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Businesses and unions demand an end to council’s fossil fuel investment

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 3 September 2019 at 13:25

Local support grows for Divest Hackney as UNISON, Grow, Arcola and Green Schools Project among backers

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‘One in ten adults in Hackney struggle to read’: Meet the charity trying to change the story

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 2 September 2019 at 14:48

Read Easy UK chose the borough as the place to begin its expansion into London last year – team leader Serena Naismith explains why

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London Renters Union slams Town Hall for ‘vindictive conduct’ towards Marian Court resident

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 30 August 2019 at 19:18

Local MP Meg Hillier dragged into long-running row after council uses email written in support of her constituent Shahbana Bibi to withdraw its duty to find the mother-of-four a home

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‘Life is strange’: Soho House’s Concrete Space secures later opening hours

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 30 August 2019 at 18:04

Councillors rebuke solicitor for ‘flippancy’ as popular event space awarded 4am closing time

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Bridport House residents given a year to find new homes as Town Hall sues building firm over ‘serious construction errors’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 28 August 2019 at 22:25
Bridport House

Council apologises for failures of oversight as 41 families face ‘immense upheaval’

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Town Hall cancels Stoke-on-Trent move for homeless single mum

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 28 August 2019 at 16:29

‘The stress is never finished,’ says abuse survivor as council says a move ‘further afield may be suitable in future’

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Hackney ranked greenest London borough and third in UK for emission reductions

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 23 August 2019 at 18:03
Solar panels sit atop Arcola's Ashwin Street space. Photograph: Arcola Theatre

Green activists say ‘we must not rest on our laurels’ as schemes encouraging walking and cycling credited with 43 per cent drop in emissions

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Town Hall introduces glyphosate ‘no-spray’ zone in Homerton

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 23 August 2019 at 16:51

Council ‘commended’ for policy by Pesticide Action Network as campaigners call for wider ban on controversial chemical

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Liberal Democrat activists accuse Town Hall of ‘completely losing control’ of fly-tipping

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 22 August 2019 at 18:35

Council’s own figures still in doubt as pledge made to develop system to ‘more accurately map’ locations of fly-tips

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Another single mum given days to choose between Stoke-on-Trent or homelessness

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 22 August 2019 at 18:29

Council’s Move On Team present abuse survivor with relocation hundreds of miles away as supporters warn move could ‘reverse’ her recovery

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Police unconvinced over Pizza East’s plans to stay open all night

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 21 August 2019 at 19:52

Town Hall to decide next week on Shoreditch venue’s bid to stay open till 6am

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Pembury Estate residents outraged as playground locked for months – to everyone but private owners

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 21 August 2019 at 17:59

Peabody Trust apologises as Hackney Mayor condemns segregated play areas as ‘divisive and draconian’

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Food charity puts out call for volunteers in Hackney after £20k funding boost

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 21 August 2019 at 11:10

The Felix Project, which distributes grub to good causes across London, will train up 25 out-of-work youngsters

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Handful of leaseholders resist council plans for Woodberry Down redevelopment

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 20 August 2019 at 22:03

Over 40 per cent of homes for private sale on estate gone to overseas buyers so far as council argues scheme ‘beyond credible challenge’

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Dancing babies and woolly trees: Next month’s Hackney Carnival set to be ‘biggest and best yet’

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 16 August 2019 at 15:30

Yarn-bombing and baby disco added to 8 September line-up, alongside the iconic parade through the new Hackney Central location

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Another round? London Fields Brewery returns to its original home after five-year absence

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 14 August 2019 at 17:37

Team reveals it is once again making beer in the arches where it all began back in 2011

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Daubeney Fields playground transformation an ‘instant hit’ with families

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 14 August 2019 at 12:41

Council and local community turn ‘bleak’ 1970s rec ground into a natural play space with an outdoor classroom

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Charity appeals for volunteers to help blind people in Hackney use specially adapted radios

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 13 August 2019 at 13:56

British Wireless for the Blind Fund’s devices allow people to enjoy podcasts, books, talking newspapers and more

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‘Real sense of history’: Family photos donated by Hackney women on display at Sutton House

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 9 August 2019 at 14:58

Cherelle Sappleton’s exhibition, featuring snaps gifted by the local community, offers a highly personal glimpse into the borough’s past

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Council forced to cut back Hackney Today after court rejects its appeal

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 8 August 2019 at 13:25

Hackney Mayor ‘extremely disappointed’ as Town Hall considers how to replace its controversial freesheet

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