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

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

Local campaign group Save Leyton Marshes says it will continue to challenge Olympic bosses over alleged breaches of planning regulations

Protestors occupying Leyton Marsh are taking a stand to protect Metropolitan Open Land

The One Hackney 2012 Festival will mark the Olympic Flame’s journey through the borough on Saturday 21 July

Critics condemn Olympics as waste of money better spent on projects of real and lasting value to Hackney residents and the local environment

Swim fans asked to swap events as Olympics organisers admit 10,000 tickets oversold

River Lea residents claim they are being priced out and uprooted from their community by British Waterways

A lucky few have become the first in the world to sample the 2012 Olympics site

Two hundred Hackney students working at Olympics to be paid London Living Wage after help from community campaign group