Developer submits plans to tear down row of houses in Finsbury Park – but opponents discover one is the birthplace of legendary dancer
Children aged 14 to 16 shadowed Empire staff and pitched hypothetical productions as part of the theatre’s drive to engage East London’s youth
Whitehall consultation on a change in the law ended last month but council bemoans ‘absence of real change’ since then
Ben Okri’s powerful poem about the tragedy is spelt out on the Shoreditch venue’s wall, courtesy of Hackney street artist Ben Eine
Hackney oasis named one of the best green spaces in Britain – just a year after it was launched by Sir David Attenborough
Our regular look at the best exhibitions in and around the borough in the coming month features sci-fi, Italian family dynamics and “all manner of erotic mania”…
Hackney to be left with one front counter and fewer neighbourhood contact points as part of Mayor of London’s cost-saving measures
Police investigating five ‘linked’ attacks appeal to public for more information
Summer is in full swing and to celebrate, car club DriveNow are offering one lucky reader the chance to win a free membership and 500 driving minutes
Sixteen-year-old in custody after spate of attacks last night which have left one victim with ‘life-changing injuries’
