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Campaigners up pressure over hospital cleaners’ pay with Valentine’s Day protest
Staff call for equal treatment as Hackney Mayor offers council assistance to hospital to bring workers inhouse ‘at earliest opportunity’
Read MoreCouncil to transform Clapton bedsits into ‘thoughtfully designed’ flats for local middle earners
Hackney Housing Company set to offer 16 homes at rent levels of a third of local incomes
Read MoreHackney pupils take on plastic pollution after learning about climate crisis
Students at Shoreditch Park Primary School have been exploring how to protect the environment – including making pencil pots out of plastic bottles
Read MoreHackney schools ‘well prepared’ for relationship education reforms, say learning bosses
Parents to be consulted on new curriculum roll-out as Town Hall leadership ‘welcomes’ government reforms
Read MoreTown Hall reduces carbon investments by a third as campaigners call for further action
Council seeks to cease investing in Indonesian coal-mining company as Divest Hackney says progress ‘not moving fast enough’
Read MoreHackney mum appeals for kidney donors for her ‘superhero’ son
Tyshan Ritchie, 13, cannot join the national waiting list, so his only option is to find a living match
Read MoreTown Hall to make school hairstyles ‘more inclusive’ following Ruby Williams case
Williams family speak of ‘pride and sadness’ at impact of case as Hackney Mayor invites them to contribute to new guidance
Read MoreCouncil’s new energy company to offer free home insulation to residents
Town Hall says scheme could lower bills and cut pollution in thousands of private and rented homes
Read MorePublic realm boss to ‘completely reimagine’ Hackney’s streets to fight climate crisis
Work to turn Colvestone Crescent into first ’21st Century Street’ will eventually be rolled out across the borough
Read MorePath labs merger could lead to job losses at Homerton Hospital, health bosses reveal
Councillors ‘very concerned’ as Homerton chief exec pledges turnaround times for tests will remain unchanged
Read MoreWork on new Cycleway between Lea Bridge and Dalston to begin this spring
First phase of project will also bring in traffic-calming measures, new pedestrian crossings and improved public spaces
Read MoreHackney primary school launches engine idling campaign
‘Kill Your Engine’ posters at the school gates aimed at educating drivers on pollution and health impacts
Read MoreTown Hall warned not to include gas-fired boilers in future housing schemes
Housing scheme on Pedro Street comes under scrutiny as council attempts move towards green heating
Read MoreMayor unveils new deputy in cabinet shake-up
Reshuffle prompted by Cllr Feryal Clark giving up her cabinet position after becoming MP for Enfield North
Read MoreMichal Turtle, Café Oto: ‘An eclectic combination of sounds and influences’
The percussionist and composer delighted the Dalston crowd with musical ‘twists and turns, diversions, and changes in tempo and style’
Read More‘Goodness had nothing to with it’
Our resident food historian on the rise of veganism
Read MoreResidents ‘delighted’ by new London Marathon-funded play areas for Hackney’s kids
Morland and George Downing estates receive £170,000 to support ‘fun and inclusive activities’ for young people
Read MoreImpassioned debate as council approves gating off St-John-at-Hackney churchyard at dusk
Developer says it has ‘listened’ to residents’ concerns as Hackney Central councillor slams plans as ‘not in the spirit of the borough’
Read MoreUnions slam efforts to reform Town Hall workplace culture as ‘too little, too late’
UNISON calls for action to repair ‘broken relationships’ between staff and management as Hackney Mayor stresses commitment to ‘inclusivity’
Read MoreCampaign over social housing in Hackney Central gathers momentum
Developer Hackney Walk says it is ‘working very hard’ to deliver redevelopment with over 20 per cent affordable housing
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