Winterville festival is coming to Victoria Park this Christmas
Victoria Park is to host Winterville festival this December with cabaret, a panto, ice skating and assorted revelry in store
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Public Inquiry to be held over Council’s plans to build on Marshes
Save Lea Marshes say inquiry will give chance for community to have their say
Police still more than twice as likely to stop and search black people in Hackney
Hackney CVS says ‘new solutions’ required to disproportionality problem as stop and search rates plummet overall
Community champions honoured at Hackney CVS achievement awards
Community activists and campaigners receive awards established in memory of Adiaha Antigha and Gary Francis
Council chief launches petition against ‘damaging’ Government consultation
Head of Regeneration Andrew Sissons challenges Eric Pickles MP over proposed reforms to permitted development rights
Paddy Casey at Red Gallery, 25 September 2014
A secret gig by Dublin born Paddy Casey at the intimate Red Gallery in Shoreditch is planed for tomorrow (Thursday 25th) to raise money for charity Little Hearts Matter.
New generation: Hackney Energy reboots playground’s solar power
Young interns from Banister House Estate help fix solar panels on roof of playground building
Little Revolution review – revisiting the Hackney riots
Playwright Alecky Blythe recreates a community in crisis in her latest verbatim play
The Nervemeter: London's homeless distributed art magazine
Like the Big Issue, the Nervemeter is sold on the streets by the homeless – though similarities end there
London Wildlife Trust secures £1.5m for nature reserve on East Reservoir
Woodberry Wetlands will help encourage Pochard ducks and Reed Buntings
KimNara Music: the youth charity that improves lives through music-making
Charity aims to inspire confidence in teenagers with autism, ADHD and learning disabilities through songwriting workshops and performances
Meet Hackney's all-female Deep Throat Choir
Fresh from the summer festival circuit, Deep Throat Choir are out to show they’re more than a quirky name
Xiaolu Guo's journey from the Far East to East End
Acclaimed Chinese writer and filmmaker who plies her trade from Hackney talks about her recent novel I am China, a stirring tale of love, exile and political struggle
Xiaolu Guo’s journey from the Far East to East End
Acclaimed Chinese writer and filmmaker who plies her trade from Hackney talks about her recent novel I am China, a stirring tale of love, exile and political struggle
Amnesty International and Reprieve speak out over Death Row Dinners
Pop-up Hoxton restaurant withdraws apology saying it will open in defiance of ‘instant outrage culture’
Signs telling women which side of road to walk on cause outrage
Shomrim says the posters put up for Torah Parade in Stamford Hill were badly worded