Rio could get second screen by summer 2017 and a third by 2021
Executive director Oliver Meek reveals growth plans as he admits financial situation for iconic Dalston cinema is currently precarious
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Police appeal after war memorial at St John-at-Hackney Church desecrated
A female suspect was arrested and remains in custody. Anyone who witnessed the desecration is being urged call 0207 275 3113.
Politicians join police officers on the beat in Hackney
‘Walk the Met’ initiative raises awareness of the struggles faced by officers over the busy festive period
Acorn pub in Haggerston saved from demolition after achieving Asset of Community Value status
Campaign for Real Ale sought protection after application to knock down the early Victorian building in Queensbridge Road was put in earlier this year
Food advertising is not so innocent, say Hackney’s student filmmakers
Youth of the borough make short film warning their peers about how food choices are shaped, driven, and manipulated by marketing messages
Opening of free school close to Hackney Marshes delayed after Department for Education steps in
Project manager for Barclay Secondary Free School acknowledges ‘difficult setback’ following Waltham Forest Council opposition and decision by Whitehall
Bah humbug! Complaints Clissold Park Christmas Market ‘charged £7.50’ to see Santa
Bearded sleighman’s alleged Scrooge-like presents and officious elf also criticised amid complaints about expensive rides and experiences
Fate of Homerton’s threatened pathology lab to be decided without public consultation
Health in Hackney Scrutiny Commission hears current on site department could be cut by up to 70 per cent, with services delivered from afar instead
London Fields resident Lucy Vincent campaigns for better food for prisoners
Following critical report by Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Prisons, journalist says feeding convicts more nutritious meals could help reform them
My Favourite London Devils, Iain Sinclair, book review: ‘mapping space through memories’
Hackney author’s new book is an attempt to piece together a personal anthology of the literature of the capital
‘Give us back our art!’ Petition launched over missing Stik mural
A group of young Polish artists want the mural they painted with Stik to be returned to the town of Gdansk, after it was found ‘mutilated’ and for sale in a West London gallery
Outrage after fatal dog attack on cygnet in Clissold Park
Users of green space suggest setting up zones around water where dogs would have to be kept on leads in aftermath of incident
Anger at council’s plan for new parking controls close to Stamford Hill
Opposition politicians voice fears motorists are seen as cash cow – but council insists revenue will be reinvested in transport schemes
Katy Taylor – inspiring lessons for aspiring flutists and pianists
Local classically trained musician offers technical, musical and theoretical support on the flute, as well as piano lessons for beginners
Soho House bid to open fast food outlets on Wilmer Place rejected by Hackney Council
More than two years after small businesses which operated from the site in Stoke Newington were evicted, its future remains in doubt
Cafe Bohemia to shut for good after around three decades in Hackney Central
Current owners of business, who have run the cafe and venue for around six years, say on Facebook that Network Rail plans to redevelop arches