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Hackney Conservatives announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former councillor Christopher Sills to fight for empty seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party names candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Former mayoral hopeful Harini Iyengar to compete in battle to fill seat vacated by Labour councillor Alex Kuye
Read MoreHackney Labour reveals hopeful for Victoria ward by-election
Penny Wrout to stand for the seat vacated by party colleague Alex Kuye earlier this month
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats announce candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Local resident Pippa Morgan to challenge for the seat left empty after Alex Kuye’s resignation this month
Read MoreHackney children ‘going hungry at lunchtime’ due to parents’ immigration status
Diane Abbott & Mayor of Hackney pledge support for campaign to secure free school meals for undocumented children
Read MoreCampaigners call for greater ambition from council on housing
Figures show Hackney could lose 653 council homes under planned redevelopments
Read MoreCouncil to go sugar-free after signing healthy food pledge
Bid to tackle obesity includes planned crackdown on sugary drinks advertising across Hackney
Read MoreRoad closures: Boost for opponents as scientists reveal ‘toxic school run’ dangers
Clean Air for Schools again calls for council rethink as new study shows children are most exposed to dirty air when at school
Read MoreNo Poll Tax 2 campaign urges Town Hall to scrap controversial relief cut
Petition calls for exemption from bailiff action for those receiving council tax support
Read MoreCouncil to make borough ‘dementia friendly’ in wide-ranging initiative
All new council staff to be trained on the effects of dementia and how to help
Read MoreShootings up 25 per cent in Hackney in a year, new data shows
Council moves to reassure residents that gang numbers are ‘insignificant’
Read MoreHomelessness crisis worsens as Town Hall is forced to use shelters outside Hackney
Council sees 29 per cent increase in people seeking accommodation since April
Read MoreHackney Mayor speaks out on William Patten school air pollution debate
Mayor states that council is “listening” as campaigners call for meeting
Read MoreHackney Greens unveil candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Local resident Wendy Robinson to vie for the seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye earlier this month
Read MoreFilmmakers chronicling gentrification in Hackney to set up stall at Ridley Road
Future Hackney wants to capture and preserve local history – while giving youngsters a chance to get behind the lens
Read More‘Don’t show me a graph’: councillors slam pensions training as ‘boring and difficult’
Members of pensions committee call for ‘à la carte’ individual training plans
Read MoreCouncil reported to pensions regulator for third year running
Breach of code of practice blamed on council’s ‘failure to submit timely data’ due to technical problems
Read MoreHackney Mayor ‘extremely disappointed’ at news of Network Rail arches sell-off
Council to seek urgent meeting with new owners of arches Blackstone and Telereal
Read MorePlastic pollution: Council urges volunteers to help kickstart a ‘refill revolution’ in Hackney
Town Hall wants to persuade local businesses to provide free water to people with reusable bottles
Read MoreWe need to talk about Dalston: Town Hall launches major listening exercise for locals
The Dalston Conversation will ‘put residents’ priorities at the heart of the council’s work’
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