'Such a pity': arts charity IdeasTap to close
Funding and mentoring resource for the creative industries to shut after running out of money
Benjamin Mortimer
Charities unite to tackle poverty as four in ten Hackney kids live below breadline
Local groups come together to address the real impact of poverty across the borough
How the Balfron Tower tenants were 'decanted' and lost their homes
When the Balfron Tower’s socially-housed tenants were asked to leave, many thought it was temporary. Now the empty building is to be sold privately
Fit for purpose? New Care Act standards put to the test
New legislation will standardise care and support from April, but a lack of funding to local authorities and a high threshold to qualify for help may scupper reforms
Hoxton gallery hosts social housing project
A varied programme of art and politics surrounding social housing is underway at PEER Gallery
Technology Will Save Us brings micro-manufacturing to East London
From a workshop in Vyner Street, a start-up is preparing the computer whizzes of the future
Mary Barnes: Boo-Bah – art review
Mary Barnes became a successful painter following therapy for schizophrenia in the 1960s. A new exhibition looks at a crucial five-year period in her work
Like it or not, Hackney’s free schools are forging ahead
This September, two very different free schools are coming to Hackney, promising choice for parents. But who’s running them?
Exclusive: Rich Mix could go bust over Tower Hamlets Council ‘loan’
Shoreditch arts organisation in financial dispute with council over £850,000 and withheld development money
At London's Death Cafés, mere mortals face the inevitable — over tea and cake
The meet-up group focussed on the topic of death has grown to prominence by facing one of life’s more awkward subjects: its end
At London’s Death Cafés, mere mortals face the inevitable — over tea and cake
The meet-up group focussed on the topic of death has grown to prominence by facing one of life’s more awkward subjects: its end
The Story Project review: mixing topless selfies, witch-hunting and Rumpole of the Bailey
Ten tiny plays crammed into an evening’s entertainment make up The Story Project at the Arcola
Studying Mossbourne Academy from the inside
A PhD devoted to Mossbourne written by one of its first employees, Dr Christy Kulz, is a slog of a read but worthwhile
Hackney City Farm celebrates 30 year anniversary
Built on the site of a defunct brewery, Hackney City Farm was founded on the principle that caring for animals and plants brings people together
Sowing the seeds of Hackney City Farm
Built on the site of a defunct brewery, the farm was founded 30 years ago on the principle that caring for animals and plants brings people together
East London Suffragettes: 'more diverse than middle-class women marching around dressed in white'
New book commemorates a hundred years since a group of East End women led by Sylvia Pankhurst set up a splinter group of suffragettes