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Haggerston shooting: man held as police officer recovers in hospital
Met Commissioner praises bravery of officer shot in the shoulder during undercover operation on Scriven Street
Read MoreMudern art: tonne of soil from Hackney Marshes transported to Tate
East Marsh topsoil used to fill planters in Abraham Cruzvillegas’ exhibition Empty Lot on now in the Turbine Hall
Read MoreGoing stir crazy with absinthe friends
Food historian looks at the history of tonics and digestifs – for medicinal purposes, of course
Read MorePolice officer shot and wounded in Haggerston
The officer was injured during an ‘authorised firearms operation’ on Scriven Street
Read MoreHopes for referendum on future of Haggerston Baths quashed
Council says it must have final say on future of Grade II-listed Whiston Road bathhouse
Read MoreChild obesity initiative seeks Hackney volunteers
HENRY is working to teach local families about healthy eating and exercise
Read MoreThe blogging headmaster: an interview with BSix head Ken Warman
On his tenth anniversary at BSix the award-winning head talks culture, cuts and the blog he runs from the college website
Read MoreWinterville to make welcome return to Victoria Park
Winter is creeping in as East London’s favourite seasonal town announces come back with its biggest festive programme to date
Read MoreMoses Fadairo shooting: second man charged
Bradley Wynter is to appear in court charged with assisting an offender and possession of a firearm
Read MoreLovely pubbly: historic East End boozers become listed buildings
Pro-active drive to protect 1930s drinking establishments could serve as an example to the council, say local activists
Read More‘Enough is enough’: peace march to call for end to senseless killings
Community march to be held in memory of Moses Fadairo as former colleagues pay tribute to ‘inspirational’ young man
Read MoreArgy-bargey: rowers claim canal boat moorings will block River Lea
Hackney Boating Families want to set up a ‘community moorings’ but rowers say the river is too narrow
Read MoreFox traps removed from Clissold Park as last-ditch petition forces council rethink
Council puts plans to ‘humanely kill’ foxes in deer enclosure on hold due to public outcry
Read MoreFormer Kingsland Fire Station to become free school
London Fire Brigade Union says Mayor of London’s decision to close station is a ‘travesty’
Read MoreHackney Council to cull foxes in Clissold Park
Wildlife specialists left baffled as council says foxes in the deer enclosure will be ‘disposed of’ because of health risks
Read MoreRefugee services in Hackney struggling with cuts and rent hikes
Organisations forced to relocate out of the borough because of rising rents
Read MoreParents ‘dismayed’ over plans to stack flats on Hackney Downs schools
Petition launched against radical proposals to reshuffle two primaries and build mixed-use schemes
Read MoreSalmon smokery H. Forman & Son in the pink over protected status
Salmon from Hackney Wick to become first London food to be awarded Protected Geographical Indication by EU
Read MoreFree school reveals plans for derelict Hackney Central Police Station
The Olive School proposes to refurbish the Grade II listed police station and construct a three-storey block in the back yard
Read MoreTeenage singer-songwriter wins Boris Johnson’s busking competition
City Academy student Josh Tenor walks away with youth prize at Mayor of London’s Gigs
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