Tech City and creative industries ‘threatened by conversion plans’
Move to let office spaces become residential without planning permission risks leaving technology hub a ‘hollow doughnut of bankers’
Chloe Smith
Local authorities gain more influence over free schools
New proposals will grant local authorities more power to help decide locations of free schools and academies
Geffrye Museum to hold open evening on development plans
Residents are invited to have their say on proposals for a new entrance and a two-storey extension
Tech City Apprenticeship scheme launches
Hackney Community College aims to help local people find jobs at Tech City
Stoke Newington International Airport to be demolished
No more ‘flights’ from Stoke Newington International Airport as the venue’s imminent closure is announced
London Turkish Film Festival comes to the Rio
The annual festival of Turkish film comes to the Rio Cinema this month
Victorian frescoes discovered at Hoxton church
Religious art by son of Gothic Revival pioneer uncovered at St Monica’s Priory in Hoxton
Census – Hackney has highest number of cyclists
Hackney revealed as the best and most popular London borough for cyclists