Cyclist killed after collision with ‘Olympic bus’
Accident took place at A12 junction close to Olympic Park
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London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 5: Guide to Hackney Wick
Get the lowdown on the great cultural scene in Hackney Wick
VICE launches alternative Guide To The Olympics
Online documentary explores aspects of the London 2012 Games sometimes ignored by the mainstream media
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 2
Notes from Hackney on the second day of Olympic competition
London 2012 Hackney Citizens’ Diary: Day 1
What’s been happening in Hackney on the first day of Olympic competition
Hackney business pulls anti-Olympics banner after pressure from top cop
Hackney police borough commander calls boss of Essex Flour & Grain Company over Justice for Victims of the Olympics protest sign
Bhopal: A Silent Picture – review
Human Rights Action Centre. Until Tuesday 31 July 2012
Hackney newsagent’s bunting falls foul of Olympic brand policing
Hackney Council enforcement officers accused of overzealous behaviour in bid to protect Olympic brands on the torch relay route
London Assembly says Dow sponsorship damages Olympic Games
London Assembly adds its voice to the criticism of Dow Chemical Company’s Olympic involvement
London 2012: the Games and its discontents
Away from all the Olympics hype, there are many people who are less than excited about the Games and it presence in East London. Andrew Connelly looks into their reasons for objecting
Barbaric Sport: A Global Plague – review
Architect and theorist Mark Perelman pulls no punches in this impassioned critique of international sport
The Art of Dissent: Adventures in London’s Olympic State – review
This new collection of critical writings about the Olympic Games celebrates a variety of local responses to and protests against London 2012
Lea Rowing Club celebrates successes
All welcome at local rowing club’s event on Saturday 28 July, marking the end of the race season and the start of the Olympics
Angel of the Lee Valley artist supports Leyton Marsh protestors
The authorities ‘are not thinking about the environment at all’ says Angel of the Lee Valley artist as Olympic construction goes ahead
Shoreditch residents slam Olympic ‘beer tent’
Hackney Council has given the thumbs-up to ‘Hackney House’, a marquee to ‘showcase’ the borough this summer
Four arrested as Olympic protestors evicted from Leyton Marshes
Local campaign group Save Leyton Marshes says it will continue to challenge Olympic bosses over alleged breaches of planning regulations