
East London is predicted to come to a standstill next Wednesday, as leaders from around the world gather in London for the G20 summit.
The nursery rhyme, Oranges and Lemons is being brought clang up to date by a composer who is recording the various London church bells of the popular rhyme, with local schoolchildren singing along.
Five years on from his release from the controversial US detention camp, a Hackney resident speaks about coming to terms with his traumatic experiences and struggling for recognition from the state.
Bus users in Dalston were left confused and frustrated this weekend after routes were diverted to make way for major road works.
When Google launched its new Street View mapping facility last week, it expected users to enjoy its new "innovative street-level imagery" of 25 British cities.
Posted on 26 March 2009
The large number of illegal immigrants in the borough means tuberculosis rates are even higher than believed, a refugee charity has warned. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
Three years on from his £40,000 donation to Hackney residents, Channel 4’s first Secret Millionaire returns to see if the money has made a difference to life on Murder Mile. Lara King reports Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
She has paved the way for black female comedians with her groundbreaking BBC sketch show. Funny woman Jocelyn Jee Esien talks to Lara King about feeling like a man, Gina Yashere and why she would never swap Hackney for Hollywood. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
The portrait of Harold Pinter that hung above the desk on which he wrote his masterpieces is now up for auction to raise money for disadvantaged youth in Hackney. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
Ox Tales, a highlight of this month's London Word Festival, was billed as an evening of "literary top-cuts and fleshy delights", culminating in the aforementioned butchery demonstration. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
The first winner of The Apprentice is bringing his business to Hackney to help aspiring young entrepreneurs. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
Referees are refusing to supervise children's football games because of the threat of abuse and intimidation from parents, Sunday league veterans have revealed. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
Families from Nigeria and the Caribbean are suffering the effects of the credit crunch as cash-strapped relatives in Hackney are forced to wire less money home. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
National youth champion Matthew Chanda has lost his first ABA championship bout after his opponent used ‘dirty tactics', his coach claimed. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
Children are being unfairly victimised by police forces as they walk to and from an adventure playground, parents and play workers claim. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
Wheelchair users say bus drivers are leaving them stranded at bus stops because they can't be bothered to pick them up. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
Boxing star Ian Napa has vowed to bounce back after losing the European bantamweight title in a punishing showdown with Malik Bouziane. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
Leyton Orient skipper Stephen Purches is fighting it out for March's ‘PFA Fans' Player of the Month award'. Continue Reading
Posted on 26 March 2009
Anything is possible at Passing Clouds art club, Dalston's best kept secret. Ben Hewitt visits the club and learns why its fans believe its presence is more vital than ever. Continue Reading
Posted on 25 March 2009
Former Eastenders' star Mohammed George, who played Gus Smith in the popular TV soap for five years, has started a libel action against The Sun. The Hackney-born actor was labelled a "woman beater" by the newspaper after he was arrested in 2006 following a row with his partner Emma Archibald. Continue Reading
Posted on 25 March 2009
The death of Nigerian immigrant David Oluwale is poignantly dramatised in Oladipo Agboluaje's adaptation showing at the Hackney Empire this week. Continue Reading
Posted on 25 March 2009
Hackney based screen writer, Tony Grisoni speaks to Clare Dickinson about Fear and Loathing in Las Vegan and the Channel 4 series Red Riding. Continue Reading
Posted on 25 March 2009
Your guide to seven days of complimentary culture including art music and comedy events at the Hackney Empire, Hackney Museum and Cargo nightclub. Continue Reading
Posted on 24 March 2009
This week’s edition of the Hackney Postcast with news round-ups and comment. Oliver Shah relives the experience of talking a former inmate of Guantanamo Bay while Lara King is hunting down a secret millionaire. With Katy Barnato, Lara King and Oliver Shah. Presented and produced by Shona Ghosh. Share and Enjoy: Continue Reading