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Read MorePrince Edward saved after Hackney Council rejects application to bulldoze pub
Celebrations as flats plan flung out by Town Hall
Read MoreHackney-based Howard League calls on Chris Grayling to reverse prisons’ book ban
Justice secretary to consider request from charity and leading authors
Read MoreHackney duo to stage experimental opera Room of Worlds
William Morris and a work of early feminist fiction are the inspirations for contemporary chamber opera featuring electronics and video
Read MoreExclusive: Squatters take over former Hackney Central police station
Homelessness not politics is motivation, claim occupiers
Read MoreSecretary of State Eric Pickles threatens Town Hall over continuing publication of Hackney Today ‘newspaper’
Hackney Council given just two weeks to explain its non-compliance with Publicity Code for local authorities
Read More‘David can win against Goliath’ says Stokey Local ahead of judicial review
Hackney Council’s Stoke Newington Sainsbury’s decision to be challenged in High Court
Read MoreHackney curry house Spice and Grill reopens after refurb
Menu stays the same at Clapton institution popular with politicos
Read MoreProminent Labour councillor Luke Akehurst to stand down at local elections
Former Labour Group chief whip reveals he was amused by spoof blog set up to parody him
Read MoreLeonard Street mystery: secrecy over Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe’s gallery purchase
Town Hall buys building with your cash but refuses to release price or names of sellers
Read MoreWin tickets to see Let the Right One In
A pair of tickets are up for grabs to see this chilling tale of loneliness, love and legend at the newly re-opened Apollo theatre in the West End
Read MoreHackney’s Mayor Jules Pipe accused of ‘washing his hands’ of threatened St Mary’s Lodge
Historic Stoke Newington building at risk of falling ‘beyond repair’, says Lib Dem activist Tony Harms
Read MoreAngus Mulready-Jones stands down as Hackney councillor to take up prisons inspectorate role
‘I regret leaving my fellow councillors in the lurch,’ says crime science Masters student
Read MoreFree Cakes for Kids charity enlists masterchef champion as new patron
Self-proclaimed ‘girl from Hackney that did good’ Natalie Coleman fronts group’s annual fundraiser
Read MoreNew base for Mildmay hospital that combats stigma around HIV
Times are changing for the historic organisation with the opening of its new home next month
Read MorePolish grub puts Eastern European nation in pole position in food stakes
But why are there so few London eateries specialising in the Eastern European cuisine?
Read MoreYesodey Hatorah Girls’ School warned not to redact exam questions
Orthodox Jewish school found to have blacked out GCSE science paper on grounds of ‘sensitivity’
Read MoreInterview: Hackney Child author tells of experiences growing up in care
‘It’s much easier to build resentment on the care system than it is on your parents,’ says Jenny Molloy
Read MoreElection 2014: wards to watch, fact-checking and your chance to quiz mayoral candidates
Get the lowdown on this year’s trio of elections
Read MoreInterview: ‘It’s much easier to build resentment on the care system than on your parents’
Jenny Molloy talks about finding forgiveness and acceptance after growing up in care and her mixed feelings about returning to East London
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