Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter

Berkeley Homes ‘strongly believes removing tree is correct decision’ as Hackney Mayor apologises for residents’ distress

Scheme shows ‘it does make a difference when people speak up,’ says Deputy Mayor

Spokesperson says workers being offered counselling during ‘slight limbo’ as Covid admissions drop

Popularity of Town Hall’s new Let’s Talk service prompts determination to ensure users are ‘not lost when normality returns’

Mayor Glanville, with a reuseable water bottle, speaks at the waste inquiry. Photograph: Parliament.uk

Mayor Glanville and Cllr Sem Moema call for ‘greater transparency’ over building ownership and liabilities

Much loved 150-year-old plane tree set for chop as part of Woodberry Down Estate regeneration

Hackney CVS chief Jake Ferguson says the imbalance has been a ‘side issue for too long’

Council fears a slew of evictions when ban ends next month as regeneration director hits out at ‘woolly’ government guidance

Borough leader says ‘extensive leaking’ of Whitehall announcements in the press has created ‘huge uncertainty’

City & Hackney’s public health director says ‘confusing’ plans mean she cannot confirm ‘what we have been asked to do, when we are going to start, or what resources are required’

Mayor Glanville urges government to ‘honour its pledge’ to support councils after it told them to ‘spend what they need’ to manage crisis

Proposals aimed at boosting recycling and sending less rubbish for incineration saw the biggest ever response to a council consultation

Haggerston Baths in 2015. Photograph: Simon Mooney

Majority of projects, including widespread fire door installations, currently on hold

Town Hall’s intervention service says restrictions are ‘creating more opportunity for perpetrators to hurt and control victims’

Surge in motor vehicle traffic expected following government advice to avoid public transport unless absolutely necessary

Accounting firm Deloitte blamed for mix-up as campaigners call for end to private companies’ involvement in testing effort

‘June 1st seems early given that schools don’t have the guidelines,’ says Deputy Mayor

Cllr Chris Kennedy says restrictions should be kept in place ‘for another couple of weeks’

Local MPs and mayor tell health secretary Matt Hancock he could do with a ‘bit more Shoreditch and less Whitehall’ in his approach

Philip Glanville sits down with local democracy reporter Ed Sheridan for a virtual conversation about the pandemic’s impact on the borough

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Happy Man Tree protesters vow to remain at its side to prevent felling

Old Baths awarded extra funding after ‘challenge’ from local young people

Homerton Hospital supporting staff with mental health after weeks of ‘intense pressure’

Isolated or lonely residents ‘will not be forgotten’, vows housing chief

‘Bureaucratic nightmare’ over unsafe cladding continues for Hackney residents

Thousands plead with developer Berkeley Homes not to fell Happy Man Tree

Calls made for ‘monumental shift’ to address local health inequality

Town Hall fears ‘wall of issues’ over deferred rents as campaigners say ‘Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay’

Coronavirus: Hackney Mayor criticises ‘mixed messages’ from government

Public health experts left in dark by government on local contact-tracing

Town Hall will be ‘unable to meet needs’ of residents without further funding, Mayor warns

Fortnightly waste collections move closer with council vote next week

Council considering how to restart housing repairs after lockdown

Domestic abuse referrals up 60 per cent in Hackney during lockdown

Town Hall road safety roll-out continues with closure of Barnabas Road

Coronavirus: Delivery of wrong tests to blame for delays at mobile centre in Dalston, says council

Education boss slams government’s lack of clarity on reopening schools

Coronavirus: Local politicians challenge government to trial contact-tracing and testing in Hackney

VIDEO: Interview with the Mayor of Hackney on coronavirus and lockdown