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Hackney police to merge with Tower Hamlets as Met looks to save £325m
Basic Command Unit will share police officers, buildings and resources
Read MoreNightclubs face early closing time as Hackney’s draft licensing policy clears another hurdle
‘Core hours’ and Shoreditch Special Policy extension agreed by Licensing Committee
Read MoreLast chance to have your say on the future of Hackney’s pharmacies
Council survey on draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment closes tonight
Read MoreDalston Tesco Express to become a 120-room hotel despite fears of Shoreditch-level anti-social behaviour
Speaker of Hackney among opponents of hotel on Kingsland High Street
Read MoreHackney tenants unite in battle against ‘poor housing conditions’
A new campaign group is opposing plans to amalgamate Peabody and Family Mosaic housing associations
Read More‘Eyesore’ boiler house in Clapton to be demolished and replaced by block of council flats
Pedro Street plans green-lit last night will provide 26 affordable homes
Read MoreHate crimes strategy: Hackney Council invites residents to have their say
Public consultation on borough’s draft hate crimes strategy closes 23 March
Read MoreFamily charity to launch mentoring service for Hackney care leavers
Family Action appeals for volunteers who can offer support and guidance to youngsters
Read MoreRoad closures: Residents complain of ‘shocking crime rise’
Council says police data does not show a problem amid concern over new traffic plans
Read MoreAbney Park wins £315k grant for ‘exciting’ restoration plans
Lottery money could lead to a multi-million pound investment in the cemetery
Read MoreBorough now fifth worst in UK for child poverty, new report finds
Council says its work to tackle the issue is being ‘put at risk’ by government cuts
Read MoreHackney to get three more cycle routes
London Cycling Campaign welcomes plans announced by Mayor of London
Read MoreCladding at four Hackney blocks to be replaced as tests reveal it fails current fire safety standards
Council says cladding is not the same as that found on Grenfell Tower and there are ‘no immediate fire safety concerns’
Read MoreTitbits – Lying little rags and political handbags
Plus ça change – it’s the monthly column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Road to ruin
The current approach to public consultations could lead to good schemes falling by the wayside
Read MoreCouncil tackles 3,000 urgent fire safety issues discovered post-Grenfell
Mayor says council is ‘working flat out’ to act on FRAs as front doors are checked on estates
Read MoreHolocaust Memorial Day: Powerful testimony as Hackney remembers ‘defining event in human history’
Survivor Manfred Goldberg delivers harrowing personal account at Town Hall ceremony
Read MoreHackney Council to install sprinklers in 114 homes at Haggerston tower block
Queensbridge Road property is first in borough to get sprinklers since the Grenfell fire – due to the high average age of residents
Read MoreHackney Council reaffirms efforts to make borough ‘dementia-friendly’ at Town Hall meeting
Cllr Yvonne Maxwell’s motion was welcomed by the Alzheimers’ Society
Read MoreOwner of vandalised Churchill-themed café in Hackney hits back at critics
Blighty UK’s Chris Evans was attacked in the media after the Finsbury Park eatery was targeted by protesters
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