National charity warns of ‘seismic shift towards criminalisation’ of Hackney’s sex workers
Sex workers are increasingly subject to enforcement by police and local authorities in the form of dispersal orders, fines and prosecution
Sophie Hemery
Juliet Jacques: ‘Being transexual has politicised my creative work’
The Hackney-based author of the acclaimed memoir Trans is convinced that emotions can play a crucial role in affecting social and political change
Sheer Height redress the gender balance with new Arcola show
Fed up with the state of theatre for women, two friends founded their own company placing female characters centre stage
#WelcomeToHackney: bar's reaction to a stabbing inspires play about gentrification
#Haters is a story about community conflict based on a controversial incident at a Hackney pub last year
The author following in the footsteps of Mary Wollstonecraft
Bee Rowlatt embarked on a full-blown love affair by tracing Mary Wollstonecraft’s journey across Scandinavia
Acoustic Sundays are 'invigorating the community' with sweet music
Acoustic gigs on the first Sunday of each month showcase the talents of local musicians
‘We don’t want a pub quiz in Year Two’: an interview with Jonny Allams
Learning consultant’s stance on education strike a welcome note of optimism during tough times for teaching
Film night to screen moo-ving tale of dairy farmer
For Organic September, Growing Communities is showing documentary The Moo Man, about a ‘maverick farmer and his unruly cows’ navigating the dairy crisis
Filming inside 'another world' at Hackney ballet shoe factory
Ballet shoe factory Freed of London is one of Well Street’s hidden gems. A new short film tells the stories of the craftsmen and women who work there
Filming inside ‘another world’ at Hackney ballet shoe factory
Ballet shoe factory Freed of London is one of Well Street’s hidden gems. A new short film tells the stories of the craftsmen and women who work there
The secret garden: Woodberry Wetlands nature reserve to open after nearly 200 years
Sealed off East Reservoir to become ‘haven for wildlife and people’ with a visitor centre fashioned from a 19th-century coal house
Million pound price tag slapped on ‘affordable’ shared ownership flat
‘Stylish’ housing association property in Hackney requires buyers to have income of at least £77,000 pa
Complaints relating to prostitution in Hackney up 70 per cent
Police report a significant rise in residents’ complaints about anti-social behaviour linked to sex work
London Feminist Film Festival gets underway
A packed programme of films about subjects ranging from a Cuban drummer to Judaism starts tonight at the Rio cinema
Residents of New Era Estate in Hoxton secure means-tested rents
Housing charity managing the New Era estate has announced a “radical new rent policy”
Thirteen arrested following Dalston shooting
Man is shot in the leg in broad daylight on Ridley Road