Residents give their impressions of life in our Olympic borough as the Games progress
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Thousands line the streets to greet the Olympic Flame and celebrate at the One Hackney Festival
Away from all the Olympics hype, there are many people who are less than excited about the Games and it presence in East London. Andrew Connelly looks into their reasons for objecting
Legacy will help London ‘steer it out of recession and on to long term prosperity’ says Mayor Boris Johnson
Hackney Council has given the thumbs-up to ‘Hackney House’, a marquee to ‘showcase’ the borough this summer
Local campaign group Save Leyton Marshes says it will continue to challenge Olympic bosses over alleged breaches of planning regulations
The One Hackney 2012 Festival will mark the Olympic Flame’s journey through the borough on Saturday 21 July
Six boroughs to get 107 homes between them for social housing in the post-Games ‘East Village’
Critics condemn Olympics as waste of money better spent on projects of real and lasting value to Hackney residents and the local environment
Swim fans asked to swap events as Olympics organisers admit 10,000 tickets oversold
