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Palestine supporters condemn ‘shocking’ placards as pro-Israeli group gatecrashes Town Hall rally
Police made three arrests as protesters gathered for tense pensions committee meeting
Read More‘Filthy, unmanaged and neglected’: Hackney residents march on Town Hall to protest living conditions on their estate
People from Exbury House say they feel ‘let down’ by the council
Read MorePro-Palestine camp outside Hackney Town Hall to wind up – as protesters mull ‘change in tactics’
The camp has been stationed outside the borough’s municipal headquarters for two months
Read MoreCazenove by-election: Patrick Pinkerton retains Labour’s seat by just 136 votes
The ward elected a new councillor for the second time this year after the resignation of Eluzer Goldberg in May
Read MoreGeneral Election 2024: Labour holds Hackney as Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier celebrate victory
Both incumbent MPs will continue on with strong majorities of over 14,000
Read MoreGeneral Election 2024: Hackney South and Shoreditch results
Meg Hillier retains constituency for Labour with close to two thirds of the vote
Read MoreGeneral Election 2024: Hackney North and Stoke Newington results
Diane Abbott holds the seat for Labour with a resounding win
Read MorePatrick Pinkerton wins Cazenove ward by-election for Labour
Pinkerton beats Tory candidate by just 136 votes
Read MoreCampaigners’ joy as council blocks plan to turn 400-year-old pub into flats
‘Any suggestion that the Albion is not viable holds no water,’ says Campaign for Real Ale representative
Read MoreMore than 800 young children were admitted to Homerton Hospital with breathing difficulties in 2023
Clean air campaigners call for removal of diesel vehicles to be expedited
Read MoreOver 200 fossil fuel ad campaigns shown on TfL network since Sadiq Khan set out ‘zero carbon’ goal
The figures come after UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged every country to ban such advertising
Read MoreA History of the East End, Chris Dorley Brown, book review: ‘Stands out from the crowd’
Dorley Brown’s photographs show East London in ‘all its beauty and grime’
Read More‘If you think you can, you can’: Philanthropist Sir Jack Petchey OBE dies aged 98
Petchey’s charity has invested over £170m in youth projects across east London and Essex
Read MoreAnger at lack of transparency over council’s new garden waste charges
The borough moved to a subscription-only model in May, but one resident says it has not been properly explained
Read MoreHackney Council ‘delighted’ after winning planning award for its low carbon guide
Town Hall’s sustainability toolkit for council planners across London recognised at Planning Awards 2024
Read MoreHomerton Hospital data safe from Synnovis hack
Other London NHS trusts targeted by ransomware attack by Qilin
Read More‘Intimate and poignant’: Upcoming photography exhibition celebrates lives of Bengalis in London’s East End
Bethnal Green’s Four Corners Gallery hosts a selection of photographs documenting the community over the past 50 years
Read More‘Absolute privilege’: East London health boss Lorraine Sunduza awarded OBE
Sunduza, chief executive of the East London NHS Foundation Trust, recognised for her work in mental and community health
Read MoreHackney Mayor says she supports ‘ethical divestment’ following meeting with pro-Palestinian demonstrators
Caroline Woodley met with protesters camped outside Town Hall, including a woman who has lost more than 100 loved ones in the Israel-Hamas conflict
Read MoreIsraeli flag removed from Speaker’s office inside Town Hall, council confirms
The flag has been put away, along with two others representing Hackney’s twinning relationships
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