Titbits – Sporting Hackney FC and Simche Steinberger’s shot at goal
An embattled month for local ‘treehuggers’ and ‘Corbyn the clown’
Environment
Ban glyphosate, environmentalists tell Hackney Council at campaign launch
Former Friends of the Earth chief is among those pushing for herbicides issue to be on political agenda
Hackney Council says it spent over £11,000 on seeds for London Fields wildflower meadow
Huge bill racked up last year for colourful feature of park now at the centre of controversy over pesticide use
Katharine Hamnett CBE slams council use of weedkiller on London Fields wildflower meadow
Fashion designer to speak out at campaign meeting this weekend over widespread use of chemical criticised by environmentalists
Hackney to play key role in Green Film Festival
National festival to hold its opening and closing ceremonies at Hackney Picturehouse
Hackney recycling efforts hit a brick wall
Little increase in recycling rate since green sacks introduced
Hackney teachers want the environment to stay on curriculum
Plans to put the freeze on climate change and environmental issues on the National Curriculum attract criticism
Sustainable Hackney – logo a go-go
Environmental group Sustainable Hackney launches graphic design competition
Hackney Friends of the Earth create buzz to persuade the powers that be
Local eco-campaign group makes the case for joining its efforts to make changes for the better
London legacy: security and towpath protests
Small tales of local resentment of the Games underline the need for a true Olympic legacy to be delivered
Hitting the bottle: Hackney’s new refill scheme for wine lovers
Do you like your vino red, white or green? Borough Wines’s bring-your-own-bottle service cuts cost and carbon drastically
Cuts: time to sow, not prune
We need to invest in ‘green growth’ and beware of false economies, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Tackle climate change in Hackney? Yes, we Cancún
The local Friends of The Earth group explains how
Hackney urged to join other London councils in signing C02 action plan
Local environmental campaign group Hackney Friends of the Earth asks Town Hall to commit to a 40% carbon reduction by 2020
The new public space: how Britons have reclaimed the streets
From guerilla gardening to outdoor ping-pong, we are becoming more creative with the gaps developers leave behind