Town Hall rejects as out of hand a plan to build ten-storey housing block near London Fields

TEDx Hackney’s event at the Picturehouse included talks, live music and short films on the subject of happiness

Comedy and campaigning as Conservative candidate for London Mayor Boris Johnson comes to Hackney

The authorities ‘are not thinking about the environment at all’ says Angel of the Lee Valley artist as Olympic construction goes ahead

The independent candidate for London mayor sets out her stall at Hackney’s BSix College

Green byelection candidate says Hackney Central needs “a different voice, holding the council to account”

London man who opposed construction of basketball venue believed to be first to receive wide-ranging ban from Olympics

Register to vote before Wednesday 18 April. The elections for a Mayor of London, a Constituency Assembly Member and a London-wide Assembly member take place on Thursday 3 May

The recent influx of technology firms into east London’s ‘Tech City’ is yet to gain overwhelming support from local creatives and entrepreneurs

Hackney Council has given the thumbs-up to ‘Hackney House’, a marquee to ‘showcase’ the borough this summer