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Health campaigners urge Homerton Hospital not to privatise pathology laboratory
Future of ‘excellent’ pathology laboratory in doubt as hospital confirms it is considering ‘all options’
Read MorePolice seemed ‘hesitant’ to enter river Lea to help drowned teenager, inquest hears
Witness tells inquest that there ‘didn’t seem to be any sense of urgency’ to save Jack Susianta, who drowned after he was chased by police
Read MoreCouncil commission slammed for ‘dismissing’ PSPO opposition as ‘passing social media campaign’
‘The council have dismissed the groundswell of public opposition to Linden’s Law,’ says housing campaigner
Read MorePesticide Free Hackney campaigners urge council to stop using ‘toxic chemicals’
Council faces calls to rid Hackney of pesticides but remains committed to following government guidance on weed control
Read MoreFuture PSPOs: we will not rule them out, says Hackney Council
Report recommends that Hackney Council monitor the ‘success’ of Public Space Protection Orders that are currently in place in ten other London boroughs
Read MoreCampaigners to march against housing bill in weekend of protests
Housing activists to hold vigil outside Hackney Town Hall ahead of a march into central London
Read MorePensioner found guilty of murder after beheading estranged partner Judith Nibbs
Dempsey Nibbs flew into jealous rage after learning Judith was having affairs
Read MoreHackney designers 'recreate' the moon with a little help from NASA
Lunar globes are 20 million times smaller than the actual Moon and recreate all of its craters, bumps and ridges
Read MoreHackney designers ‘recreate’ the moon with a little help from NASA
Lunar globes are 20 million times smaller than the actual Moon and recreate all of its craters, bumps and ridges
Read MoreBoris Johnson delays making Bishopsgate Goodsyard decision
Mayor of Hackney Jules Pipe calls for a more ‘creative, collaborative approach’ that includes councils
Read MoreDance Tunnel did not apply to extend licence, Hackney Council confirms
Dalston nightclub has been ‘able to operate regularly until 5am’, claims Town Hall
Read MoreFinsbury Park residents take legal action over ‘inappropriate’ Wireless Festival
Summer festival is ‘the last thing we want’, says chair of Friends of Finsbury Park group
Read MoreLast Dance Tunnel: beloved club to close in August
Hackney’s ‘licensing climate’ makes it ‘impossible’ to continue, says venue
Read More‘Unacceptable’ plans for Bishopsgate Goodsyard hit setback
Boris Johnson’s own planning officers recommend that he reject the controversial scheme
Read MoreFamilies to dig up Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre before developers move in
The site of early performances of Romeo and Juliet and Henry V is to be incorporated into a tower of luxury apartments and office space in Shoreditch
Read MoreCandidates announced for Hackney Downs and Stoke Newington byelections
Contenders have thrown their hats into the ring for two seats in Stoke Newington and Hackney Downs following the resignation of councillors
Read MoreHomerton junior doctors strike for fourth time over new contracts
48-hour junior doctors’ strike leads to over 5,000 operations and procedures cancelled nationally
Read MoreTitbits – council rags, terror flags and whitewashed Hackney
Hackney and Greenwich’s unlikely partnership, fashion hub consternation, and the borough in an alternative universe
Read MoreNumber of Hackney children ‘in need’ rises by almost a third
Over one thousand children at risk of abuse or neglect at home, new figures also show
Read MoreRinging the changes – London’s first all-women’s wrestling event hits Hackney Wick
Pro Wrestling EVE took over the Cre8 Lifestyle Centre in late March for an evening of barrier-breaking sports entertainment
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