Secret Cinema: Back to the Future review – a party for the fans
Fictional town of Hill Valley is brought to life by impressive 1950s set and actors larking about as jocks and nerds
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Hackney Wick Food Assembly sweeps away the supermarkets
Hackney Wick Food Assembly is wresting control from supermarkets by creating a direct relationship between producers and consumers
Hackney pensioner wins Mervyn Peake prize for short film
Two-minute film about Parkinson’s asks whether ‘control’ is a friend or foe
Dan Tobin Smith wants 'kipple' for London Design Festival installation
Artist wants the public to donate unwanted clutter for an exhibition inspired by Philip K. Dick’s concept of ‘domestic entropy’
The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – review
An Iraqi asylum seeker looking to make a fresh start in the UK finds it’s not so simple in black comedy by Nicolas Kent at the Arcola
Revealed: cost of Council’s purchase of Leonard Street gallery
Mystery solved as Town Hall accounts show it spent nearly £4.5m on purchase of Shoreditch gallery
Hackney mother facing destitution highlights perils of ‘no recourse’ status
Migrant women with ‘no recourse to public funds’ are at the mercy of stretched local authorities
You’re Havana laugh: Cuban restaurant fined for flyposting on its own ad boards
Town Hall apologises and says the posters are “not illegal” after issuing owner of Escudo de Cuba with a £50 fine
Swimming with Diana Dors – book review
Swimming with Diana Dors, a collection of short stories penned by Hackney-based author Jeremy Worman, is an elegiac look into family life and the significance of place
Mezcal mania at 184 Hackney Road
From Melanie Symonds, who set up the popular Quiquiriqui mezcal pop-up last year and events duo Stagg & Barber, comes 184 Hackney Road
Colville Estate towers get go-ahead
Planning permission granted to architects Karakusevic Carson and David Chipperfield for the regeneration of Colville Estate in Hoxton
Photographer jailed for sexually assaulting models in Hackney studio
Police are appealing for victims of freelance photographer Shaun Colclough to come forward
Keep it eel: East End’s original jelly snack
Our food historian explores the story of eels, from 17th century Holland onwards
At the Red Route: Judith Olley dines with Hackney Citizen
‘Person and Plate’ series continues with 67-year-old Judith Olley providing much to chew on at Red Route Cafe
Education innovation: unlocking potential at Hackney UTC
Round-up of the latest successes at Hackney UTC as students connect with local tech companies and media agencies