Hackney Citizen teams up with StokeyParents for this year’s Winter Toy Appeal
The fifth annual giveaway run by the local parents’ network is hoping to reach more than 5,000 of the borough’s poorest children
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Tower Theatre Company set for ‘huge landmark’ as it gears up for opening night at new home
After 15 nomadic years, the am-dram group will launch its Stoke Newington venue next week with a performance of Henry V
Road closures: Boost for opponents as scientists reveal ‘toxic school run’ dangers
Clean Air for Schools again calls for council rethink as new study shows children are most exposed to dirty air when at school
Shootings up 25 per cent in Hackney in a year, new data shows
Council moves to reassure residents that gang numbers are ‘insignificant’
Hackney school’s mental health charity to launch pop-up arts shop curated by top DJ
Safaplace and Gilles Peterson’s week-long collaboration will feature daily appearances from authors and performers
Community safety chief responds to forum on gun and knife crime
‘We take tackling violence extremely seriously – in doing so, it’s important that we listen to a range of voices, experiences and views’
Licensing restrictions ‘aren’t about stopping fun’, says councillor
Committee maintains every case that comes before it decided on merit
Road closures: William Patten pupils stage protest to mark Clean Air Day
Campaigners blast ‘unpleasant’ response from Deputy Mayor Feryal Demirci after she calls the demonstration a ‘publicity stunt’
‘Stolen joy’: Community radio station launches fundraiser after burglary
Broadcasting equipment and cash was stolen from Reel Rebels’ studio in Stoke Newington on Tuesday
St Mary’s Church to host ‘community sleepout’ for homelessness campaign
Volunteers will spend a night outside on 29 June – under the billboards that have already set tongues wagging in Stoke Newington
Woman catches Lyme disease from tick bite at Clissold Park, say residents
Hackney Council says only a small percentage of ticks carry the disease but urges people to check themselves after a park outing
Get your Kicks on Root 73 – affordable recording studio and arts hub opens in Stoke Newington
Root 73 puts out the call to young artists who ‘have the dream’ and want to develop their work and collaborate for free
Stoke Newington farmers’ market celebrates 15 years
Growing Communities has been running London’s only fully organic food fair since 2003 – and is marking the occasion with a big party
Hackney Council approves fresh powers to tackle rogue landlords
Rented homes must meet ‘acceptable conditions’ under new licensing measures
Closure-threatened migrant centre in Hackney launches funding plea
Volunteer-run Akwaaba, which supports refugees and asylum seekers, may have just six months left
Chaos at Town Hall meeting after ‘disgusted’ resident urges council to scrap Walford Road closures
Pollution debate over William Patten Primary stopped by Speaker’s gavel