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Campaigners announce vigil for young man who died following police chase
Vigil organised by Hackney Stand Up To Racism to be held at Stoke Newington Police Station
Read MoreCampaign to save Victorian homes pumped up by ballet twist
Developer submits plans to tear down row of houses in Finsbury Park – but opponents discover one is the birthplace of legendary dancer
Read MoreCouncil urges estate agents to scrap letting fees ahead of expected government ban
Whitehall consultation on a change in the law ended last month but council bemoans ‘absence of real change’ since then
Read MoreVillage Underground gets new mural to honour Grenfell victims
Ben Okri’s powerful poem about the tragedy is spelt out on the Shoreditch venue’s wall, courtesy of Hackney street artist Ben Eine
Read MoreWoodberry Wetlands celebrates first Green Flag Award
Hackney oasis named one of the best green spaces in Britain – just a year after it was launched by Sir David Attenborough
Read MoreCampaigners hail school funding ‘turnaround’ but fears remain
Education Secretary has announced £1.3 billion extra for schools, but critics say it is ‘not new money’
Read MoreShoreditch Police Station to be axed in ‘drastic’ shake-up
Hackney to be left with one front counter and fewer neighbourhood contact points as part of Mayor of London’s cost-saving measures
Read MoreSecond teenager arrested over ‘barbaric’ acid attacks
Police investigating five ‘linked’ attacks appeal to public for more information
Read MoreCouncil launches public space anti-social behaviour consultation
Town Hall invites residents to have their say as it announces plans to increase enforcement officer numbers
Read MoreTeen arrested after five acid attacks in 90 minutes
Sixteen-year-old in custody after spate of attacks last night which have left one victim with ‘life-changing injuries’
Read MoreTroubled water: Boaters and rowers clash over River Lea traffic plans
Canal and River Trust proposals to help rowers ‘only serve to evict boat dwellers’, says bargee group
Read MoreResidents to have a say on Stoke Newington Town Hall revival
Council to ‘breathe new life’ into borough landmarks and wants public to get involved
Read More‘Don’t trash love’, say Hackney marchers at Pride 2017
Borough’s ‘biggest ever contingent’ join council bin lorry for London’s annual LGBTQI+ parade
Read MoreGrenfell: Diane Abbott urges retro-fitting of sprinklers in Hackney blocks
Shadow Home Secretary calls for Lakanal coroner’s recommendations to be implemented
Read MoreEighty-five new FGM cases in Hackney and City last year, NHS figures show
Annual report reveals number of FGM attendances dropped by just 0.5 per cent in 2016
Read MoreCardinal Pole pupils raise £760 for Grenfell victims
‘Proactive’ Year Nine students organise non-uniform day for entire school
Read MoreHackney’s homeless denied ‘appropriate’ end-of-life care
Study published today finds homeless people ‘do not have same access to support as others’
Read MoreResidents up in arms over Northwold Estate ‘dumping ground’
Landlord under fire as rubbish including fridges, furniture and building materials is left outside people’s homes
Read MorePicturehouse investigates allegations of ‘cyber attacks’ by union members
Screen giant claims an email sent from a union address ‘instructed employees to encourage attacks’ on its website in support of long-running strike action
Read MoreGrenfell fire alarms firm in fraud probe over ‘defective’ work in Hackney
Allegations relate to fire safety work carried out by Lakehouse between 2011 and 2014, including ‘incorrectly fitted’ alarms
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