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Hackney Quakers make amends for disowning radical anti-slavery dwarf 300 years ago
North London branch hoping to ‘resuscitate the memory’ of revolutionary abolitionist Benjamin Lay
Read More‘Deliberately unclear’: Residents slam council over ‘misleading’ Dalston plans
Scathing consultation response leads council to accept ‘distrust’ over its motives for regeneration
Read MoreGrenfell: Over 100,000 people join call for £1 billion Whitehall sprinkler fund
Labour’s ‘Make Homes Safe’ petition was hand-delivered to the Treasury today
Read MoreHelp pick out local landmarks to ‘preserve Hackney’s character’
Council asks residents to nominate their favourites for its heritage list
Read MoreGrenfell: ‘No plans’ for resident-led fire safety panel, says Hackney Council
Camden setting up fire safety panel ‘led by tenants’, but Hackney to rely on ‘existing network’ of resident groups
Read MoreHackney’s public sector workers nearly £3,000 worse off thanks to pay caps
Mayor Glanville slams ‘unfair’ caps as Trades Union Congress counts the cost
Read MoreNight Overground from Dalston Junction will launch ten days before Christmas, says Sadiq Khan
Rich Mix and Arcola welcome news of 24-hour train service
Read MoreBritain’s first ever HIV testing pop-up opens in Hackney
Prince Harry attends launch on Morning Lane to hand out testing kits
Read More‘Living in fear’: Resident slams council after ‘three burglaries in five weeks’ at block with broken door
Town Hall ‘monitoring the situation’ after fixing ‘deliberately damaged’ door four times since September
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter teams up with local graffiti artists to raise money
Sales of a specially created #RoofTop clothing range will boost long-running homelessness charity’s coffers
Read MoreFire notice highlights past failures at Homerton Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit
Hospital says ‘majority’ of issues were addressed last year
Read MoreHomerton Hospital wins Eden Project award for measuring carbon footprint
NHS Trust has pledged to cut carbon emissions by five per cent
Read MoreResidents fume as London Fields ward forum abandoned due to overcrowding
Second cancellation in two years at same venue leaves deputy mayor ‘frustrated’
Read MoreDivest Hackney ‘alarmed’ as data suggests rise in fossil fuel investments
Town Hall questions accuracy of figures following January pledge to cut pension fund’s exposure
Read MoreMangle E8 acid attack: Arthur Collins found guilty of ‘barbaric’ act
He threw acid over a group of clubbers in London Fields last Easter
Read MoreMayor praises council’s ‘transparency’ post-Grenfell – despite blocking release of old fire safety checks
Glanville speech lauds council’s response, but admits new FRAs are ‘not perfect’
Read MoreMayor gives out 1,000 ‘I love Hackney’ badges as part of EU nationals drive
Glanville promotes #HackneyLovesYou campaign ahead of re-election bid
Read MoreHolborn Studios granted reprieve as High Court rules Hackney Council decision ‘unlawful’
Hoxton venue hails ‘turning point’ in three-year battle against demolition plans
Read MoreGovernment rejects Hackney Council’s defence of ‘fortnightly’ freesheet
Senior civil servant explains DCLG notice ordering Town Hall to cut back Hackney Today
Read MoreSt John the Baptist school awarded top marks by education watchdog
Hoxton school is eighteenth in borough to win ‘outstanding’ rating from Ofsted
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