Legendary designer Katharine Hamnett backs Oxfam’s Secondhand September campaign
Hamnett visited her local branch in Dalston to support the charity’s #SecondHandSeptember drive
Katharine Hamnett
Campaigners call for total ban on ‘toxic’ glyphosate weedkiller after council announces decline in use
Fashion designer Katharine Hamnett says anything other than an outright ban is a ‘major dereliction of duty’
Council to adopt ‘new approach’ to glyphosate weedkillers in wake of renewed health fears
‘Hackney Council need to stop using glyphosate altogether immediately. New solutions must be found,’ says campaigner
Village Underground lodges plans to turn old ABC cinema into arts venue
Group addresses concerns over future of existing tenants as consultation on Hackney Arts Centre nears end
Revealed: Hackney Council sprays around 1,200 litres of glyphosate in the borough each year
Weedkiller is ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’ according to World Health Organisation, but Town Hall says it has been declared safe by the EU
Pesticide Free Hackney campaigners urge council to stop using ‘toxic chemicals’
Council faces calls to rid Hackney of pesticides but remains committed to following government guidance on weed control
‘Designer fashion hub’ to open in Hackney Walk
Development under railway arches will house leading brands Nike and Joseph and provide 450 local retail jobs
Titbits — In vogue politicians, prohibition and spin
Jeremy Corbyn nails normcore, the council’s PR team keep on spinning and an alcohol brand’s ad campaign gets close to the bone
Corbyn the poet pledges ‘arts for all’ at policy launch in Dalston
Labour leadership frontrunner announces ‘national strategy for the arts’, including ring-fenced funding and protection for BBC
Ban glyphosate, environmentalists tell Hackney Council at campaign launch
Former Friends of the Earth chief is among those pushing for herbicides issue to be on political agenda
Katharine Hamnett CBE slams council use of weedkiller on London Fields wildflower meadow
Fashion designer to speak out at campaign meeting this weekend over widespread use of chemical criticised by environmentalists
Arcola appeal: please give what you can
Dalston theatre asks locals to help raise funds for their 2011 move to Ashwin Street
Gormley and Hamnett give art to Arcola appeal
Renowned artist and fashion designer help raise cash for theatre’s move