Alarm raised over local economy as businesses face ‘hard choices’
Hackney Empire, Boulevard Events and Here East offer an insight into the challenges brought on by coronavirus
Guy Nicholson
Six local organisations share £85k in second wave of Town Hall arts funding
Winning ideas include a new festival about working class identity, a community mural on Hoxton Street, and a 20-minute dance film
Hackney Carnival regulars to create films for a virtual edition this summer
The annual September parade has been postponed until next year as Town Hall focuses resources on coronavirus
Coronavirus: Town Hall launches online system for business grants – with £3 million paid out already
Local firms can claim up to £25,000, as council says it is trying to provide support ‘as quickly as possible’
Treasure trove of photos found at the Rio to go on show at Hackney Museum
Thousands of images of 1980s Hackney, discovered in the cinema’s basement in 2017, set to become a major exhibition
Former refuge for colonial ayahs in Hackney shortlisted for blue plaque
Series of events at Hackney Museum this weekend sheds light on the Indian nannies abandoned by British families after being brought to the UK
Stoke Newington Library set for multi-million pound renovation
Council pledges £4.5m to restore Grade II-listed building to its former glory
Culture boss and Conservative councillor in ‘girls in bikinis’ spat over Hackney Carnival
Cllr Aron Klein says Carnival is ‘total waste of time and money’ as Cllr Guy Nicholson rejects comparison of event to ‘naturist seaside resort’
‘Glastonbury moment’: Hackney Carnival could take a ‘one-year rest’
Council culture boss says ‘challenge’ must be put to Town Hall to seek investors for carnival
Council urges move away from fashion to bring Hackney Walk back to life
Town Hall to meet with Intermediate Capital Group next week as planning boss expresses ‘frustration’ at vacant units
Peer gallery and Shoreditch Library to launch year-long arts partnership
Peer director says joint programme of exhibitions and workshops is a ‘powerful way to combine arts, culture, community and knowledge’
Landowners object to council’s conservation move tackling ‘inappropriate development’
Shoreditch buildings not to be demolished without council consent as City of London Corporation argues decision ‘devalues area’s special character’
Dancing babies and woolly trees: Next month’s Hackney Carnival set to be ‘biggest and best yet’
Yarn-bombing and baby disco added to 8 September line-up, alongside the iconic parade through the new Hackney Central location
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Town Hall sanctions rent caps in Hackney Wick to ‘protect its creative heart’
New developments will be forced to re-provide existing workspace at less than half the market rate
Council business chief unveils local plan in ‘mighty tome’
New centre connecting Upper and Lower Clapton Road proposed, with attention given to ‘urban heat island’ effect