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Marian Court demolition and revamp approved with fewer social rent homes

Twelve-storey council scheme green-lit by planning chiefs

Author: Adam Barnett, Local Democracy Reporter

Marian Court demolition and revamp approved with fewer social rent homes

Chesham Arms: 150-year-old Hackney pub retains special heritage status

The Homerton watering hole’s protection as a ‘community asset’ was set to lapse this year

Author: Hackney Citizen

Homerton Hospital’s surprising commitment to art continues – with a little bit of politics

We meet Shaun Caton, the man in charge of Homerton Hospital’s exhibitions (including latest Underbelly Britain) as well as its huge art collection and groundbreaking creative therapies

Author: Hackney Citizen

Therapeutic: a view of Homerton's art room

Homerton’s Berger Primary School to donate proceeds from Summer Fair to Grenfell victims

Adding to the estimated £2.8 million raised so far for those affected by the fire, the event will feature bouncy castles, a BBQ, sales stalls, and a raffle

Author: Hackney Citizen

Support: the children of Berger Primary have crafted promotional material for their charitable fair

New phone app to gift locals a “poetic satnav” of Hackney and its history

a hackney autobiography, created by social enterprise On The Record, uses the oral history, music and GPS technology to create spellbinding ‘audio tours’

Author: Hackney Citizen

"Magical": the splash screen of a hackney autobiography's website, with illustrations by Joanna Layla

Homerton International Festival Of Beer and Bar Snacks comes to The Adam & Eve

The second annual event showcases snacks from the familiar to more obscure, and even unique offerings – to be washed down with a similarly wide selection of bees and ales

Author: Hackney Citizen

Homerton International Festival Of Beer and Bar Snacks comes to The Adam & Eve

Playlist: Homerton’s Sound Savers take a look back at four years of recordings

We caught up with the local music studio’s founders to bring you five tracks that best encapsulate the output of this local DIY institution

Author: Hackney Citizen

Sound Savers' Henry Withers (left) and Mark Jasper (right.)

‘They helped me get my smile back’: NHS manager Mandy Stevens praises Hackney mental health staff

Stoke Newington resident speaks candidly about depression that ‘ripped the heart and soul out of me’ following treatment at City and Hackney Centre for Mental Health

Author: Hackney Citizen

Mandy Stevens said she wanted to go public to help break stigma around mental illness

Yet another stabbing in Hackney – but police do not believe recent incidents of knife attacks are related

Borough commander Chief Superintendent Simon Laurence admits intelligence gathering has become harder because of cuts as he calls on public to report those who carry blades

Author: Hackney Citizen