‘Don’t just bung in a cafe’: Councillors call on developer to make Worship Square building ‘special’
Planning committee chair seeks assurances over new building on ‘first public square the borough has built in God knows how many years’
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The Hunt, Almeida Theatre: ‘This show has it all’
This stage adaptation of the iconic Danish film is ‘slick, clever and near faultless’
Che si può fare, Helen Cammock, Whitechapel Gallery: ‘Lost, hidden voices’
The Turner Prize-nominated artist’s multimedia solo show offers ‘stories of resilience in the face of oppression’
Buffet of books
Our resident food historian picks out her choice cuts from the culinary delights on offer at last month’s Stoke Newington Literary Festival
The Citizen Gardener: ‘There’s no such thing as a pest’
Kate Poland on how to create a pest-resistant environment and setting the wheels in motion for a mobile shed in Hackney
Blurton Road residents speak out over ‘life-threatening’ speeding on their street
Transport chief promises to visit area as figures over speeding on residential street deemed ‘out of date’
Council pledges to end ‘disgrace’ of no-fault Section 21 evictions
Town Hall to lobby Communities Secretary to abolish Section 21 under new Prime Minister
Huge pillar drops 10 floors at primary school building site
Developer confirms no-one hurt as ‘specialist subcontractors’ blamed
So We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron, Five Leaves: ‘A resurrection from years of neglect’
This collection of essays examines the writer, who spent his formative years in Hackney, from a variety of angles
Father of blind 10-year-old ‘humiliated in Kafkaesque nightmare’ over disabled parking bay
Lack of clarity over policy leaves family ‘passed as a buck between uncaring officials’
Local councillors united in criticism of Chris Williamson’s return to Labour following antisemitism row
Hackney Mayor expresses ‘regret’ at decision while Conservative councillor calls out readmission as ‘utter disgrace’
Town Hall ‘keenly aware’ of ethnicity pay inequalities – as figures on gender celebrated
Employment chief commits to ‘practical action’ to address pay disparities and under-representation
‘Deeds, not words’: Town Hall commits to further action on climate change
Conservative councillors vote against commitment to net zero emissions as Town Hall challenged on fossil fuel investments
Hackney charity launches project to help dementia carers cope with ‘isolation and distress’
Studies show people are often unprepared for the role – but City & Hackney Carers Centre’s new online service aims to change that
New opera for preschoolers to ‘bridge socio-economic divide’ in music
OperaUpClose’s take on picture book Peace At Last is aimed at children aged three to five, who are omitted in national music education plans
Two pedestrian crossings in Hackney get a rainbow remake for Pride
The crossings have been painted on two roads with historical ties to the local LGBTQI+ community