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Mesothelioma: Hospice wins landmark victory in asbestos cancer case

Court decision to make engineering firm pay £10,000 towards care of victim to open door for more claims from hospices



Hackney property now

Independent firm of estate agents Stirling Ackroyd offers the latest on residential and commercial properties in the borough



Beating the loan sharks

Falling into the poverty trap can be a nasty business, according to Mark Hannam of Dalston-based lenders Fair Finance



PCSO threatened by gunman in Stoke Newington

Police call for witnesses to incident in Bethune Road



Elections chaos: higher voter turnout was not biggest problem

Post election post mortem leads to calls for Government to make legal changes to avoid another voting fiasco



Dogs: face to face with my worst enemy

Many Muslims, growing up in devout households, are taught that dogs are dirty and scary. So could Sarfraz Manzoor learn to love Cookie the bulldog?



Climbers for the garden

The gloves are off for local food growing at the Castle in Green Lanes



Homeless charity fails to find cash

Rhythms of Life appeals for help to find a new premises so it can continue feeding Hackney’s homeless



New academies plan will bring chaos, say MPs

Concerns over education proposals which may leave schools less accountable to local parents and elected representatives



Street markets on the up

Council to take steps to remedy its ‘haphazard and uncoordinated’ approach