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
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Geffrye to relaunch as Museum of the Home next summer after £18m revamp
New name signals a more contemporary direction for the Hoxton institution, which has been closed for renovations for two years
New documentary dissects ‘anatomy of gentrification’ on Hoxton Street
Renowned photographer Zed Nelson’s debut feature The Street charts the ‘break-up of a community’ in a fast-changing sliver of Hackney
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’
Rooftop Potemkin Theatre battles through noise concerns to secure council go-ahead
Arts venue throws open its doors in mission to ‘promote as much culture as possible’
Hackney Brewery to celebrate eighth birthday with big bash at Geffrye Museum
The beer maker’s Summer Session on 27 July will have a ‘strong environmental focus’ – and a few games of Kubb
‘Homes not hotels’: Protestors lose out at planning committee as ‘harmful’ Chocolate Studios development gets go-ahead
‘We’re very disappointed. The developers quite clearly stated they couldn’t be bothered to speak to the residents’, says councillor
‘Secret garden’ for Hoxton Hotel close to final approval
Residents complain of feeling ‘under siege’ from area’s late-night streetscene
Roof terrace for Hoxton Hotel to be decided under new licensing restrictions
Police state hotel’s licence is ‘out of date’ as owners make commitment to work ‘sympathetically’ with community
Shootings up 25 per cent in Hackney in a year, new data shows
Council moves to reassure residents that gang numbers are ‘insignificant’
Smile Please, Peer Gallery, exhibition review: ‘a refreshing take on modern urban life’
Simon English’s new solo show features never-before-seen sculptures made from objects picked up around London
Hackney women awarded MBEs in Queen’s birthday honours
Art gallery director Ingrid Swenson and construction industry giant Kath Moore both receive gongs
Residents of historic Chocolate Studios up in arms over hotel plans
Businesses housed in former sweet factory also ‘anxious about the future’ amid fears over loss of light
The World was an Avocado: Hoxton children produce audio story anthology with Penguin and Ministry of Stories
The 35-strong team of youngsters each penned a tale, all available on a CD released this week – listen to the first 10 now
Anthology Hoxton Press: City living from new heights in Hackney with these one, two and three bedroom homes
Make Hoxton Press your new home in one of these sought after apartments overlooking Shoreditch Park, and enjoy all the area has to offer
Open Geffrye: Museum of the Home pauses closure for Chelsea Fringe and cheese events
While the museum itself remains closed, Chelsea Fringe at the Geffrye and The London Cheese Project both touch down in the front gardens next month