Stoke Newington baker wins gold prize for ‘practically perfect’ baguette
Judges at the Tiptree World Bread Awards praised the owner of Spence Bakery for her ‘great crumb structure’
Ella Jessel
Brenda – stage review: 'detached from the commonplace'
The Yard’s run of demanding and socially perceptive plays continues with Brenda
Homelessness costs double in five years as council struggles to meet demand
Charity warns housing shortage and budget cuts are making it hard for councils to help homeless residents
Exhibition charts the punk history of Woodberry Down
Ex-squatters take on the regeneration of the Woodberry Down Estate
Police handing out rough sleeping ban leaflets to homeless, claim campaigners
Officers allegedly handed men leaflets in Hackney Central informing them they were in PSPO-controlled area
What is the future for Harringay's warehouse district?
Warehouse district faces challenge of devising a blueprint that can defend artistic ecosystem against wide-scale regeneration
Field Day 2015 – review: festival fun under East London skies
Stellar performances from the likes of Patti Smith and Ride ensured the Victoria Park festival set the benchmark for the summer festival season
Hackney Council bows to pressure and removes rough sleepers from PSPO
Rough sleeping removed after 80,000 sign petition against the PSPO but campaigners say amendment “not good enough”
Beyond Caring – stage review: the shocking reality behind zero-hours contracts
Developed by The Yard Theatre in Hackney Wick, Beyond Caring, about zero-hours contract cleaners in a meat factory, has now transferred to the National
Politrix – stage review: disillusioned youth and Westminster politics
An educational trip to the Houses of Parliament only serves to further alienate a group of inner-city youngsters in Politrix
Stage review: Henry IV Part 1 and 2 at the Barbican
The Royal Shakespeare Company delivers Henry IV Parts I and II in all its traditional glory
Derelict Homerton pub to become second ‘pocket home’ development
The Deuragon Arms will be demolished to make way for 29 one-bedroom microflats aimed at the borough’s ‘city-makers’
Benyon firm pulls out of Hoxton’s New Era Estate over rent hike furore
Residents say Benyon exit is ‘major victory’ but now must fight US property investors Westbrook Partners for their homes
Former Hackney schoolgirl starts campaign to help migrant students
Budding barrister Chrisann Jarrett sets up Let us Learn to help young people access higher education
The Nightmares of Carlos Fuentes – review
An Iraqi asylum seeker looking to make a fresh start in the UK finds it’s not so simple in black comedy by Nicolas Kent at the Arcola
Carousel review – musical reimaginings
The Arcola’s production of Carousel sets the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical during the Great Depression