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Hackney Empire teams up with local school for culture initiative aimed at disadvantaged kids
The iconic theatre’s Creative Futures scheme last year provided opportunities in the arts for 4,000 youngsters
Read MorePregnant mum-of-two given 24 hours by council to move 160 miles away or face eviction from homeless shelter
Local solicitor reveals spike in similar cases since the Town Hall introduced its Move-On Team
Read MoreHackney primary school unveils ‘bold move’ to provide free meals for all pupils
Mandeville Primary will ensure children get ‘at least one decent meal a day’ from September – as its School of Food readies for launch
Read MoreRow breaks out over council’s SEND bus drivers’ payslips
Unite accuses Town Hall of ‘illegal and spiteful’ behaviour over payslip access
Read MoreTurkish tea party in Hackney raises £360 for British Red Cross
Dalston’s Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association also hosted a free ceramics workshop for Red Cross Week
Read MoreMaxine Walker: Untitled, Autograph ABP, exhibition review: ‘Intimate reflections on self-portrayal’
The photographer’s first solo show in 22 years offers up images ‘as relevant today as they were two decades ago’
Read MoreBrain injury survivors target El Capitan height for charity climb
The group will try to reach 1,000 metres – the height of the iconic Californian cliff – at a Stoke Newington climbing centre next week
Read MoreResidents worry ‘upmarket nail bar’ selling booze could lift crime rate
Town Hall weighs up application as neighbours complain of ‘drunk people in the street trying to break down our door’
Read MoreAlter Ego 2019: Singer-songwriter Angelina ‘ecstatic’ after winning top talent contest
The 18-year-old beat eight other finalists at the event, which also saw the launch of the council’s Discover Young Hackney Festival
Read MoreHackney’s diagnosed depression rates highest of any London borough
Council and mental health charity Mind say figures show local services are better at finding and supporting people with depression
Read MoreHackney gears up for two-week Dementia Festival
Events including singing, dancing and sports will take place all over the borough – starting this Thursday
Read MoreRichmond Road Medical Centre’s third Healthy Mind event set to be ‘biggest yet’
The Dalston surgery’s annual exhibition of local mental health services takes place on 15 May
Read MoreLocal children’s author Ed Vere wins highly regarded Oscar’s Book Prize for ‘tale of courage’
The Hackney resident collected his award from royal patron Princess Beatrice
Read MoreTown Hall urges Windrush victims to claim for compensation
Residents affected by the government’s ‘hostile environment’ policies can apply now
Read MoreNew five-year health strategy aims to ‘break down barriers in society’ for learning disabled people
Plan sent back for further costing as Integrated Learning Disabilities Service faces £4.2m overspend
Read MoreYe Olde Axe’s licence renewed amid debate over neon ‘striptease’ sign
Town Hall asks owner for written management policy as campaigners call for close of all remaining strip clubs
Read MoreTransport for London unveils plans for major new Cycleway between Hackney and Isle of Dogs
Borough’s transport chief urges residents to have their say on the proposals, which include 5.6km of segregated lanes and public realm improvements
Read MoreHackney Citizen wins ‘Niche Market Newspaper of the Year’ at the newsawards 2019
Editor-in-chief ‘delighted’ as paper finally triumphs after being nominated four times in a row
Read MoreThirty-foot swastika daubed on Hackney Wick building owned by Jewish Brexit Party candidate
Lance Forman, whose father is a Holocaust survivor, calls attack on his salmon smokery a “sick act” – as police investigate
Read MoreDeputy Mayor wants Hackney’s new education board to ‘keep our family of schools together’
Newly-established Schools Group Board will aim to ‘reduce exclusions’
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