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Local stars turn out for Hackney Winter Night Shelter fundraising gig
Tom Odell and Josie Lawrence among musicians who have helped raise over £10,000 for ‘vital’ homelessness charity
Read MorePlans for ‘rabbit hutch’ flats on Kingsland Basin attract storm of objections
Concerns raised over potential harm to ‘important, valued and historic environment’
Read More‘Many mornings I’d wake up next to a corpse’: Survivor tells moving story to mark Holocaust Memorial Day
Harry Olmer, 92, recounted his experience as around 100 people gathered for the council’s ceremony on Monday
Read MoreNursery Cook required in Clapton, E5
Teddy Bear Nursery on Mayola Road is on the lookout for a part-time children’s chef
Read MoreConservative councillor under investigation as homophobic taunts continue
Media receive email with subject heading ‘It’s Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve’ as Stonewall deplores ‘offensive language’
Read More‘Decade of austerity has put more young people at risk’, says child protection expert
Independent child safeguarding chair warns government cuts lead directly to ‘dysfunctional engagement and violent crime’
Read MoreUnregistered Jewish faith academies ‘put on notice’ over child safety
Safeguarding boss promises to ‘turn up the volume’ on oversight as Town Hall repeats calls for greater regulatory powers under the law
Read MoreLocal MP Meg Hillier re-elected chair of influential government spending watchdog
Hackney South rep to front public accounts committee for third time, and promises to ‘call out every politician who tries to pretend austerity never happened’
Read MoreCouncil tax support levels reset as campaigners call for Town Hall to go further
Liberal Democrats say ‘U-turn’ on cuts introduced two years ago is an ‘admission the council got it wrong’
Read MoreHackney playwright’s film wins Best Screenplay at illustrious Lift-Off awards
Tamara von Werthern ‘over the moon’ after picking up the gong at a ceremony at Pinewood Studios this month
Read MoreStop and searches in Hackney more than double in three years
Community leaders say indiscriminate use of practice risks alienating people
Read More‘Bold’ new mental health strategy promises better access for vulnerable people
Joint four-year plan for Hackney and the City targets improved help for minority groups, rough sleepers and people with addictions
Read MoreStoke Newington Library set for multi-million pound renovation
Council pledges £4.5m to restore Grade II-listed building to its former glory
Read MoreTown Hall pumps £3.5m into children’s social care following Ofsted criticism
Funding allocation part of Town Hall drive for services to improve from ‘Requires Improvement’ rating to ‘Outstanding’ within two years
Read More‘More regulations than Brexit’: Ridley Road traders hit out at Town Hall’s market plans
Hackney Mayor restates pledge to protect ‘Dalston’s unique character’
Read More‘No thanks’: Hackney Mayor condemns Tory councillor’s ‘cheap attacks’ as homophobic bigotry
LGBT rights groups join in criticism of Cllr Aron Klein’s remarks as Hackney Conservatives repeat pledge to ‘look into the matter’
Read MoreHackney councillors vote unanimously to adopt Islamophobia definition
Hackney Mayor pledges to ‘stand against those that seek to divide us’ as councillors ‘deplore the fact that this motion is necessary’
Read MoreHomophobic hate crime in Hackney up 50 per cent since 2016
London Assembly Member Jennette Arnold says figures are ‘sickening’ and encourages communities to report abuse
Read MoreHackney pupil wins London-wide writing competition judged by Stephen Fry
Lauriston Primary School student Romilly Norton-Smith, 10, took first place in the Scriptores Writing Challenge
Read MoreNumber of Hackney families in temporary housing outside London up five-fold since 2017
Hackney Green Party calls for ‘rethink of council’s approach’ as Town Hall calls for ‘real investment’ in social housing
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