hackney
Hackney Winter Night Shelter expects heavy New Year demand
Volunteers anticipate that more people will need beds as government help is cut
Hackney gets its new rape crisis centre
Diane Abbott MP welcomes London Mayor Boris Johnson’s funding for the new service provided by the nia project
Restaurant review: Su Sazzagoni
An evening of indulgence at Victoria Park’s Sardinian eatery
Hands Off: women speak out over Hackney strip clubs
A short documentary by filmmaker Winstan Whitter
A Palace for Us
11am Wednesday 15 December 2010, Rio Cinema; and until 20 January 2011, Serpentine Gallery
Ken Livingstone joins Hackney anti EMA cuts demonstration
Students march from BSix sixth form college to the Town Hall to protest cuts to Educational Maintenance Allowances
Hackney TUC condemns council’s proposed ‘nil’ policy on sex establishments
Trade unionists vote unanimously against the Town Hall’s plan and in favour of protecting the dancers who work in the venues
Tackle climate change in Hackney? Yes, we Cancún
The local Friends of The Earth group explains how
Charity for homeless forced out
Rhythms of Life appeals for blankets and bedding for those in need whilst seeking a new home for itself
Mouth Off this Christmas for Kids Company
A Stoke Newington school and a Shoreditch design company have teamed up to make an iPhone application to help fundraise for a children’s charity
Hoxton family stars in BAFTA-winning show
The Citizen meets the Adesinas from the Channel 4 social documentary
Restaurant review: Abi Ruchi
A weekend visit to a popular South Indian restaurant in Church Street
London 2012 Olympic Park gets arty
Newly appointed artist-in-residence and curator to lead on participatory creative projects
Interview: Iain Sinclair and Oona Grimes
A local author and artist talk about their latest creative collaboration, Postcards form the 7th Floor
Twitchers’ delight
Bird is the word in photographer Stephen Gill’s new book of urban landscapes