East End exhibitions – five of the best for July
Our regular look at the best exhibitions in and around the borough in the coming month
Ridley Road Market
Get checked: Prostate Cancer Roadshow for African and Caribbean men to arrive in Dalston on Monday
Charities Orchid and Cancer Black Care will be at Ridley Road Market from 9am – 4pm
New phone app to gift locals a “poetic satnav” of Hackney and its history
a hackney autobiography, created by social enterprise On The Record, uses the oral history, music and GPS technology to create spellbinding ‘audio tours’
Dalston in the 80s by Andrew Holligan, book review: “bursting with culture and steeped in challenge”
This collection of black and white photography nonetheless depicts “life in its many colours” with a personal, diary-like feel
Literacy on the high seas: Hackney Pirates looks back on an incredible six years
Pioneering afterschool club’s founder Catriona Maclay looks back on its successes thus far
Scoffing offal – a Hackney history
Once considered a cheap dish fit only for the poor, offal is in fact a delicacy in its own right
Crossrail 2 plans to demolish Dalston homes blasted by Hackney Council
Cabinet member calls for ‘fundamental rethink’ on rail proposals
Leader – Ridley Road Market is the soul of Hackney
It’s chaotic, noisy, sometimes smelly – but it would be a tragedy to see it die
Is this the end of Ridley Road Market as we know it?
Fee hikes, Crossrail 2 and a changing community are making it difficult for traders to continue
Ridley Road Market traders ‘might not be able to carry on’ as fee hike looms
Chair of traders’ association says stall holders will struggle to cope with proposed increases
Ridley Road Market awnings bring mixed blessings for traders
‘Leaky’ canopies criticised amid calls for cheaper parking
Your home, only bigger and better
Cutting-edge Hackney architects offer up some free advice on how to improve your home
Temple of Doom
Ridley Road is getting its arts in gear with the opening of the new Doomed Gallery
Ridley Road Market row – is eating cane rat really any different to eating zebra?
Cane rat meat isn’t the problem – we should be more concerned about regulation
‘Let them eat rat’ says diversity expert over Ridley Road Market bushmeat row
Lester Holloway calls for “cultural awareness” in Dalston rat meat scare
App-etising: a Taste of Hackney heritage for your phone
The Taste of Hackney app explores the history of immigration and the food trade in Ridley Road market