Hackney Council to consider competing proposals for the vacant Brooksby’s Walk site from Homerton Hospital chiefs and the Clapton Improvement Society
Decision to release 24-year-old after appeal over 2004 murder conviction follows long legal battle by family
Hallam was jailed in 2005 for the murder of trainee chef Essayas Kassahun but has always protested his innocence
Prosecution says it will not oppose appeal of Hoxton man Sam Hallam, who was jailed for life in 2004
Whilst security concerns over the Olympics continue to preoccupy the powers-that-be, the democratic rights of citizens should still be upheld
Anti-smoking campaigners reject council’s defence of £10.5 million pension fund investments in tobacco stocks
Brimstone and Treacle is a metaphor of the moment and a play for today. Showing at the Arcola until 2 June
The quartet of former youth workers are set for mainstream success with their feelgood blends
New journalism school based in Hackney uses photographs and testimonials from competitor’s courses
Are East London’s creatives at a point of no return? asks Dazed and Confused magazine
Find out who the lucky winners are of two free tickets to this year’s Field Day and Apple Cart festivals
Dele Osunsami’s gift for poetry was discovered after he started posting his work online. The Hackney Citizen finds out more about the man behind the rhymes
