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Town Hall ‘agreed to disagree’ with Home Office on counter-terror strategy
Criticism by government over lack of radicalisation referrals ends in ‘stalemate’
Read MoreHackney to get five water fountains as part of City Hall’s fight against plastic waste
Mayor of London reveals locations of 50 new refill stations, including Broadway Market, Mare Street, Worship Square, Ridley Road and Hoxton
Read MoreTown Hall breaks ground on new homes ‘firmly rooted’ in Stamford Hill’s Jewish community
Tower Court will feature 50 family-oriented properties, Shabbat-compliant lifts and a new base for Hatzola ambulance service
Read MoreThe Hackney artist in charge of Tilbury Carnival on celebrating Windrush in a Leave hotspot
Renowned outdoor artist Ali Pretty, who lives in London Fields, wants to create a ‘new story’ for Thurrock
Read MoreCouncil apology over care failings condemned by SEND campaigners as ‘lukewarm’
Mother in Ombudsman case calls for greater understanding from council on impact of delays
Read MoreCharity behind Hackney Winter Night Shelter wins funding to pilot a local women-only refuge
Hackney Doorways reveals successful bid for support from Mayor of London’s rough sleeping fund
Read MoreHackney locals to get ‘first dibs’ on new council living rent homes in Homerton
Town Hall markets three-year tenancies to those who cannot afford a home but do not qualify for social housing
Read MoreCouncillor calls for more Town Hall support for ‘collapsing’ residents’ associations
Unspent money in Community Development Fund questioned as Housing Services called upon to be more ‘proactive’
Read MoreTown Hall spends thousands in seven-year quest to cut down and poison tenant’s trees
Council confirms poisoning of stumps not ‘general policy’ as resident complains tenants are treated as ‘third class citizens’
Read More‘The Future is Ours’: Young Extinction Rebels call for change at East London Uprising
Hackney Mayor promises ‘at least one annual occasion’ in which community will hold Town Hall to account on climate emergency action
Read MoreOver 13,500 cigarettes seized in raid on Hoxton shop amid council crackdown on illegal tobacco
Sniffer dog Pippa helps trading standards officers track down the stash, hidden in a sink unit and under the chocolate stand
Read MoreOver 1,500 children compete in Young Hackney’s 12th annual sports day
Personal Bests, run by the Town Hall’s youth service, saw the most-improved pupils from 14 schools compete to break their own records
Read MoreMedics urged to prepare for ‘destabilising’ effect of private firm’s virtual consultations
NHS App mocked at council meeting as councillors continue to warn of systemic risks from GP At Hand
Read MoreTop GP praises ‘alcohol hubs’ as part of decentralised Neighbourhoods care plan
Borough to see 30 ‘social prescribers’ put in place over next five years
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Read MoreDaubeney Primary’s outdoor classroom moves a step closer after £1,000 pledge from Mayor of London
The school is hoping to transform an underused part of its playground and now needs just £800 to get the project off the ground
Read MoreTown Hall ‘highly commended’ for commitment to 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2020
Hackney Green Party calls for further action on fossil fuel divestment and glyphosate use
Read MoreActivists express alarm as number of ‘hazardous’ council-owned homes spikes 350 per cent in a year
Town Hall fails to explain sudden rise in ‘Category 1’ hazards as Liberal Democrats and Greens call for ‘action’
Read MoreSisters Uncut rips into Town Hall with ‘gross negligence’ claims as Marian Court residents left in limbo
Town Hall apologises for offering one woman a property viewing on same estate as violent ex-partner
Read MoreHackney pupils show off their pedal power for 2019’s Bike Around The Borough
Nine hundred children from 42 schools joined in the annual ‘bike bus’ earlier this month
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