Dominic Wilcox, 36, an artist based in Hackney has created a series of miniature clocks, Moments in Time, capturing scenes from the London riots.

Hackney’s Mossbourne Academy has been ranked one of the best schools in the UK after last month’s exam results. The academy, which opened seven years ago on the site of a school described as one of the worst in Britain, had record high results in August, with 91 per cent of its GCSE students achieving [...]

A new initiative to encourage more young people to take up IT and science courses has been launched at the Central Foundation Girls School (CFGS) in Tower Hamlets. The scheme, led by e-skills UK in partnership with IBM, Cisco, RIM (manufacturers of Blackberry), Facebook and the Metropolitan Police Service, was unveiled by David Willetts, Minister [...]

The UpRise Anti-Racism Festival returns to Hackney this weekend, its aim to celebrate the many community initiatives and cultures that make up the city of London.

A proposal to open the first “free school” in Tower Hamlets is being considered by the Department for Education. The new primary school, which would open next September and be run by the Constable Education Trust (CET), would provide much-needed school places in the borough. Free schools are all-ability state-funded schools, set up in response [...]

The first global food festival in Hackney will take place tomorrow as part of the We Love Hackney Weekend. The event will include world music and entertainment, and tents will offer food from the Caribbean, Nigeria, Tunisia, India, Japan, Bangladesh, Spain, and British burgers for the less adventurous! Jane MacIntyre, who is the organiser of the event, and also runs [...]

Police are appealing for witnesses and information following a shooting in Clapton over the weekend. Officers were called on Sunday, September 4, after shots were fired on Colne Road, E5.  They found a 32-year-old man suffering from a gun shot wound to the shoulder.

Job training at Stratford’s new Westfield shopping centre could be yours if you are unemployed, between 16 and 25 and live in Tower Hamlets.

Malcolm Wicks, MP for Croydon North, has called for an inquiry into the riots which engulfed the borough and other parts of London earlier this month. Croydon suffered devastating damage to businesses and Wicks said it was important to know if the riots could have been prevented.

Even if you are not on your way to the carnival this weekend why not check out some of the events closer to home?  Here is a line up of what is on offer over the weekend in the borough. Cycle-In Cinema:  comes to London on Sunday for one show only, so hurry and dig [...]