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Town Hall evacuated and Mare Street partially closed after explosion
‘Nobody was injured, the police and the council are dealing with the incident,’ says spokesperson
Read MoreNew mayor says: ‘No decision yet on Britannia’s future’
Written reply came after three campaign groups raised fears the leisure centre was set to be demolished
Read MoreLeader – Hackney’s new mayor must pull off a delicate balancing act
We wish Mayor Glanville well but will hold him to his pledges and keep asking questions
Read MoreTitbits: misspellings, Hackney ‘Cancel’ and is the honeymoon over for Sadiq?
Gaffes, oddities and frayed tempers feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreNational Union of Teachers’ blasts shock plan to make all Hackney schools academies
All Hackney’s schools could end up becoming academies under Hackney Learning Trust’s proposal
Read MoreHackney Council redacted ‘secret’ payments worth £14m in one month, report finds
Anti-corruption charity accuses local authorities of ‘lacking transparency’ over spending
Read MoreBorough’s ‘inspirational’ buildings to contest Hackney Design Awards
Shortlist revealed for biennial celebration of local architecture
Read MoreMore Syrian refugees arrive – but Hackney is only East London borough to take any
Josh Loeb reports on how the Syrian Resettlement Programme works and concerns over funding
Read MoreBy-election to take place in Hoxton West on 3 November
Candidates will be contesting newly-elected Hackney Mayor Philip Glanville’s former seat
Read More‘Avid reeders’ use much-maligned plant to tackle pollution in River Lea
‘Army’ of reedbed volunteers are using nature to fight pollution in an operation to clean up East London’s waterways
Read MoreHackney’s new mayor Philip Glanville speaks out on Momentum, refugees and his husband’s tweets
In first major interview since being sworn in as Mayor of Hackney, the man at the helm in the Town Hall insists Labour locally will be united
Read MoreStopping traffic ‘critical’ to Chatsworth Road market survival, organisers warn
Residents’ survey reveals 80 per cent support vehicle ban between the Dunlace and Rushmore Road junctions during Sunday market hours
Read MoreEast London NHS Foundation Trust rated outstanding by health watchdog
Regulator the Care Quality Commission visited sites including Hackney base in grounds of Homerton Hospital
Read MoreMother and disabled child inappropriately housed after fleeing domestic violence, council admits
Hackney woman, who declined to be named, had to carry her wheelchair-using child up stairs to reach bathroom
Read MoreHackney man charged with terrorism offences, police say
Two people were arrested in Counter Terrorism Command operation and will appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court
Read MoreAnntoinette Bramble to become deputy mayor of Hackney
Leaked list shows makeup of new top team of politicians in charge at Town Hall
Read MoreCouncil delays decision on fossil fuel investment amid mounting pressure
Divest Hackney campaigners demand council dumps £42 million investments in coal, gas and crude oil extraction
Read MoreSoho House eyes up Stoke Newington’s Wilmer Place
Change of use application refers to Dirty Burger, Chicken Shop and Pizza East potentially occupying the site next to Abney Park
Read MoreMayor of Hackney Philip Glanville backs Passing Clouds protest
Hackney’s most senior local politician said he was sorry he could not attend event as hundreds rallied in Dalston
Read MoreSisters Uncut activists climb onto Town Hall balcony to set off flares
Group used ladders to stage action in order to put pressure on newly-elected Mayor of Hackney Philip Glanville
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