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Hackney Mayor makes ‘tweaks and changes’ in cabinet reshuffle
Cllr Jon Burke to take over responsibility for transport from Deputy Mayor Feryal Demirci
Read MoreKam Adams elected as Speaker of the Council
Hoxton councillor pledges to ‘make sure that Hackney continues to be a beacon of tolerance and diversity’
Read More‘Here to stay, here to fight’: Marian Court protesters demand action from council
Families claim council is ‘not listening at all’ as Hackney Mayor says he ‘couldn’t agree more’ with protesters
Read MoreSinging for the Brain: 200 people hit the dancefloor for Hackney Dementia Festival
The event marked the start of a fortnight of celebrations as well as national Dementia Action Week from 20-26 May
Read MoreHoard, Arcola Theatre, review: ‘Probing foray into a close-knit British-Nigerian family’
Bim Adewunmi’s debut play about a hoarding mother and her offspring provides ‘hilarious awkwardness’ and simmering tension
Read MoreNailed it: Hackney Council allow London Grace salon to serve prosecco
Shoreditch residents call on council to ‘stand up for’ licensing restrictions
Read MoreCouncil told to pay out thousands over failings in care for two disabled youngsters
Healthwatch Hackney slam Town Hall for delaying support to ‘strained and distressed’ parents
Read MoreStokey Vintage Café ‘close to ruin’ after roof collapse footage went viral – despite council since declaring it safe
Manager appeals for customers to return following incident in March in which her brother and another man narrowly escaped injury
Read MoreCourier and former Shomrim volunteer guilty of lying to police over Stamford Hill ‘robbery’
Thiago Alves and Michael Scher sentenced after falsely accusing two teenagers of trying to steal moped
Read MoreDriveNow: London’s flexible car club
Join for free with £20 credit and drive emission free in Hackney!
Read MoreYoung Hackney Rebels stage Town Hall die-in to protest glyphosate use
Extinction Rebellion calls for controversial weedkiller to be entirely banned as sustainability chief says he shares protesters’ goals
Read MoreTown Hall considers training residents in how to ‘demand their rights’
Stoke Newington councillor champions idea of ‘capacity building’ through business networks
Read MoreSchool Streets: Town Hall launches blueprint so others can replicate clean air scheme
Transport Minister Jesse Norman is set to visit one of the participating schools tomorrow as part of Walk to School Week
Read MoreHackney Empire teams up with local school for culture initiative aimed at disadvantaged kids
The iconic theatre’s Creative Futures scheme last year provided opportunities in the arts for 4,000 youngsters
Read MorePregnant mum-of-two given 24 hours by council to move 160 miles away or face eviction from homeless shelter
Local solicitor reveals spike in similar cases since the Town Hall introduced its Move-On Team
Read MoreHackney primary school unveils ‘bold move’ to provide free meals for all pupils
Mandeville Primary will ensure children get ‘at least one decent meal a day’ from September – as its School of Food readies for launch
Read MoreRow breaks out over council’s SEND bus drivers’ payslips
Unite accuses Town Hall of ‘illegal and spiteful’ behaviour over payslip access
Read MoreTurkish tea party in Hackney raises £360 for British Red Cross
Dalston’s Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association also hosted a free ceramics workshop for Red Cross Week
Read MoreMaxine Walker: Untitled, Autograph ABP, exhibition review: ‘Intimate reflections on self-portrayal’
The photographer’s first solo show in 22 years offers up images ‘as relevant today as they were two decades ago’
Read MoreBrain injury survivors target El Capitan height for charity climb
The group will try to reach 1,000 metres – the height of the iconic Californian cliff – at a Stoke Newington climbing centre next week
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