Plans to demolish a four-storey block in Hackney have been approved, despite concerns about loss of sunlight and the impact on a nearby family contact centre. On Wednesday (2 July) the council’s ...

Imagine this. You drip out of Dalston Junction station, London thumping in the primal roar of a heat wave. Everywhere, beer is sloshing, noses are pink, and people are actually smiling. Across the ...

Gathering dust, choking darkness and that eponymous moon – grandfather of American theatre Eugene O’Neill’s final written play howls at the sky relentlessly. As someone who grew up around desiccated ...

Young people in Hackney are urgently calling for community backing to help them rebuild Hackney Marsh Adventure Playground. The play space has supported local families for over 50 years but is now at ...

At The Star By Hackney Downs, the BBQ experts from Dragon Flame are cooking up fare that is ‘far from standard’ ...

Hackney’s two Labour MPs were at odds in yesterday’s contentious vote on the government’s welfare reform bill. The plans, which include cuts to disability benefits and Universal Credit health payments ...

The Hackney Independent Socialist Group has signalled its ambitions for next year’s council elections with the announcement of two new candidates. Alana Heaney and Heather Mendick will contest ...