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Hackney college closes art courses as ‘unfair’ further education cuts kick in
Local arts organisations slam cuts as Hackney Community College announces closure of three art courses in September 2015
Iain Sinclair helps retrace poet's journey for new documentary
19th-century Romantic writer John Clare once walked from an Epping Forest asylum to Northamptonshire without food or money. Andrew Kötting and author Iain Sinclair have made a documentary about it, starring Toby Jones and a straw bear
Mayor of Tower Hamlets John Biggs gives hope to Rich Mix
Arts organisation hopes election of John Biggs will prove decisive in financial feud with council
Born to RUN: street artist becomes a political animal
Street artist RUN is showing how the recent election result can serve as artistic inspiration
Sophie Linden announces withdrawal of Council’s controversial PSPO
Deputy Mayor says the Council has recognised the public’s ‘strength of feeling’ on the issue
Firefighters tackle huge shop blaze in Haggerston
One man rushed to hospital with burns and smoke inhalation as shops on Yorkton Street go up in flames
Rummagers’ delight as crowdsourced jumble sale comes back to Clapton
It was barbeques, bunting and bric-a-brac galore as hundreds took part in Clapton Jumble Trail
Food in Art – book review: a peek inside the great larder of art history
Food historian Gillian Riley looks at gastronomy in art down the centuries in her new highly illustrated book
Choice in Hackney project makes headway on disability needs
New initiative seeks to improve care for disabled people through training provided by users themselves
Playwright questions her Jewish roots in This Is Not The End
With three generations of women centre stage, Rose Lewenstein’s new play examines the nebulous concept of ‘home’
Broadway Market bar in ‘anti-social behaviour hotspot’ seeks late licence
Owner of Off Broadway Rupert Selby argues that problems are mainly caused by street drinkers and not his customers
Villagers furious over Council plans to buy £1.25m Oxford mansion for ‘troubled families’
Neighbours complain urban families ‘not compatible’ with village life and that the change of use would bring ‘transient population’
Field Day 2015 – review: festival fun under East London skies
Stellar performances from the likes of Patti Smith and Ride ensured the Victoria Park festival set the benchmark for the summer festival season
Homerton local pub The Prince Edward awarded community asset listing
Pub popular with West Indian punters and ‘local, ordinary people’ gets protective Asset of Community Value status
Sarah Muirhead gets physical at Leyden gallery with Bonded exhibition
Exhibition of figurative paintings by Sarah Muirhead focuses on pleasure, pain and expression in relation to the body, with work by Paula Rego and Leonor Fini also on display