Counting down to Field Day
June sees the return of festival Field Day in Victoria Park, now a two-day event. Metronomy, Blood Orange, Neneh Cherry and Pixies are all confirmed as playing
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Speaker of Hackney Michael Desmond’s homelessness charity faces commission probe
Labour councillor denies there is any conflict of interest relating to charity he founded and estate agents he owns
Swimming London: The 50 Best Pools, Lidos, Lakes and Rivers from around the Capital – book review
From its rivers to its lidos and heated pools, London boasts its fair share of places to go swimming
Leaflet watch: Conservatives’ ‘absurd’ Seven Sisters Road one-way claim
Party’s Woodberry Down election literature suggests Labour plans to turn busy six-lane dual carriageway into single lane street
Leaflet watch: residents in Labour’s brochure are politicians, and Meg Hillier’s surprise endorsement
Labour MP says she supports work of Labour councillors as Tories say ruling party treats voters like fools
Efendi review – 'Like you’re sitting down to dinner at a friend’s house'
Efendi describes itself as a neighbourhood kitchen, with a menu of everyday Turkish staples
Efendi review – ‘Like you’re sitting down to dinner at a friend’s house’
Efendi describes itself as a neighbourhood kitchen, with a menu of everyday Turkish staples
Hackney Council says it spent over £11,000 on seeds for London Fields wildflower meadow
Huge bill racked up last year for colourful feature of park now at the centre of controversy over pesticide use
Katharine Hamnett CBE slams council use of weedkiller on London Fields wildflower meadow
Fashion designer to speak out at campaign meeting this weekend over widespread use of chemical criticised by environmentalists
Bones review: 'Remarkably understated and un-gimmicky for Shoreditch'
Shoreditch eatery Bones has a mantra of stripped back quality grub
Bones review: ‘Remarkably understated and un-gimmicky for Shoreditch’
Shoreditch eatery Bones has a mantra of stripped back quality grub
Sofar so different – the gig movement coming to a living room near you
Holding intimate gigs in unusual spaces is the concept behind Sofar Sounds
Colours of summer come alive as Clissold Park butterfly dome reopens
Catch a glimpse into the life cycle of beautiful winged insects at free Stoke Newington attraction
Hard times in Hackney as economic slump takes toll
Guardian journalist Tom Clark explains his views on the global economic crisis set out in his new book Hard Times: The Divisive Toll of the Economic Slump and how they apply to Hackney
12 Hackney GP surgeries threatened with closure because of government cuts
Warning changes to funding set-up will hit poor areas like Hackney and Tower Hamlets particularly hard
Geffrye Museum has designs on bumper summer of celebrations
Hoxton’s museum of the home marks centenary with an exhibition of useful and beautiful domestic design