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Adaptable Stokey: Founder of EASTWEST on why Stoke Newington has a strong sense of identity
Needs of young families raise questions for planners and designers
Subspace is for all: EASTWEST’s architect founder tells of inspiration behind firm’s philosophy
Hackney-based practice is making ‘architecture for all’ strapline a reality
EASTWEST architecture: Progressive merits of building Relevant Design
Hackney-based firm cites local clients’ needs as examples of a broader movement
Equality time: feminism group StokEquality tackles casual sexism in school
Calls for gender equality to be made part of school curriculum
Hackney author Tom Clark’s new book shows how global economic crisis has created a less equal society
‘Divided society’ in Guardian leader writer’s home borough provides ample case studies for Hard Times tome
Confusion over future of squat in former police station earmarked for free school
Neither Department for Education nor Tauheedul Free Schools Trust can say if eviction proceedings have yet been launched
Titbits – Diane Abbott’s a modern day Disraeli, but what’s Hackney Council’s view on graffiti?
Stamford Hill event to celebrate first Jewish Prime Minister as Town Hall declines to confirm U-turn
Yo Zushi to return with single launch and album
The Hackney based songwriter once described as the “spirit of Bob Dylan for the twenty-first century” is on the cusp of releasing his first album in five years which he describes as a “story album about love in stolen moments”
A Portrait of Hackney by Zed Nelson: 'I hope the property developers don’t win'
Documentary photographer Zed Nelson talks about saving the world, laughing at hipsters and the metamorphosis of one of London’s poorest boroughs
David Salle exhibition – paintings of a postmodern master
Maureen Paley gallery in Shoreditch holds exhibition of paintings by David Salle, a member of the influential ‘Pictures Generation’
Chris Marker: A Grin Without a Cat review
The Whitechapel Gallery’s retrospective of French filmmaker and artistic visionary Chris Marker is a celebration of a provocative and sprawling body of work
Billy Childish and Sweet Toof to exhibit at New Voices in Hackney exhibition
BL-NK in Shoreditch is the venue for charity exhibition featuring some of the most distinctive artists in East London and beyond
My Name Is… review: From the trance of young dreams to an angry separation
The true story of a painful separation that led to media claims of kidnapping and religious fundamentalism is the subject of Sudha Buchar’s play My Name Is… at the Arcola
Liberal Democrats criticise Hackney Unites for ‘no platform’ stance on UKIP
John Page defends decision, saying candidate was excluded because of party’s politics
Ship ahoy! Hackney Pirates drops anchor at new Kingsland Road home
Educational charity announces launch of The Ship of Adventures, its booty-ful new permanent base