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Hackney students get their A-level results
On the day pupils get their grades, we bring you the latest from schools across the borough
Read MoreMayor hails reopening of ‘fascinating’ Abney Park Chapel
‘Huge milestone’ reached as Stoke Newington’s gothic landmark is made available to the public for the first time since 2013
Read MoreLGBT campaigners victorious as Joiners Arms saved from demolition – for now
‘The Joiner’s Arms is more than just a pub. It’s a community to the people who went there.’
Read MoreLondon Fields Lido reopening faces further delay
Council to ‘announce opening date soon’ as swimming pool refurbishment is hit by fresh setbacks
Read MoreGrenfell: Public inquiry must be ‘broad and open’, says Hackney’s mayor
Philip Glanville says ‘no stone must be left unturned’, including the role of contractors, as he sets out Town Hall’s position in letter to inquiry chief
Read More‘Senseless’: Hackney Wick campaigners renew calls to halt Vittoria Wharf demolition
Local politicians also express concerns over LLDC’s plans to tear down the site and replace it with a bridge
Read MoreEight-month fight to get tenancy deposit back from letting agent
‘I felt very under pressure to accept the partial return of my deposit, given the length of time this nightmare has been going on’
Read MoreRashan Charles: Package found in his throat was ‘mixture of paracetamol and caffeine’, IPCC confirms
‘No cause of death has yet been provided’, says Commissioner Cindy Butts
Read MoreRashan Charles: Swallowed object ‘not a controlled substance’
New forensic analysis ‘seems to put the focus on the force that was used to restrain him’, says Lib Dem spokeswoman Pauline Pearce
Read MoreDecades-old children’s charity pleads for council ‘rescue package’
Albion Kids Show, which runs play sessions on Hackney estates, blames imminent closure on lack of funding and ‘devastating’ £16k rent hike
Read MoreGrenfell: Hackney publishes first Fire Risk Assessments for council blocks
Town Hall to release FRAs for its social housing ‘over the coming weeks and months’, as Information Commissioner urges all councils to be ‘proactive’
Read MoreGrenfell: Hackney rehired Lakehouse for £5m contract despite fraud probe
Town Hall says it was left with ‘no choice’ but to appoint Lakehouse to fit heating systems on Hackney estates
Read More‘Stand together’: Rashan Charles family call for calm at vigil at Stoke Newington police station
Gathering follows night of violence sparked by death of Rashan Charles following his arrest
Read MoreRiot in Dalston as protest over death of Rashan Charles turns violent
Police and politicians urge people to respect Charles family’s wish for no “hostile actions”
Read MoreYouth groups quiz police watchdog following death of Rashan Charles
IPCC chief joins Mayor Glanville at event hosted by Hackney CVS to discuss “community tensions”
Read More‘Sprinklers will be fully explored’: Mayor responds to Hackney Citizen’s petition
Mayor Glanville says sprinklers will be included in the fire safety review being carried out by the Town Hall in the wake of the Grenfell fire
Read MoreArmed police captured on video pointing assault rifles at two men holding their hands up
Incident follows just a few days after 20-year-old Rashan Charles died following police chase
Read More‘Unfair and unjust’: Charity hits out at council over eviction threat
Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association and Town Hall set for court battle as 30-year wrangle over who owns Dalston building nears end
Read More‘No justice, no peace’: Angry protesters hold vigil for Rashan Charles who died after police chase
Stand Up To Racism protestors block Stoke Newington High Street following death of 20-year-old black man
Read More‘He didn’t need to be dead’: Hackney Heroine speaks out ahead of ‘justice for Rash’ police station vigil
‘It’s not just another young man who has died, it’s a bigger problem of failing these kids in the community’
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