Museum of the Home board defends decision to retain slaver statue ahead of reopening
Despite heavy opposition, museum says keeping statue is ‘only practical option for foreseeable future’
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‘Living memorial’ to Covid victims opens in East London
Sadiq Khan cuts ribbon on London Blossom Garden at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
English National Ballet – Reunion, Sadler’s Wells: ‘Ballet is back and in a big way!’
The renowned company performs five pieces that are ‘imaginative, danced to perfection and unique’
Hackney’s stark child poverty figures becoming ‘new normal’, warns Sem Moema
Hackney’s London Assembly Member says new figures should be ‘yet another wake-up call for ministers’
Hackney GPs ‘denying access to patients’ by insisting on proof of ID, local health watchdog finds
Healthwatch Hackney says nearly two thirds of practices go against NHS policy by requesting proof of ID or address from prospective patients
Local gallery to release book of poems celebrating Hackney’s linguistic diversity
Swirl of Words/Swirl of Worlds features over 100 poems written in 94 different languages
Town Hall offers first glimpse of £3m Hackney Central station upgrade
Work to create a second entrance, new cycle parking and more greenery is set to start next month
Paul Weller, Jules Buckley & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, live music review: ‘I’m now a full-blown Weller wannabe’
The Modfather and a few special guests bring ‘new facets to his already multifaceted oeuvre’
Flotilla of protest against ‘water safety zones’ to sail from Walthamstow to Hackney Wick
Canal & River Trust pledges ‘open and constructive discussion’ as concerns voiced over policies acting as ‘land grab’
Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Art of the people, not the academy’
The French painter’s ‘anarchic rage against the establishment’ will touch a chord with many’
Town Hall lays out plans for Dalston with promises to protect Curve Garden and Ridley Road
Proposals heed calls from the community for a strategy on building heights in the area
‘Strike action works’: Union celebrates as long-running Leaways School dispute settled
Agreement reached on salary bump and better sick pay
Pandemic triggers surge in demand for children’s mental health services
Huge jump in paediatric admissions and eating disorder services
Schools, parks and leisure centres set for funding boost
Health and wellbeing take priority as Town Hall unveils capital spending plans
LSO/Rattle: Das Lied von der Erde, Barbican, live music review: ‘Poignant journey from misery to hope’
A ‘glittering’ performance of ‘earth-shatteringly beautiful’ works by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler
National turbulence, local tranquility: Decoding Hackney’s by-election results
An analysis of the borough’s political landscape following 6 May polls in four wards