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Lovestruck, Stratford East, stage review: ‘Cheese on toast’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 7 July 2025 at 15:00

This musical by the co-creators of a hit comedy podcast is ‘silly and salacious’ – when it’s not trying to hard to philosophise

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Fashion’s obsession with decay spearheads major exhibition at the Barbican

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 July 2025 at 12:53

Dirty Looks, which features more than 100 garments from the past 50 years, chronicles the industry’s infatuation with grime

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Plans approved for new six-storey block which will ‘entirely disrupt the character of the neighbourhood’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 4 July 2025 at 20:43
Benabo Court, Ferncliff Road

Local residents raised concerns about loss of sunlight and the impact on a nearby family contact centre

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Patty and Pickle, Dalston, food review: ‘Big stupid grins’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 4 July 2025 at 17:07

Taking up residence at the Crown and Castle pub, this burger joint will keep ‘passionate bun fans happy’

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A Moon for the Misbegotten, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Wild fury’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 4 July 2025 at 11:30

Ruth Wilson shines in the Eugene O’Neill classic, but this three-hour-long adaptation does fall victim to a lack of variety

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Dragon Flame, Hackney Downs, food review: ‘Bloated, besmirched, and oh so happy’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 4 July 2025 at 10:25

At The Star By Hackney Downs, the BBQ experts from Dragon Flame are cooking up fare that is ‘far from standard’

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Youth charity launches £20k appeal for Hackney Marsh playground revamp

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 4 July 2025 at 09:45

Build Up wants to refresh the space, which is more than half a century old, this year

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Welfare reform bill: Hackney MPs vote split as government avoids defeat

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 2 July 2025 at 10:39

Diane Abbott voted against the bill, while Meg Hillier, who had initially been a key figure in the Labour rebellion, voted in favour

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Local elections 2026: Independent Socialists unveil two candidates for Homerton

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 10:47
Alana Heaney and Heather Mendick

Heather Mendick and Alana Heaney bidding to oust Labour incumbents

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Hackney MP Meg Hillier: a key rebel in revolt against Labour’s welfare bill

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 1 July 2025 at 09:47
Dame Meg Hillier MP

The crucial vote on Starmer’s welfare reforms takes place today

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Town Hall admits to causing ‘stress and confusion’ over council tax bills

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Saturday 28 June 2025 at 12:36

Opposition councillor slams ‘bureaucratic maze’ as resident says experience shattered her trust

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Council casts doubt on ruling that race was ‘not a factor’ in Child Q incident

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 27 June 2025 at 15:53

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

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Town Hall asks public for feedback on landlord licensing plans

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 27 June 2025 at 13:20

Council opens consultation on charging private landlords up to £1,400 per property they rent out

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Town Hall spent over £4.6m on legal costs of disrepair in past year

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 27 June 2025 at 08:47
Francophone: Cllr Guy Nicholson

Deputy mayor and housing boss Guy Nicholson reveals millions spent on compensation and legal costs over past 12 months

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Child Q: Two Met officers’ strip-search of 15-year-old Black girl at school was gross misconduct

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 26 June 2025 at 16:25

‘They failed to follow the policies that exist to ensure that children in these situations have appropriate protective measures in place’

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Renowned minister’s ‘radical hymns’ to be celebrated at Abney Park event tomorrow

By Josef Steen | Wednesday 25 June 2025 at 20:21

Talk on the ‘controversial’ writer and theologian Isaac Watts to be delivered as part of park trust’s ‘Radical Writers’ festival

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Windrush Day celebrations see fresh calls for justice over Home Office scandal

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 25 June 2025 at 19:06

Hackney’s equalities chief warns of the world ‘regressing’ from past recognition of structural racism

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Stamford Hill Sainsbury’s to be replaced with supermarket, mayor confirms

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 24 June 2025 at 11:09

Town Hall reveals no planning applications made yet after residents’ enquiry

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‘Freeze the fees’: Hike in nursery charges prompts parents’ campaign

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 23 June 2025 at 16:57

Council to axe subsidies for households with combined income of 55k and over in September

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Mayor says Hackney ‘rising to challenge’ amid ‘perilous’ strain on local authorities

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Saturday 21 June 2025 at 19:03

Report from Parliament warns there are signs that quality of local authorities’ services are in decline

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