Chick cheek: exhibition shows idea that girls aren’t funny is a joke
A-Side B-Side Gallery show features Claire Douglass, Miriam Elia, Sadie Hennessy and others
Hackney Downs
A Star is born by Hackney Downs
New pub opens at former Three Sisters premises on Queensdown Road
Food for Thought – more than meets the mouth
A monthly food symposium has launched, urging us to think before we eat
Woodburner folk keep flame lit on acoustic sessions
The Tuesday acoustic night has grown from its origins in the basement of a derelict pub
Banner Repeater – lowering the barriers to local art
From a station platform Banner Repeater provides a link between the commuting public and the artistic community
Community bluebell planting at Hackney Downs
Sunday 29 April from 11am, Wilson Williams Gallery Patio and the Community Orchard, Hackney Downs
The Russet is apple of Amhurst eye
A new cafe and creative venue inspired by the Tree Musketeers has sprung up near Hackney Downs
The London Open 2011
Pimp your bike and join the sport of kings on Hackney Downs, 30th and 31st July
Hackney Downs: everyone’s back yard
Stormont House students the deserve the best possible school, but ‘land-swap-loophole’ thinking by the powers-that-be is not part of the answer
Hackney Downs: our common wealth
A controversial proposal to build on a green space raises issues of ownership, control and access
Hackney Downs school plan in question after backlash from residents
The council is reviewing the responses to its consultation on building a ‘School for the Future’ on common land
Residents slam council’s ‘flawed’ consultation over plan to build school on Hackney Downs
Locals have expressed concern about the lack of information available on a controversial proposal to ‘plonk a school in the middle of a park’
Hackney must unite against government cuts
A local councillor’s view on what the cuts will mean for local residents
Beware Hackney Marshes ‘land grab’
Leading local arborist warns of risks to public green space
Migrant workers build Hackney Downs tunnel
Local artist creates ‘underused’ park’s first ever public art happening