Time to shift odds from betting shops to Hackney communities, says Ken Livingstone
Former London mayor visits Mare Street and speaks out over proliferation of bookmakers in the borough
Latest
Norse by North East
Meet the friendly Norwegian landlord of the Kenton, a recently refurbished and award-winning Homerton watering hole
Food, glorious food: meet the growers and see the sites
Local food enterprise Growing Communities launches a food map and one-day tour of its market gardens
Stages and Screens: the art of the 1960s
Counter-culture film exhibition now showing at Space Studios
Beautiful Burnout
World-famous boxing ring at York Hall hosts a Scottish physical theatre production about the sport
Pieces of Vincent
David Watson talks about about his third play, now showing at the Arcola
Painting the world over: graffiti goes global
The Baron from Burning Candy crew discusses his new film, which documents their creations across the continents
US Olympic team in talks to use London Fields Lido for training
Local residents might see the Americans using popular Hackney pool in run-up to 2012 Olympics
ALMO bungle leaves pensioner without home
Squatters move in for a whole year after a property due for repair is left unsecured
Mystery of Mayor’s disappearing business awards
Puzzle over lack of nominations and missing categories
Questions asked over Hackney Credit Union collapse
Members of community-based initiative still await full explanation