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Trade union fires broadside at departing council executive

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 26 February 2021 at 20:26

Tim Shields comes out fighting after Hackney Unison delivers stinging critique of his legacy

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Labour dismisses opposition’s budget amendments, with Hackney Mayor calling them a ‘disgrace’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 26 February 2021 at 10:54

Conservative councillors condemn administration investments as ‘waste of money’ as levels of allowances and salaries criticised

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Tories call for resignation of Toyin Agbetu from council naming review in wake of antisemitism claims

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 26 February 2021 at 10:37

Town Hall leaders ‘reflecting on what he may have said in the past’ as Hackney Mayor underlines work of Review Renew Reclaim project as ‘vital’

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Grow your business with Allia

By Advertising Feature | Thursday 25 February 2021 at 15:29

Sign up by Sunday for free business mentoring

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Into the Crocodile’s Cradle with Simon Moretti

By Lizzie McAllister | Thursday 25 February 2021 at 12:21

The artist and curator on his ‘chameleonic’ multimedia exhibition now on display at Hoxton’s PEER gallery

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Activists ‘appalled’ as Town Hall begins demolishing Marian Court with family still living there

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 24 February 2021 at 19:51

Sisters Uncut hits out at Hackney Council amid row over the condition of an alternative home waiting for the last remaining occupants of the Homerton block

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Hackney Youth Parliament: Youngsters urged to sign up and help ‘shape local policy’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 24 February 2021 at 12:38

Children’s services chief calls for young people from all backgrounds to get involved

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Cyber attack to cost Hackney Council ‘roughly’ £10m, Mayor reveals

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 20:40

Outlay expected to be similar to that of Redcar Council, whose systems were hit earlier in 2020

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Hackney to ‘reclaim’ nearly £12m worth of services from private companies

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 20:06

Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rennison outlines plan to ‘turbocharge insourcing’, starting with over 360 jobs by 2022

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‘Utterly wrong’: Town Hall rejects calls to rethink housebuilding model

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 19:32

Hackney Mayor responds to criticism that the council has left itself open to the vagaries of the property market

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Help choose a new name for Cassland Road Gardens as four options revealed

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 12:38

Residents invited to vote on replacement for name inspired by slave trader John Cass

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Town Hall discount on Brownlow Road service charge leaves residents ‘unimpressed’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 22 February 2021 at 19:26

‘No such thing as a goodwill gesture’, says one freeholder amid long-running row over rising bills

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Women from Hackney’s History, Hackney Society, book review: ‘Testimony to how high women can rise’

By Sarah Birch | Monday 22 February 2021 at 15:51

This celebration for the upcoming Women’s History Month delves into the achievements of 113 women with connections to the borough

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Hymn, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Writing at its most perceptive’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 22 February 2021 at 14:40
Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani

Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani shine in Lolita Chakrabarti’s play, which was live-streamed over a four-day run

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Good Grief, Original Theatre Online, stage review: ‘Tasteful exploration of our capacity for regrowth’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 19 February 2021 at 16:00

Blurring the line between a play and a film, this unique portrayal of loss is ‘sharp and biting’

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Home care firm under fire after death of local pensioner from dehydration last summer

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 February 2021 at 13:55

Scathing coroner’s report says Joseph O’Neill, 88, would ‘not have died when he did’ were it not for failures by Care Outlook staff

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Young composers! Compete for a chance to see your music played at London Baroque Festival

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 February 2021 at 13:19

Local recorder quartet Palisander urge residents to take part in prestigious Young Composers Award 2021 after being announced as the partner ensemble

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Mete Coban revealed as Jon Burke’s successor as Mayor shuffles his top table

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 14:19

Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rennison’s maternity leave sees her brief shared out, while Caroline Woodley adds parks to her portfolio

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Council tax up by 4.99 per cent as Mayor pledges ‘no delays’ to more generous support scheme

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 20:44

Town Hall finds £11m in savings to balance books, but sticks to goal for low-income families to pay no council tax at all by 2030

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‘Bin decorations for £17k?’: Brownlow Road residents demand answers on council service charges

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 19:51

One local says they are ‘worried about their credit file’ after needing to borrow money to pay off their arrears

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