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Morland residents decry council’s ‘utter contempt’ over tower repair charges
Quoted fees ‘could put me back ten years on my mortgage,’ says leaseholder
Read MoreLabour holds on to seat in Victoria ward by-election
Winning candidate Penny Wrout puts healthy 25 per cent turnout down to hard-fought campaign
Read MoreHackney Council pays £360k to data firm whose software profiles troubled families
Town Hall confirms people who use its services are not told their data is being used in this way
Read MoreContamination sparks calls for residents to have more say over Hackney Wick’s future
LLDC states fumes which threatened closure of primary school pose “no safety issue for residents”
Read MorePlastic-Free Hackney backs launch of waste-saving repair cafés
Local waste authority to host free events to help people avoid buying new – as it reveals 28 million toys are chucked away every year
Read MoreCouncil braces for potentially ‘catastrophic’ no-deal Brexit
‘We could lose very significant numbers of our frontline staff very quickly,’ says councillor
Read MoreTelford Homes announces restart of works at contaminated site
Construction had been halted following complaints of fumes causing nausea and headaches
Read MoreStik sculpture fetches staggering £150k for homelessness charity
The renowned street artist’s plywood figure sold for ten times its guide price at auction last month
Read MoreCommunity group needs final £50k to turn old Clapton toilet into village hall
Mayor of Hackney joins local faith leaders to launch fundraising drive
Read MoreHackney Council unveils plaque honouring peace symbol creator
Artist Gerald Holtom’s family ‘proud’ to see his work commemorated on Blackstock Road – where he first presented his design
Read MoreFurious Hackney Wick residents demand answers over contaminated construction site
Principal speaks up for ‘young lungs’ at local primary school as council confirms carcinogenic hydrocarbons as cause of ‘odours’
Read MoreFinance boss calls for halt to ‘damaging’ Universal Credit roll-out
Councillor highlights potential impact on residents with limited access to or experience of digital technology
Read More‘Major concern’: Homerton Hospital facing ‘unexpected’ multimillion-pound overspend
Surprise increase in day cases and non-GP referrals sparks fears over upcoming budget
Read More‘Disappointment’ from children’s health services over levels of funding
Deputy Mayor questions ‘low’ allocation of cash for children and young people’s health
Read MoreThousands of Hackney homes to get new fire-resistant doors
17,000 front doors to be replaced in multimillion-pound council project which is expected to last three years
Read MoreUrswick student’s Black History Month flag raised above Hackney Town Hall
Year 9 pupil Malaika Parillon Langlais Baron’s ‘highly creative’ design was selected from 75 competition entries
Read MoreHackney Citizen teams up with StokeyParents for this year’s Winter Toy Appeal
The fifth annual giveaway run by the local parents’ network is hoping to reach more than 5,000 of the borough’s poorest children
Read MoreLiberal Democrats warn against ‘complacency’ on violent crime
Council community safety chief hits back at proposals for joint violence reduction unit with Tower Hamlets as ‘out of touch’
Read MoreCouncil sorry after Citizen journalist is ordered to stop recording a public meeting
Council apology comes after demand made by chair of scrutiny commission to delete recorded material
Read MoreFive U-turns in two days: Council confusion over by-election purdah
Misunderstanding caused by variability of approaches to single-ward electoral contests, Town Hall says
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