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Estate of mine: Hackney residents take charge in novel volunteering project
Members of the New Kingshold community explain to local MP Meg Hillier how they are taking matters into their own hands
Read MoreCouncil tax hike of three per cent voted through in Town Hall budget meeting
Adjustments pass with solid majority as council forced to swallow £14 million government squeeze
Read MoreStokey Bears’ hygiene rating upgraded despite evidence of vermin
January inspection shows burger bar failed to deal with ongoing mice problem, after owner dismissed previous report as ‘council banter’
Read More‘Boris’ building: future on hold with owner and council in deadlock
Historic site in a state of flux despite council granting permission for development back in 2009
Read MoreHackney businesses slam ‘devastating’ rates hike at emergency summit
Local traders were supported by Town Hall bosses as they expressed fears over the ‘unjustifiable’ rise
Read MoreVIDEO: Anti-fascists clash with lone counter-protester at LD50 Gallery
The protest centered on the perceived threat to local minority communities from the coming together of ‘Nazis’ at the Dalston space
Read MoreWarming up the Wick: community’s charity coat rack heats up
A local project that provides free winter clothing is growing in popularity
Read MoreBenefactor of controversial LD50 art gallery denies interest or involvement in its activities
Brian Caffyn explained that he had made the loan to help his friend follow her art dream
Read MoreHackney lawyers reveal pesticide industry is ‘making mockery’ of EU ban
Bees in danger as countries ‘exploit loophole’ that allows the use of outlawed insecticides, new analysis finds
Read MoreVictory for Digs as bank bows to pressure over ‘rent rise clause’
Santander vows to remove wording that campaigners say encourages landlords to raise rents to maximum
Read MoreProtestors to march on Hackney art gallery after it hosted ‘openly racist’ shows
Owner Lucia Diego say attacks calling for it to be closed down ‘come from a position of ignorance’
Read MoreStoke Newington landlord slapped with £40,000 fine for illegal roof extension
Sternglade Ltd’s director is wanted by police after ignoring repeated demands to demolish extension
Read MoreTraders’ ‘future in doubt’ as government moots business rates rise
Town Hall business chief says increase will ‘tear the heart out of local communities’ as council joins forces with Hackney traders to launch petition
Read MoreSisters Uncut slams Hackney mayor’s ‘broken promises’ at Valentine’s Day protest
Domestic violence campaigners say Philip Glanville is “breaking their hearts”
Read MoreMayor launches year-long LGBTQI+ festival
Events throughout 2017 will celebrate Hackney’s LGBT+ community as part of drive to commemorate its history in the borough
Read MoreArtist accuses council of ‘appalling treatment’ in business rates row
Pangaea Sculptors’ Centre says it has been ignored by Town Hall bosses since 2015 in battle to claim vital rebate
Read MoreVicar found guilty of abusing choirboy at Stoke Newington church between 1979 and 1981
Victim tragically died on the same day his abuser was found guilty without hearing the verdict
Read MoreHoxton Citizens launches Shoreditch Park charter
Community action group uses first ever meeting to announce its demands over Town Hall’s park plans
Read MoreMayor announces council tax hike and £13.8m cuts
Philip Glanville blames ‘austerity years’ for tax rise but vows to protect key services in the face of further cuts
Read More‘You have to look deeper than a Pinterest board’
John McDavid, from new ‘design-literate’ estate agency Aucoot, on buying, selling and creating an inspirational home
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