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Mossbourne Federation, made up of five local schools, cannot say how many people are affected

London Fire Brigade ‘concerned that some grass fires are being started deliberately’

Under proposals targeting commuters, motorcycles, scooters and mopeds will be limited to four-hour stays at £6 per hour

Adblock Hackney protests against street adverts as politicians mull new contracts worth up to £200k

Thirty-two schools are set to receive the natural barriers to protect youngsters from toxic air

Local transport boss ‘incredibly proud’ as borough prepares to host new hub for Amazon’s fleet of electric bikes

Buff Chick’n told to test out new opening hours temporarily as locals fear ‘significant sleep deprivation’

Project Community will provide free advice and supplies to the borough’s global majority residents

Walker will join party colleague Polly Billington in representing the ward

Stories by youngsters from the Literacy Pirates are on hoardings on Northchurch Road throughout summer

Parks chief says the council has to ‘weigh up priorities’ as inflation and costs rise

The by-election was called after the resignation of a Labour councillor just two weeks after May’s local elections

Environment chief Cllr Mete Coban praises ‘inspiring’ students taking part in Eco-Schools initiative

The Pavilion’s £2m restoration has created 50 new places for children with special educational needs

Pupils at Thomas Fairchild enjoy new play area featuring sand pit, monkey bars and even a teepee

Pupils at Stoke Newington School are ‘getting so much out of the game’

Calls for biodiversity training for Town Hall contractors after plants on Kingsgate estate were laid to waste

Imperial College’s Dr Ian Mudway will tell councillors about the impact of dirty air on lungs and mental health

Joe Walker, director of Clapton Commons and the Round Chapel, says he has a ‘grassroots understanding of the ward’s key issues’

Sixteen-year-old boy remains in custody after being taken in on Wednesday

Cyber criminals steal data from group of Hackney schools

‘Wiped out by carelessness’: Gardeners devastated after grass fire damages trees at Millfields community orchard

Motorcyclists urge Hackney Council to rethink parking changes that will ‘plunge people into transport poverty’

Campaigners demand an end to ‘damaging’ pavement adverts in Hackney

Pollution-blocking green screens to be rolled out in schools across Hackney

Hackney to play ‘huge part’ in delivery giant’s e-cargo bike trial

‘Fills us with dread’: Dalston chicken restaurant advised to rethink later openings after residents raise noise concerns

Sexual health service launches in Hackney to tackle ‘unfair and avoidable’ inequalities

De Beauvoir by-election: Labour’s Joe Walker elected after edging out Green candidate by just 27 votes

‘Robot pets to world-saving tech’: Children’s visions of the future go on display in Hackney as part of charity project

Hackney Council scraps this year’s Clissold fireworks with finances ‘under pressure’

De Beauvoir by-election: Six candidates vying for votes ahead of polling tomorrow

Forty Hackney schools sign up to Town Hall’s climate education programme – as councillor celebrates pupils’ activism

Politicians hail ‘world-class’ revamp of Clapton special school – as building’s pioneering past revealed

‘Magical’: New £40k playground at Hoxton school proves an instant hit

Hackney secondary smashes stereotypes by introducing Rugby Fives – a sport traditionally limited to elite private schools

‘Devastation’: Residents on Hackney estate urge council to stop using weedkiller after their herbs were destroyed

Health experts to discuss ways to stop people dying from pollution at Hackney scrutiny meeting

De Beauvoir by-election: Labour hopeful promises to be a ‘strong advocate for local people’

Police investigating string of sexual assaults in Hackney Marshes make third arrest