Too tall for school: residents slam council’s ‘imposing’ tower proposals
Proposals unveiled to pay for new schools in Hoxton and Hackney Downs through sale of private flats
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Documentary shows 'human face' behind the UK's housing crisis
When her family were made homeless, Daisy-May Hudson picked up a camera and began filming the story of their displacement
Hackney actor is a headstrong heroine as Antigone
Savannah Gordon-Liburd talks about playing Antigone, theatre for young people – and her plans for the future.
Jamboree: Cable Street's best kept secret
A former sweet factory now hosts live music from all corners of the globe
Nurse from St Joseph's Hospice scoops top photography award
Amateur snapper beats competition from 20,000 entries to win International Garden Photographer of the Year Competition
Alan A. – 'You have to take me for who I am or move along!'
Alan A. is a gay pop sensation who prefers to amuse rather than to shock
Boxpark takes legal action over ‘copycat’ Dubai pop-up scheme
Lawyers have issued a ‘cease and desist’ but Dubai company owns Boxpark trademark in UAE
Hackney joins east London councils calling for devolution
Whitehall’s one-size-fits-all approach ‘failing Londoners,’ says Mayor Pipe
Mary Barnes: Boo-Bah – art review
Mary Barnes became a successful painter following therapy for schizophrenia in the 1960s. A new exhibition looks at a crucial five-year period in her work
Hackney Liberal Democrats announce general election candidates
Ben Mathis is standing for Hackney South and Shoreditch and Simon de Deney in Hackney North and Stoke Newington
Wasting away: Traders fight to stop collapse of historic Dalston market
Council insists Kingsland Waste is not being shut, but has stopped issuing or renewing licenses
Hackney Conservatives announce general election candidates
Amy Gray is standing in Hackney North and Stoke Newington and Jack Tinley in Hackney South and Shoreditch
Tonkotsu – restaurant review
The Narrow Way is going upmarket with the arrival of a Japanese noodle soup restaurant and bar
Talent Scouts triumph with ‘The Meet Up’
Talent Match award for borough’s team of 18-24 year-olds helping their peers into work
Like it or not, Hackney’s free schools are forging ahead
This September, two very different free schools are coming to Hackney, promising choice for parents. But who’s running them?
Haggerston flats evacuated after gas leak
250 residents have been evacuated after a gas leak in Haggerston