Meet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Dawa Ma, One Love
The candidate for the new One Love Party presents radical plans for space exploration, pollution control, and a flatpack skyscraper for Hackney
Josh Loeb
Meet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Samir Jeraj, Green Party
Mr Jeraj on community housing and budget plans, Town Hall pay, and whether there should be a Mayor of Hackney at all
Meet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Amy Gray, Conservatives
The Conservative candidate criticises Labour’s record on development and crime in Hackney
Meet the candidates for Hackney Mayor: Philip Glanville, Labour
Our interview with the current Deputy Mayor touches on education, the housing crisis, and employment
Strictly orthodox Jews in Stamford Hill ‘raise £1 million’ to fight child custody battles
Critics raise fear of new barriers for women wishing to leave Haredi community
Cache of knives discovered close to Hackney Wick following Mabley Green brawl
The haul included an example of the controversial “zombie knife”, as well as other weapons
Save Haggerston Park group fights council over community garden “land grab” plan
Hackney Council “unable to provide assurance” that parkland will be reintegrated after use as temporary school site
Literacy on the high seas: Hackney Pirates looks back on an incredible six years
Pioneering afterschool club’s founder Catriona Maclay looks back on its successes thus far
Top tie-up as “old school” network helps connect ex-students with Hackney youngsters
A new project is helping connect those who remember the days of the old schoolyard with current pupils with the aim of improving career prospects
Vole patrol: Conservationist takes to Marshes to find out about its shrews and other small mammals
Nathaniel Legall says species including water vole and pygmy shrew inhabit the area
Homerton artist thrilled after Obama praises ‘billion-dollar painting’
Local artist sends painting of billion-dollar bill to US president, and receives letter from the White House praising his generosity
Homerton artist thrilled after Obama praises ‘billion-dollar painting’
Local artist sends painting of billion-dollar bill to US president, and receives letter from the White House praising his generosity
Peaceful getaway or Fort Knox? Council seeks fewer CCTV cameras at £1.25m mansion for ‘at risk’ families
Stringent security measures proposed for Oxfordshire retreat include ‘anti-climb metal mesh fencing’ and six dome cameras
Brave New Hoxton – Hackney children curate Museum of the Future at the Hundred Years Gallery
Kids’ efforts in futurology to be shown in temporary exhibition, open to the public on 30 – 31st July
Sir David Attenborough opens Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve
Contact with nature is our ‘birthright’, says veteran broadcaster, as land sealed off for nearly two centuries is finally opened to the public
Why birdwatching is the new favourite pastime for East Londoners
Long considered the preserve of the uncool, birdwatching is fast gaining in popularity among city dwellers