestionably masterful technique’
The show evokes both the transience of an artist’s nomadic life and the intimacy of domestic calm
Moth Club hosts symposium on the power of ‘black rock’
The panel, featuring members of local bands Big Joanie and Shopping, was organised by the London Short Film Festival
DWP apology for error in double amputee’s fit to work assessment
Man was told he could go up and down steps despite having had his legs removed just months before and using a wheelchair
Titbits – Labour Councillor in burger flip, as Abbott’s charity accounts get a Mensch-ion
Patrick Moule in Twitter fast-food furore; Diane Abbott cajoled to Companies House by Tory tattletale
Leader – Politicians must be prepared to upset drivers
CPZs and cycle superhighways infuriate some motorists but cleaning up the air is for the good of everyone
Playlist: Homerton’s Sound Savers take a look back at four years of recordings
We caught up with the local music studio’s founders to bring you five tracks that best encapsulate the output of this local DIY institution