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‘It was easy to forget alcohol wasn't served’ — Spitalfield Crypt Trust hosts boozeless night out in honour of 60th anniversary

Supporters of the charity hope the alcohol-free event in Dalston could set a precedent for more inclusive gigs in future

Author: Gabriel Stewart

Farr's Dalston

‘I’ve never had this sort of help’: Support services praised as drug-related deaths in Hackney fall to lowest level in a decade

Borough bucks national trend after receiving £1 million in government funding

Author: Marion Weaver

‘I’ve never had this sort of help’: Support services praised as drug-related deaths in Hackney fall to lowest level in a decade

‘Life is way more fun when you’re clean’: Local author Michele Kirsch on her prize-winning memoir about addiction

The Citizen spoke to Kirsch after she was awarded the prestigious Christopher Bland Prize for her ‘beautifully crafted’ book

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Life is way more fun when you’re clean’: Local author Michele Kirsch on her prize-winning memoir about addiction

Clean, Michele Kirsch, book review: ‘Harrowing and hilarious anatomy of addiction’

The Hackney-based writer’s engaging memoir is ‘part confession, part attempt to come to terms with a life misspent’

Author: Sarah Birch

Clean, Michele Kirsch, book review: ‘Harrowing and hilarious anatomy of addiction’