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Read MoreCouncillors clash over election of new Speaker of Hackney
Opposition parties take the unusual step of proposing an alternative
Read MorePetition launched against plan to turn Mecca Bingo Hackney Road into high-rise flats
‘What is being proposed to replace it not only would be unaffordable to the local community but a visual eyesore to the area’
Read MoreRio Cinema workers strike over living wage and job cuts
Industrial action goes ahead in face of cinema restructure that would offer staff higher wages but cut hours and employees to pay for it
Read MoreHackney’s population to hit 300,000 in next decade, say government number-crunchers
The number of people living in the borough is likely to rise by 16.4 per cent over the next 10 years
Read MoreSylvia Pankhurst: East London suffragette may get a statue in Bow
Statue on Roman Road would be part of a wider art trail that celebrates East London’s ‘amazing visionary women’
Read MoreNew Lee Valley Ice Centre could put Leyton Marsh at risk, campaigners warn
Save Lea Marshes group vows to protect the ‘vital green lung’ of Leyton Marsh from plans to create an ‘international standard’ ice venue
Read MoreNursery branches out with indoor treehouse
Robinson Crusoe provided inspiration for innovative new extension
Read MoreWalk this way – history buffs take a tour of De Beauvoir
This Victorian enclave of Hackney boasts Jacobean-styled finery as well as architectural oddities
Read MoreSadiq Khan announces Sophie Linden as London’s new deputy mayor for policing
Cllr Linden plans to step down as Deputy Mayor of Hackney
Read MoreHackney gets fired up about ceramics at Turning Earth studios
Hoxton studios are at the forefront of a discreet boom in hand-made ceramics
Read MoreDiane Abbott ‘minimising’ concerns about antisemitism within Labour party, claims Hackney rabbi
‘Not only is it a serious problem in the party, it is a problem right on Diane Abbott’s doorstep’
Read MoreAntisemitism row erupts at Hackney Labour party meeting
Investigation launched into incident which involved comparison between Zionism and Nazism
Read MoreShakespeare dig helps piece together history of Curtain Theatre
Artefacts discovered include a bird whistle that could possibly have been used in early performances of Romeo and Juliet
Read MoreRents set to ‘skyrocket’ due to government’s new Housing Act
Hackney’s housing chief warns that controversial legislation will be ‘hugely damaging to the social fabric of inner London boroughs’
Read MoreStik art sale raises £32,500 at Christie’s auction for Hope charity at Homerton Hospital
‘I never expected we’d get so much,’ said Stik
Read MoreFour jailed for murder of Hoxton teenager Marcel Addai
Brutal knife attack an example of the ‘terrible grip gang culture has on young men who embrace it’
Read More‘Queen’s Tea Party’ thrown for Hackney Deaf Children’s Society
Staff from AOL get on board to raise awareness of the issues facing deaf youngsters in the borough
Read MoreVenting about renting in Hackney
Twitter campaign illustrates that depth of feeling over housing woes goes deeper than a hashtag
Read More‘Hidden’ report reveals air pollution at 27 Hackney schools over EU limits
Primary schools in most deprived boroughs – including Hackney – tend on average to be more exposed to poor air quality, report finds
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