TOP STORY
Fears raised over council debt at launch of budget
Council tax is frozen again but opposition parties condemn deepening deficit
ARTS, TOP STORY
Artist goes naked to protest against materialism
A Stoke Newington man is readjusting to life with clothes on after living naked for an entire week in the name of art.
BUSINESS, TOP STORY
Outrage at ‘tidal wave’ of tax set to hit Hackney firms
Local trade groups have expressed anger at a looming “tidal wave” of tax that is set to hit businesses in April.
FEATURES, TOP STORY
City braces for summer of G20 protests
East London is predicted to come to a standstill next Wednesday, as leaders from around the world gather in London for the G20 summit.
NEWS, TOP STORY
Hackney churchbells ring out Oranges and Lemons
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.
SPORT
Alternative sports showcased at East London games
Posted on 09 March 2010
Hardcore bicycle polo and carrom hit Spitalfields Market as part of East Festival Continue Reading
WHAT'S ON
What’s on in Hackney
Posted on 08 March 2010
Find out all the important events on in Hackney this week... Continue Reading
COMMENT
Enough of this Punch and Judy politics
Posted on 07 March 2010
We should be glad the council's budgets no longer attract placard-waving protestors, but its meetings are as unappealing to the public as ever, writes Marion Dakers Continue Reading
SPORT
Leyton Orient boss slams football debt culture
Posted on 07 March 2010
Leyton Orient manager Geraint Williams has attacked the debt culture of British football, saying it makes bringing success to Brisbane Road more difficult Continue Reading
ARTS
No more Tubthumping for Chumbawamba
Posted on 06 March 2010
Chumbawamba prove there's more to them than just 'Tubthumping' as they hit the stage at Passing Clouds in Dalston Continue Reading
COMMENT
Hackney has a budget and now we face the consequences
Posted on 06 March 2010
Labour might be proud of its new budget, but Hackney cannot afford such largesse Continue Reading
NEWS
‘Invisible people’ driving up TB rates in Hackney, claims charity
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
FEATURES
Return of the Secret Millionaire
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
FEATURES
Little Miss Hackney: Jocelyn Jee Esien
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
NEWS
Harold Pinter portrait to help Hackney youth
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
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