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Hackney MPs split over welfare bill
Diane Abbott is one of the 48 rebel MPs to vote against welfare bill, but Hackney South MP Meg Hillier abstains
Read MoreHundreds link arms in human chain as Norton Folgate decision looms
Controversial British Land development scheme for Spitalfields site to be decided at planning meeting tomorrow
Read More‘Thankfully no hipsters were injured’: fire brigade apologises over tweet
Anger after ‘poor taste’ tweet from London Fire Brigade following fire that damaged street food pop-up Dinerama
Read MoreExtension of Right to Buy will force council home sell-off, warns housing chief
Government calls on housing associations to become ‘champions of aspiration’ as it plans to extend Right to Buy
Read MorePlane Stupid activists charged over Heathrow runway protest
Hackney residents amongst the 13 charged over direct action against runway expansion
Read MoreLicensing row: residents being treated as if they are ‘stupid’, say bar owners
Borough ‘not closing’ at midnight insists Town Hall as campaign launches against proposed borough-wide hours policy
Read MoreToxic hogweed plants spotted on Hackney Marshes
Council confirms invasive plant species is growing along areas of the River Lea but no injuries have been reported
Read MoreHackney teacher denies asking student to translate ‘will you have sex with me?’
Assistant head of science at Our Lady’s Convent High School banned from teaching due to ‘unacceptable professional conduct’
Read MoreHackney free school in limbo as opening delayed another year
Hackney Wick Academy has pushed back its opening beyond 2016 in order to raise ‘significant additional capital investment’
Read MoreWatchdog backs Hackney Citizen over Freedom of Information ‘fishing expedition’
Council says releasing ‘if asked’ press releases is ‘vexatious’ request which relies cynically on pot luck
Read MoreActivists launch campaign to ‘shut down’ school dinner themed pop-up
Co-founder of the Art of Dining says she is ‘devastated’ at the criticism of the After School Club
Read MoreHackney landlords and tenants: are you aware of the risk of Legionella?
Why landlords must carry out a risk assessment to ensure tenants’ safety
Read MoreUber-kill? Taking the new BMW i3 for a spin with car share scheme DriveNow
Car-sharing service DriveNow gave the Hackney Citizen 100 driving minutes to test drive the all-electric BMW i3
Read MoreWork begins on Tottenham to the City Cycle Superhighway
London Mayor Boris Johnson says the newly extended superhighway will ‘waft you in tranquility’ to urban centres
Read MorePlans for two residential towers in Shoreditch get go-ahead
One Crown Place scheme for residential towers with 247 luxury flats approved by Hackney Council
Read MoreOn the money: drama classes pay dividend for primary school pupils
Children write and star in theatre productions about the importance of managing finances
Read MoreCouncil-backed policy on jail sentences for knife possession introduced
Tougher measures blocked by Liberal Democrats during the last government to come into effect in July
Read MoreOut There and proud: Hackney LGBT project spreads the message of equality
A new network aims to build on achievements made by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender groups
Read MoreIn cod we trust: there’s no plaice like Hackney for fish and chips
National dish or stodgy snack? Exploring the East End origins of a comfort food classic
Read MoreNoisy neighbour gets speakers seized for playing ‘extremely loud’ country and western
No more hoedown for country fan after Council confiscates TV, speakers and four CD players
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