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Hackney planning row exposes faultlines in orthodox Jewish area

Hackney planning row exposes faultlines in orthodox Jewish area

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Haredi Jews face off against other residents of Stamford Hill in London in a battle for control of planning rights…

Garages to provide ‘pop-up’ housing for homeless people

Garages to provide ‘pop-up’ housing for homeless people

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Proposal by the Building Trust could see sheds turned into prefab homes in London. But would this only exacerbate existing problems in deprived areas?…

Why school breakfast clubs are on the education frontline

Why school breakfast clubs are on the education frontline

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Free breakfast clubs are a lifeline for busy parents and families whose budgets have been cut to the bone. But as demand accelerates, funding is being cut…

London legacy: affording double-digital Hackney

London legacy: affording double-digital Hackney

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Regeneration indicators are telling a mixed story in at least one Olympic borough…

How Hackney reclaimed child protection social work

How Hackney reclaimed child protection social work

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Is a model of social work that radically transformed child protection in one borough about to go mainstream?…

Top Boy gets a mixed reception from Hackney’s youth

Top Boy gets a mixed reception from Hackney’s youth

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A panel of locals enjoys a preview of the Channel 4 drama's first episode, but finds plenty of flaws in Ronan Bennett's supposedly realistic portrayal of life in the borough…

After the riots: the Hackney worker teaching young men to be ambitious

After the riots: the Hackney worker teaching young men to be ambitious

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Youth worker Emeka Egbuonu's book has much to teach policymakers following the riots, writes Rachel Williams…

Hackney riots: ‘The message when youth clubs close is that no one cares’

Hackney riots: ‘The message when youth clubs close is that no one cares’

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Half the borough's children live in poverty. Missing, too, are the summer courses that kept minds and hands busy…

How power, money and art are shifting to the East End

How power, money and art are shifting to the East End

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The Olympics have fuelled regeneration, but while many welcome the changes, some fear its character will be lost…

Pro-choice campaigners fight moves to turn back clock on abortion rights

Pro-choice campaigners fight moves to turn back clock on abortion rights

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Diane Abbott among those opposing involvement of anti-abortion charity in possible amendment to law…

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