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Hackney Downs councillor calls for abolition of ‘no-fault’ evictions
‘Tenants being forced to leave their home for no good reason is a disgrace’
Read MorePoignant portraits of missing people to feature in charity’s anniversary exhibition
Unmissable, part of next month’s Other Art Fair in Shoreditch, marks 25 years since the founding of the Missing People charity
Read MoreTown Hall’s anti-bullying training abandoned as not one councillor signs up
‘Councillors do not seem interested in preventing bullying and harassment,’ says union officer
Read MoreSmash up paving and make space for nature at groundbreaking 10xGreener event
‘If a lot of people make a little space, we can make a difference’, says postcode gardener Kate Poland
Read MoreNutty by nature
Our resident food historian cracks open the secrets of our seedy snacks
Read MoreTown Hall thanks campaign group for bringing to light incorrect air quality data
‘Human error’ blamed as CleanAir4Schools renew calls for independent study
Read MoreA&E waits at the Homerton hit worst level in over a year as cold weather bites
Despite missing the four-hour target, the hospital remains one of the country’s top performers
Read MoreMajor Whitechapel Gallery exhibition to ‘shine light’ on London’s imperiled LGBT+ venues
Queer Spaces will look at how recent closures across the capital have affected the community
Read MoreCost of bankrolling freedom passes more than doubles since 2007
Transport chief calls for ‘meaningful investment from central government’
Read MoreCampaign group casts doubt on accuracy of council’s air quality monitoring
‘Even a metre makes a difference’ say campaigners as errors found in Town Hall’s air quality annual status report
Read MoreHackney-based app for blind people wins start-up award and £35k in funding
Wayfindr, a non-profit founded in 2015, helps visually impaired people travel indoors
Read MoreHomerton Hospital to launch new exhibition honouring its long bond with local artist
Painter and former primary school teacher Rosemary Phelps has worked with the hospital for over 30 years
Read MoreOne in ten people could lose access to non-emergency ambulances
Health bosses in north-east London are trying to tackle a £24 million annual overspend
Read MoreTown Hall to bring carer support services in-house after ‘satisfaction decline’
New approach seeks to respond to concerns current model has council ‘not fully meeting its duty under the Care Act’
Read MoreWho’s your unsung hero?: Nominations open for Mayor’s Civic Awards
Town Hall asks people to put forward their neighbourhood champions by early April
Read MoreCouncil Tax hike of almost five per cent included in budget proposals
Average Hackney property facing a near £50 a year rise as mayor takes aims at continuing austerity
Read MoreRolling Stock handed three-month ban as police blame late opening for stabbing death
Councillor wishes she had imposed more stringent search policy ‘because it might have averted what happened’
Read MoreLubomyr Melnyk, EartH, review: ‘A master of his discipline’
The unconventional pianist put on a ‘bewitching’ show to celebrate his 70th birthday
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘You don’t need a big space’
Award-winning community gardener Kate Poland has a few tips and tricks for growing in confined conditions
Read MoreTitbits – Soporific stories and disappearing Tories
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
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