The Manor Gardens allotments were gifted to East Londoners ‘in perpetuity’ over a century ago but were swept away to clear space for London 2012
Hackney woman turned life around and became a youth worker after falling in with wrong crowd in her teens
Labour MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington promoted to shadow home secretary
East London’s cinemas, galleries, pop-up venues and basement clubs to host film screenings as well as experimental art, workshops, interactive walks and parties
Weedkiller is ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’ according to World Health Organisation, but Town Hall says it has been declared safe by the EU
Yasar Akin and his son have been beset with licensing issues in the past. Now Hackney Council has granted them permission to open new venue
Sagardi offers a taste of northern Spain via Shoreditch – but does it translate well?
The political art collective has been fighting prejudice in the art world for 30 years, with a major new exhibition of their work now open at the Whitechapel Gallery
Residents fear anti-social behaviour will rise if scheme gets green light from planners tonight
A collection of paintings made by robots could have far-reaching implications – and not just for art
HACAN East wants reversal of decision to concentrate all flight paths over East London
Three campaign groups write to Hackney’s mayor Philip Glanville amid fears tower block of 176 ‘unaffordable’ flats will be built
