Olympic legacy? Hackney residents on how London 2012 changed the borough
With the Tokyo Olympics behind us and Paralympians gearing up for their shot at gold, Hackney locals examine the footprint of London’s Games
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Titbits – growing Momentum, growing beards, and the council’s Olympic false start
Facial furniture, Labour elections and more cancelled council meetings feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
London’s Olympic Legacy – book review: ‘spruced up field notes’
Volume provides an insider account of how the idealistic goals that motivated the early phases of Olympic legacy planning gradually eroded
Olympic Park to hold weekend of celebrations to mark opening
From this weekend the home of London 2012 will be fully accessible
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 16: End Game
Hackney watched the closing ceremony this evening as the Olympic Games drew to a finish
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 15: Reality Check – Housing Legacy
Will our Olympic investment help to meet Hackney’s housing needs?
Hackney galleries’ Olympic art attack
Away from the official Cultural Olympiad, East London artists are expressing more ambivalent viewpoints on the impact of the Games
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 13
With the end of the Games approaching, attention turns to the much-hyped ‘Olympic legacy’
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 12
Random thoughts on from Hackney on the twelfth day of Olympic competition
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 10
National pride displayed across the borough
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 9
Hackney looks back at last year’s riots on the ninth day of sporting competition
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 7
Musings in Hackney on the seventh day of Olympic competition
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 6
Hackney residents react with shock to the tragic death yesterday of 28-year-old cyclist Dan Harris near Hackney Wick
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 5: Guide to Hackney Wick
Get the lowdown on the great cultural scene in Hackney Wick