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Police post £10k reward in fresh appeal over children’s BBQ shooting
Detectives urge people to come forward after ‘well-known’ homeless man was shot three times in Daubeney Fields in July
Read MoreHackney Council ordered to cut back freesheet – as Town Hall plans £1 million for printing and distribution
Sajid Javid threatens court action unless Hackney Today switches to quarterly
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter opens doors for 25th year
The charity is hunting for new volunteers, as well as welcoming financial and physical donations
Read MoreACM cladding found in Hackney schools is safe, says Mayor Glanville
Report sheds light as council blocks fire ratings release
Read MoreHackney Mayor ‘proud’ as London Living Wage hike announced
Rate up 45p to £10.20 an hour as borough celebrates start of Living Wage Week 2017
Read MoreTitbits – The Apprentice’s surprising guest star, Akehurst’s dream and some RAG bull
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreMayor apologises for misleading public over fire safety on day of Grenfell blaze
Claims that all fire risk assessments were ‘up-to-date’ and that priority work has been done were false
Read MoreLabour and Lib Dems slam ‘regressive’ council tax hike for Hackney’s poorest
Town Hall is asking for residents’ views on plans to cut council tax relief
Read MoreLondon Fields Lido: ‘Substandard finish’ means pool remains closed
Council says it will provide a new update when it is confident that the work will be completed to its satisfaction
Read MoreResidents slam council plans to turn ‘thriving’ community garden into housing
Local group Daubeney Fields Forever calls for a rethink, but Town Hall says it is ‘doing all it can to build the homes Hackney needs’
Read MoreHave your say on Hackney Council’s ‘Local Plan’ blueprint for 2033
Council invites residents to ‘help shape the future of the borough’
Read MoreDelay roll-out of ‘disastrous’ Universal Credit in Hackney, Mayor Glanville tells government
Mayor’s letter warns benefit changes could increase poverty and debt
Read MoreGrenfell: Fire hazards at council block still not fixed after four years – and Town Hall cannot explain why
‘Priority 2’ risks picked up by assessors in 2013 should have been addressed within six months
Read MoreDerelict toilet on Clapton Common to become ‘community venue’ next year
Local interest group behind the plans is on the lookout for the ‘right tenant’
Read MoreRidley Road Market: Council survey sparks fears over gentrification
Town Hall says questionnaires about its local markets are about ‘improvements’ and none are ‘under threat’
Read MoreRogue landlords face £30k on-the-spot fines under new council powers
Package of penalties will help Town Hall ‘quickly punish’ landlords who exploit tenants
Read MoreVictoria Park to host ‘exciting’ new 10-day festival next summer
The xx and The National to headline All Points East, which is taking over from Lovebox and Field Day in 2018
Read MoreHouse-building company plans have not been ‘brought before’ cabinet – despite being promised for 2017
In April council officers said it would be set up “by the end of the year”
Read MoreNew bike-sharing scheme being ‘ruined by vandalism’, claims user
Ofo regular says venture is ‘falling apart’ after less than two months as bikes are ‘constantly trashed’ and ‘dumped in bins’
Read MorePrimary school pupils brush up for Ridley Road art project
Hackney illustrator Sion Ap Tomos to help kids from Princess May sketch out their thoughts on ‘living in a changing area’
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