Launching the eco-exhibition: above, Barbican arts boss Will Gompertz and, below, curator Luke Kemp IT IS a pleasant paradox that a world-famous arts centre funded
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Three in one: a black breakthrough for a legendary East London club
Above: birthplace of the Hammers. On the right of Bow Creek / Leamouth is the site of the metal-bashing factory where a works footy
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Access all areas: Hackney allows e-cars to ride through LTN gates and to do school runs
ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL be allowed to pass through the gates of Hackney’s low traffic neighbourhoods — and to do the both the morning and
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Whey-hey, it’s Hackney, where the town hall elite get salaries most of us only dream of
PREDICTED TO RAISE TAX by at least 4 per cent, Hackney council is warning of further tough decisions that will hit home budgets. Yet
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How did these people pop up in Dalston’s landmark mural — and are you or a pal among them?
Local historian Laurie Elks tells the stories behind the mural — and seeks your help to identify its immortalised faces AS YOU RUSH ALONG
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Hope for rare Grade 2 listed railings as Hackney council promises a makeover
COLVESTONE PRIMARY at Dalston E8 2LG is a classic Victorian school that always used to look in good shape. Until at some stage dowdiness
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Pubs opening for a Christmas Day pre-dinner pint — and now we are optimistic
UNTIL THE COVID PANIC — sorry, pandemic — Loving Dalston published an exclusive guide to Christmas Day pub openings in and around Hackney. The
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Holed: Hackney prestige flats and shops development drills down to a dramatic lift shock
THE FLATS-RETAIL-OFFICES development was beset with problems. Among them were walls that started to crack, mis-fitting windows, bits that blew away when the wind
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Are we Covid-safe? No, not Hackney and other parts of NE London as winter nears
NOW THAT COVID is no longer a threat, your life is pretty well back to normal, right? Wrong, if you live in a northeast
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Pining for beauty: Hackney does its Dalston best but then…
HACKNEYITES ARE FORTUNATE to have a borough council that is more eco-minded than most in London. Sometimes, however, little things can go wrong, as when
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