2019: A Space odyssey
Hackney stalwart Space Studios’ Mare Street gallery is relocating to Ilford in the autumn. The charity’s chief exec Anna Harding talks about the move, and picks out her personal highlights from the past 16 years
Mayor of London
Hackney to get five water fountains as part of City Hall’s fight against plastic waste
Mayor of London reveals locations of 50 new refill stations, including Broadway Market, Mare Street, Worship Square, Ridley Road and Hoxton
Daubeney Primary’s outdoor classroom moves a step closer after £1,000 pledge from Mayor of London
The school is hoping to transform an underused part of its playground and now needs just £800 to get the project off the ground
Transport for London unveils plans to ‘reduce road danger’ at Dalston Junction
TfL moots left turn ban into Dalston Lane as it launches consultations on five of the capital’s most notorious junctions
Transport for London unveils plans for major new Cycleway between Hackney and Isle of Dogs
Borough’s transport chief urges residents to have their say on the proposals, which include 5.6km of segregated lanes and public realm improvements
Jennette Arnold welcomes ULEZ launch as ‘major move’ in battle against toxic air
Mayor of London’s new Ultra Low Emission Zone, which sees polluting vehicles charged for using the city centre, came into force today
Mayor of London pledges £25,000 for Clapton toilet revamp – but campaigners must raise the same amount in the next month to get it
Local group has been working with the council since 2014 to turn an abandoned loo into a community space
Hackney-based theatre company wows crowds with Iron Man walkabouts
Graeae Theatre took a puppet the size of a double-decker bus to Mayor of London’s disability arts festival
Road closures: William Patten pupils stage protest to mark Clean Air Day
Campaigners blast ‘unpleasant’ response from Deputy Mayor Feryal Demirci after she calls the demonstration a ‘publicity stunt’
Road closures: Council on ‘shaky ground’ after release of William Patten air quality report, say campaigners
Mayor of London’s audit shows toxic air at the primary school breaches legal limits, but Town Hall says figures are ‘not true’
‘Essential housing works face years of delays without government help on fire safety’, says Hackney Council
Town Hall warns roofs could go unrepaired as it responds to a London Assembly report on sprinklers
Mayor of London coughs up £130k to cut air pollution in Homerton
The hospital will team up with the council to make the area a Low Emission Neighbourhood
Hackney to get three more cycle routes
London Cycling Campaign welcomes plans announced by Mayor of London
Hackney Council stands by traffic plans despite fears for children’s health
William Patten parents’ group says Walford Road proposals could increase asthma risk
Stoke Newington parents slam council’s ‘scandalous’ traffic plans
Congestion expected to increase near William Patten primary – one of London’s most polluted schools
Community group wins bid to plant 21 trees on Stamford Hill Estate
Friends of Stamford Hill says this is just the start of a bigger plan to become ‘London’s best eco estate’