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Diane 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
Read MoreCampaigners to get their day in court over council thumbs-up for Wireless festival
High Court judge to consider Friends of Finsbury Park’s case in June
Read MoreAll aboard! Lea Bridge Station reopens after 31 years
Lea Bridge station, which was closed in 1985, has reopened to passengers
Read MoreTitbits – hipster brewing, Twitter pruning and the canine Tony Hawk
Read the column that pecks at the crumbs of what’s going on in the borough…
Read MoreRio Cinema workers to strike over living wage and redundancies
Staff at the Dalston cinema are demanding to be paid the London Living Wage
Read MoreStik’s NHS artworks to be auctioned in aid of Homerton Hospital
Graffiti artist hopes to raise thousands of pounds for the hospital which he says was once ‘an essential place of my survival network’
Read MoreHackney environmental lawyers welcome London Mayor’s vow to combat air pollution
‘Today’s announcement should send a clear message to the UK government,’ says ClientEarth
Read MoreFour found guilty of Marcel Addai gang murder
Hoxton gang members face life in prison over fatal knife attack on teenager
Read MoreGovernment spends over £100,000 fighting air pollution case against Hackney lawyers
Department of Environment and Rural Affairs spent at least £105,000 of taxpayers’ money in court challenges over illegal air pollution
Read MorePeople want terraces not tower blocks, says housing crisis expert
We don’t have to build up to solve London’s housing crisis, says co-founder of research institute
Read More‘Ban barbecues on London Fields,’ demand residents left fuming over heatwave litter
Council says it will step up security during hot weather after London Fields was left covered in rubbish
Read MoreResidents and revellers at loggerheads as night-time economy row reignites
Town Hall runs consultation for second time following flawed attempt last summer
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