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Sainsbury’s Stoke Newington – second public exhibition announced

The PR company criticised for a ‘flawed’ consultation on the proposed Sainsbury’s at Wilmer Place is holding a second exhibition



Hackney CAB crowdmaps housing benefit shortfalls and threatened evictions

Hackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau launches crowdsourced map of housing problems across the borough



Occupy protesters in Haggerston Park served eviction notice

Occupy protestors find Hackney ‘welcoming’ but council vows to move Occupy protestors on ‘as soon as possible’



Olympic Park’s former artist in residence to deal with disillusionment

Neville Gabie’s next project will ‘explore how far away we might have moved from the original spirit of the Games’



Shoreditch bar in legal battle with Jaguar Cars

The Jaguar Shoes venue and artists’ collective is in dispute with the car giant over its name



The Olympic Park – review

The Velodrome, the Copper Box, the Energy Centre: some fine buildings will grace London 2012. But tawdry compromise is never far away…



Plans afoot for Hoxton skyscrapers

Hackney Council launches architects’ contest to build Hoxton tower blocks



Chelsea Fringe comes to bloomin’ Hackney

Gardening goes ‘pop’ during this three week horticultural extravaganza



Hackney free school plan moves to next stage

Department for Education officials will interview interested parties about the proposed free school in the coming months



Sam Hallam criticises Metropolitan police after murder conviction quashed

Young man jailed over 2004 killing then released by court blames Met police for taking away eight years of his life