News Stars pay tribute to Hackney Empire as historic theatre celebrates 120th anniversary Venue to launch line-up for landmark year with cake-cutting ceremony led by Clive Rowe Author: Lizzie McAllister
education Foreign music students face deportation in visa row Immigration crackdown means students at music college attended by Leona Lewis may have to leave UK midway through their courses Author: Adam Barnett
Music BBC Radio 1 Hackney Weekend – review The star-studded line-up included Jay-Z, Rihanna and Hackney-grown talents Leona Lewis, Professor Green and Rudimental Author: Hackney Citizen
News Leona Lewis and Plan B launch Academy to inspire Hackney teenagers With controversy surrounding the BBC’s free festival next month at Hackney Marshes, the Hackney Citizen speaks exclusively with the celebrities who are helping teenagers in the community, as well as joining in on the fun Author: Hackney Citizen
Music Leona Lewis: the Hackney heroine has given Simon Cowell a lesson in taste Collide singer talks epic spook-pop, riots and dodging Whitney style ballads with Sylvia Patterson Author: Hackney Citizen
Music Leona Lewis – interview With a ‘more uptempo’, ‘darker’ album due out later this year, the superstar singer talks about what’s next Author: Hackney Citizen
News BBC Radio 1 announces Olympics music festival in Hackney Two days, 100,000 people and six stages on Hackney Marshes, 23-24 June 2012 Author: Hackney Citizen
