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Child-friendly flicks set for Dalston Square screenings
Lost Picture Show, part of Dalston Children’s Festival, is perfect for kids and families
Pop music events ‘endangering legacy’ of Hackney Marshes, Sport England claims
Council stresses no decision made on whether to allow further controversial gigs
Police in Hackney to be armed with Tasers in city-wide roll-out of electroshock weapons
Concern over introduction of new patrols
High alert after Hackney named measles hotspot
Rates of diagnosis in borough three times higher than in any other London area
Children’s personal data revealed by council in school offer letter mix-up
‘Very small number’ of families affected, claims Town Hall
Hackney ranked by Peace Index third least peaceful area in England and Wales
Violent crime rates exceed double national average over last ten years
New stage space Park Theatre throws open its doors in Finsbury Park
Inaugural season follows venue’s official opening this month
Man charged with James Sweeney murder
Jeremy Lewis, 29, to appear at Redbridge Magistrates Court tomorrow
Hackney Planning Watch campaigners to petition council to say no to neighbourhood forums
Claims devolution of planning powers to a forum would be ‘divisive step’
Private tenants unite against rip off rental market
Residents from Hackney and neighbouring boroughs protest against sky high rents and unfair practices in lettings industry
Suleman ‘Solly’ Vesamia obituary
Tributes paid to Chatsworth Road stalwart who was an instrumental part of road’s Traders and Residents Association
Shooting in N16 – photographer Andrew Dumbleton’s lens-eye view of Stoke Newington
Stokey caught on camera in snapper’s sellout volume
Hackney Wick gallery Performance Space is one of a kind
Boundary pushing art venue unique in the UK
You Can’t Evict an Idea – review
Author Tim Gee casts an eye back at Occupy and asks what we can learn from it
Fringe! – review
Gay film and arts festival featured screenings at the Rio and Hackney Picture House