Anger grows over Olympic proposal for Fish Island
Residents complain that second corporate Olympic venue on small industrial area in Stratford, which will include the UK’s largest TV screen, is a disaster waiting to happen
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Bid to curb betting shop ‘blight’ gains support from local councils
Council leaders are calling for extra local powers to curb the ‘blight’ of betting shops on the high street
The Moringa Tree charity launches SuperSeed Challenge
How much money can you raise from a single seed? Hackney charity The Moringa Tree challenges local residents
Hackney ‘Anti-Library’ celebrates unread books
The Anti-Library at Space Studios is an exhibition of books which have never been read by their owners
Hackney Council defends ‘slowest’ adoption rate
Hackney Council has been ‘named and shamed’ as having the ‘slowest’ adoption rate in the country – but the service is also one of the most sustainable
Cuts put brakes on Hackney Playbus
Hackney’s community Playbus warns of a reduced service due to funding cuts
Hackney teenager amongst three jailed for gun possession
Three jailed over Sterling sub-machine gun found stashed near Marden House on the Pembury Estate
How Hackney reclaimed child protection social work
Is a model of social work that radically transformed child protection in one borough about to go mainstream?
Man charged with murder after Hackney pub stabbing
Police investigating the death of Tommy Lawrence found stabbed outside the Glyn Arms in Clapton have charged a man with murder
Hackney hoard of gold coins goes up for sale
The buried gold coin hoard discovered in Stamford Hill is to be auctioned off by its rightful owner, Max Sulzbacher
Hackney artists flock to Well Street
In spite of controversial rent hikes and recent shop closures, Well Street may be about to enjoy an artistic and cultural renaissance
Savage Messiah – review
Laura Oldfield Ford’s dismal prognosis for a gentrified London is a hard pill to swallow
Seeing through the spin: experts call for greater council transparency
Too dangerous, too complicated, too expensive: objections raised by councillors to open data and greater freedom of council information
Hackney to be split into three under Labour proposals
Labour calls for three Parliamentary seats to cover Hackney, rather than the two proposed by the Boundary Commission