Horsemeat scandal boosts business for Hackney’s independent butchers
Local traders report an increase in sales as customer confidence in processed meat products takes a hit
Aoife Moriarty
Bishop Challoner Federation of Schools strikes up partnership with communications firm
Pupils at Bishop Challoner schools can now take part in a programme for work experience and placements at media giants Oglivy & Mather
New STEM sixth form academy to welcome prospective students at open day
STEM Academy Sixth Form to hold open day at Google’s London headquarters
Eight Days A Week – Fades to Valentine pink
Punk rock outfit The Fades get in the mood for Valentine’s Day with double A-side single
Fears rise as plan to turn five Hackney primary schools into academies gets thumbs-up
The decision of five Hackney primary schools to become academies could have a negative impact on other schools, claims teaching union
‘Shoreditch Village’ plans submitted to Hackney Council
New retail development project proposed opposite Shoreditch High Street station
A labour of love – Sappho…in 9 Fragments
Play about Ancient Greece’s first love poet opens at the White Rabbit Theatre in Stoke Newington
Sounds from the vault – The Helmholtz Resonators
Eccentric local act The Helmholtz Resonators return with a new EP entitled Van Damme’s Vault
‘Blue Christmas’ service to be held at Newington Green
Boxing Day service at non-conformist Church aims to help people with sorrow this yuletide
Noah And The Whale: Little Noise Sessions – review
New-folk outfit visits Hackney for penultimate in charity gig series
Mentally ill Hackney man jailed for hospital arson has prison sentence quashed
Mother vows to keep fighting against the criminalisation of mental health patients
Council ‘kill-joys’ lack Christmas spirit say Broadway Market traders
Cafés warned against providing tables and chairs for public use ‘without a licence’
Boff calls on Boris to take Council to task over London Living Wage
Town Hall urged to take action as contracted employees found to receive less than London Living Wage
Campaigners fear post-Olympic ‘toxic’ legacy on Leyton Marshes
As Leyton Marsh returns to the public post-Olympics, campaigners fear the excavated land will never be the same again
Hackney Council promises action on poverty wages
Hackney Citizen investigation prompts Town Hall to review policy on advertising jobs that fail to meet the London Living Wage
Pioneering Shoreditch café Paper and Cup opens
Hackney MP Diane Abbott and Speaker of Hackney Jessica Webb attend opening of new Shoreditch eatery