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‘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
Read MoreIllegal Jewish schools: council denies cover up over ‘missing’ children
Council education chiefs accused of ‘destroying’ evidence of Jewish children dropping off education system
Read MoreVirtual Reality show: pupils get visit from Oscar winners
Company that worked on Gravity introduces primary school pupils to computer animation
Read MoreBishopsgate Goodsyard decision looms as hearing date finally set
Knocking up 38 and 46 storey tower blocks would ruin Shoreditch and Spitalfields for generations, campaigners warn
Read MoreShakespeare in Shoreditch festival stages 1,000 plays
Actors will climb aboard a custom built ‘pageant wagon’ and set off on a tour of Hackney
Read MoreMan beheads wife in act of ‘pure hatred’
Police discovered the decapitated body of Judith Nibbs at her home on Charles Square Estate
Read MorePeople passed from pillar to post
Council resources are stretched like never before – but this is exacerbated by a “not my problem” mentality that pervades all of our society
Read MoreCouncil shame: young family left to sleep on the streets
Mother and four children under 10 unceremoniously removed from the Hackney Service Centre on a cold March evening
Read MoreVictory for campaigners in ‘turnaround’ over Hackney Wick regeneration
But scheme offers ‘little provision for families’, some residents say
Read MoreHackney’s ‘contagious energy’ on display in Stephen Gill exhibition
Photography inspired by borough and its residents
Read MoreInvestigation launched into claims Stamford Hill Jewish school defied closure order
Talmud Torah Tashbar’s rigid curriculum taught no lessons in English, Ofsted inspectors found
Read MoreWoodberry Wetlands to open for first time in nearly 200 years
Vast wildlife oasis is ‘a high-quality green space and a haven for nature’
Read MoreCampaigners triumph as Duke of Wellington pub wins protected status
Closed pub gains special heritage status following campaign to save it
Read MoreShoreditch strip club seeks licence renewal under tough policy
One of few ‘sex establishments’ left has had licence renewal approved in previous years
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