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The Citizen Gardener: ‘There’s no such thing as a pest’
Kate Poland on how to create a pest-resistant environment and setting the wheels in motion for a mobile shed in Hackney
Read MoreBlurton Road residents speak out over ‘life-threatening’ speeding on their street
Transport chief promises to visit area as figures over speeding on residential street deemed ‘out of date’
Read MoreCouncil pledges to end ‘disgrace’ of no-fault Section 21 evictions
Town Hall to lobby Communities Secretary to abolish Section 21 under new Prime Minister
Read MoreHuge pillar drops 10 floors at primary school building site
Developer confirms no-one hurt as ‘specialist subcontractors’ blamed
Read MoreSo We Live: The Novels of Alexander Baron, Five Leaves: ‘A resurrection from years of neglect’
This collection of essays examines the writer, who spent his formative years in Hackney, from a variety of angles
Read MoreFather of blind 10-year-old ‘humiliated in Kafkaesque nightmare’ over disabled parking bay
Lack of clarity over policy leaves family ‘passed as a buck between uncaring officials’
Read MoreLocal councillors united in criticism of Chris Williamson’s return to Labour following antisemitism row
Hackney Mayor expresses ‘regret’ at decision while Conservative councillor calls out readmission as ‘utter disgrace’
Read MoreTown Hall ‘keenly aware’ of ethnicity pay inequalities – as figures on gender celebrated
Employment chief commits to ‘practical action’ to address pay disparities and under-representation
Read More‘Deeds, not words’: Town Hall commits to further action on climate change
Conservative councillors vote against commitment to net zero emissions as Town Hall challenged on fossil fuel investments
Read MoreHackney charity launches project to help dementia carers cope with ‘isolation and distress’
Studies show people are often unprepared for the role – but City & Hackney Carers Centre’s new online service aims to change that
Read MoreNew opera for preschoolers to ‘bridge socio-economic divide’ in music
OperaUpClose’s take on picture book Peace At Last is aimed at children aged three to five, who are omitted in national music education plans
Read MoreTwo pedestrian crossings in Hackney get a rainbow remake for Pride
The crossings have been painted on two roads with historical ties to the local LGBTQI+ community
Read MoreToxic caterpillar outbreak on Dalston estate being ‘taken seriously’ amid concern from residents
Peabody housing association says the creatures ‘pose a low risk’ but it is ‘making every effort’ to treat the infestation at Atkins Square
Read MoreHackney schoolchildren perform at annual Tower of London arts festival
Pupils from Benthal primary sang for an audience of tourists, Beefeaters and the legendary ravens at Water City Music 2019
Read MoreTwo men injured in suspected acid attack in Hackney
Pair in their twenties taken to hospital last Friday with burns which police say are not life-threatening
Read MoreRoad closure debate rumbles on as campaigners continue to disagree on solutions
Opinions split on whether timed road closures in Walford Road area are ‘innovative’ or ‘inadequate’
Read MoreDanse Macabre protesters condemn Silvertown Tunnel plans as councillors warn of ‘impact all over North London’
Mayor of London defends scheme saying ‘status quo is not an option’
Read MoreHackney becomes first council in the UK to make Windrush a cabinet duty
Cllr Carole Williams, who has led the Town Hall’s response to the immigration scandal, adds Windrush to her portfolio
Read MoreStik’s community mural ‘finally’ back in Poland after long tug-of-war with London gallery
The world-famous Hackney street artist explains why he had to destroy a second mural created on the same trip to Gdansk in 2011
Read MoreStoke Newington councillor strikes conciliatory note after stop and search row
Cllr Mete Coban praises Hackney Police while calling for Section 60 orders to be ‘proportionate, respectful and intelligence-led’
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