Building Lives’ Hackney apprentices lose jobs amid funding chaos
Crowd-funding charity may withold funding from Building Lives to support apprentices it made redundant
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Trew Era cafe – review: the Russell Brand revolution will be caffeinated
The babyccino crowd is nowhere in sight at Russell Brand’s revolutionary café
Hackney has the highest rate in UK for young people with chlamydia
The UK’s most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) was detected in 4,270 Hackney residents per 100,000 population
FGM campaigners urge Hackney Council to ‘do more’ for 3,000 girls at risk
‘We need a clinic in Hackney to be open now,’ says founder of FGM organisation The Hawa Trust
Korean food in East London: Kimchi the best!
From Kimchi to Bibimbap, Korean cuisine is both ancient and on trend in East London today
Kids take part in ‘bike bus’ world record attempt for Bike Around the Borough
Young cyclists miss out on world record by eight riders but enjoy Council’s annual cycling event
Housing activists target Foxtons in protest at ‘rampant regeneration’
Campaigners celebrate Council’s withdrawal of controversial PSPO by staging ‘leaflet amnesty’ and occupying estate agent
East London designers to watch: Louise Alsop
Zines, logos and posters are the muses behind Louise Alsop’s unique minimalist designs
Campaigners slam revised Bishopsgate Goodsyard plans as ‘disappointing’
Storeys shaved off towers and brick replaces glass but campaigners say changes are merely ‘cosmetic’
Som Saa – restaurant review: the best Thai food in London?
It’s a challenge to get a table at London Fields pop-up restaurant Som Saa, but once seated the food doesn’t disappoint
Appeal for artists to paint Lea Bridge Road mural
Park authority wants to initiate ‘community rejuvenation project’ to transform graffitied underpass
Police handing out rough sleeping ban leaflets to homeless, claim campaigners
Officers allegedly handed men leaflets in Hackney Central informing them they were in PSPO-controlled area
What is the future for Harringay's warehouse district?
Warehouse district faces challenge of devising a blueprint that can defend artistic ecosystem against wide-scale regeneration
Religious leaders call on government to reinstate out of hours burial service
Stamford Hill Rabbi tells Justice Secretary Michael Gove the community is ‘traumatised’ by burial delays
Why heritage activism is something worth developing
Taking an active interest in the built environment shows good citizenship according to heritage chief and pasta sauce pioneer Loyd Grossman
Clapton school in funding bid for playground in ‘urgent need’ of revamp
Millfields Community School is bidding for a £25,000 community award to turn concrete play area into ‘safe and exciting space’