Friends of the Earth create buzz with bee count app
Charity launches Great British Bee Count mobile app launched to track decline in bee population
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Civilian memorial in Abney Park cemetery awarded listed status
English Heritage says the memorial is a ‘dignified and poignant reminder’ of the impact of Second World War on the local area
Campaign launches against ‘Hong Kong style’ Shoreditch skyscrapers
Developers Hammerson and Ballymore say the scheme will ‘breathe life’ into heritage buildings on the Bishopsgate site
Hackney policeman found guilty of assaulting mentally ill prisoner
Directorate of professional standards said that Sgt Pilbeam’s actions were ‘inexcusable’
Hackney woman arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit FGM
Newham pensioner also arrested as an 11 year old girl is taken into care
Lib Dems bag victory in bid to improve recycling
Recycling bags will be easier to access, but Greens say council needs to ‘do more’
Broken flux capacitor? Secret Cinema fans furious after show cancelled
Friday showing of Back to the Future also cancelled by event organisers
Casablanca restaurant closed down after drugs found on premises
Takeaway on Sandringham Road temporarily shut over ‘anti-social behaviour’
Get involved in Hackney Youth Parliament, urges Jermain Jackman
Nominations close today for 11-19 year olds wishing to represent the borough’s youth
Morland Estate residents to dig deep for new communal garden
Trees for Cities start crowdfunding campaign to help raise £30,000 for garden with fruit orchard and play area
Music Journalism Bootcamp
Develop the skills every music journalist needs. Monday 24 April – Monday 26 June 2017 (eight weeks, excluding bank holidays)
Hackney hotels to charge guests voluntary donation of £1 a night
Partnership between council and local hotels aims to raise money for new community fund
Council to consult on bringing housing back in-house
Residents and leaseholders to be consulted on proposal to dissolve Hackney Homes
Zavier Ellis – Type One Zealotry at Cock ‘n’ Bull Gallery
Exhibition in basement gallery contemplates the nature of spirituality, insanity and the occult, and their place in urbanised society
Murderer Lerone Boye convicted for being unlawfully at large
Care worker Dean Ablakwa cleared of all charges
There’s a Monster in the Lake – review
Attitudes towards care for the elderly is the sober subtext to a surreal play at the Rosemary Branch