Veteran justice campaigner Paul May was asked to help out by friends of Hallam following conviction in 2005

Hallam was jailed in 2005 for the murder of trainee chef Essayas Kassahun but has always protested his innocence

The London Bike Kitchen in Hoxton only recently opened its doors but is already catering for a loyal fanbase

The ex-Tory party co-treasurer and hedge fund manager is a self-made man, hailing from Hackney

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

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

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

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

Do you like your vino red, white or green? Borough Wines’s bring-your-own-bottle service cuts cost and carbon drastically

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