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Plans approved for new six-storey block which will ‘entirely disrupt the character of the neighbourhood’
Local residents raised concerns about loss of sunlight and the impact on a nearby family contact centre
Read MoreYouth charity launches £20k appeal for Hackney Marsh playground revamp
Build Up wants to refresh the space, which is more than half a century old, this year
Read MoreWelfare reform bill: Hackney MPs vote split as government avoids defeat
Diane Abbott voted against the bill, while Meg Hillier, who had initially been a key figure in the Labour rebellion, voted in favour
Read MoreLocal elections 2026: Independent Socialists unveil two candidates for Homerton
Heather Mendick and Alana Heaney bidding to oust Labour incumbents
Read MoreHackney MP Meg Hillier: a key rebel in revolt against Labour’s welfare bill
The crucial vote on Starmer’s welfare reforms takes place today
Read MoreTown Hall admits to causing ‘stress and confusion’ over council tax bills
Opposition councillor slams ‘bureaucratic maze’ as resident says experience shattered her trust
Read MoreCouncil casts doubt on ruling that race was ‘not a factor’ in Child Q incident
Police complaints body says sacked Child Q officers guilty of ‘gross misconduct’ but teenage girl’s ‘humiliating’ strip-search was not prompted by her race
Read MoreTown Hall asks public for feedback on landlord licensing plans
Council opens consultation on charging private landlords up to £1,400 per property they rent out
Read MoreTown Hall spent over £4.6m on legal costs of disrepair in past year
Deputy mayor and housing boss Guy Nicholson reveals millions spent on compensation and legal costs over past 12 months
Read MoreChild Q: Two Met officers’ strip-search of 15-year-old Black girl at school was gross misconduct
‘They failed to follow the policies that exist to ensure that children in these situations have appropriate protective measures in place’
Read MoreWindrush Day celebrations see fresh calls for justice over Home Office scandal
Hackney’s equalities chief warns of the world ‘regressing’ from past recognition of structural racism
Read MoreStamford Hill Sainsbury’s to be replaced with supermarket, mayor confirms
Town Hall reveals no planning applications made yet after residents’ enquiry
Read More‘Freeze the fees’: Hike in nursery charges prompts parents’ campaign
Council to axe subsidies for households with combined income of 55k and over in September
Read MoreMayor says Hackney ‘rising to challenge’ amid ‘perilous’ strain on local authorities
Report from Parliament warns there are signs that quality of local authorities’ services are in decline
Read More‘Release the passenger’: Fury at council as more residents stuck in lifts
De Beauvoir estate dwellers say council needs ‘permanent solution’
Read MoreTown Hall risked contempt of court in legal disrepair case, says judge
Council apologises for missing deadline that saw it refused an extension to carry out maintenance works
Read MoreLocal politicians pay tribute to late Pedro Club founder James Cook MBE
The community ‘legend’ passed away earlier this month following a bladder cancer diagnosis
Read MoreHackney headteacher given heartwarming surprise award by Ghanaian counterpart
Daubeney Primary’s Gregory Logan recognised for his support of Deacons Academy in Accra
Read MorePolice launch murder probe after stabbing and gas explosion in Stoke Newington
Victim named as 46-year-old Annabel Rook, with man, 44, arrested following ‘domestic-related incident’
Read MoreHackney an ‘outlier’ on housing failures, says watchdog
Social housing ombudsman tells Town Hall to strengthen the basics as mayor promises to ‘turns things around’
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