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Boris Johnson ‘calls in’ decision on controversial Goodsyard proposals
Campaigners say ‘developers are panicking’ ahead of London Mayoral election as Boris Johnson steps in again
Read MoreLondon Mayor to have final say on rejected Norton Folgate development
Intervention comes after Tower Hamlets council threw out the controversial British Land scheme in July
Read MoreHackney announces it will review £42m pension fund investment in dirty energy
‘Most fund members won’t be happy to learn that their money is funding climate change’, say divestment campaigners
Read MoreInterns from Hackney solar co-op launch appeal against funding cuts
Government proposals to slash the Feed-in Tariff would have ‘dramatic impact’ on projects like Banister House
Read MoreSeventh man charged with murder of Hoxton teenager
17-year-old Marcel Addai was stabbed to death on a Hoxton estate earlier this month
Read MoreCouncil calls for 100 extra police officers on the streets
Report by Deputy Mayor says loss of 173 officers over five years is ‘excessive, disproportionate and counter-productive’
Read More‘We don’t want a pub quiz in Year Two’: an interview with Jonny Allams
Learning consultant’s stance on education strike a welcome note of optimism during tough times for teaching
Read MoreFrom pool to brewery? Future of Haggerston Baths up for debate
Public meeting to be held to discuss options ranging from a swimming pool, to a brewery, flats and offices
Read MoreShelter warns Right to Buy will force sale of over 2000 Hackney homes
Council’s housing chief slams extension as ‘absolute madness’ as reports emerge of GLA ring-fencing deal
Read MoreIconic Holborn Studios under renewed threat of development
Objectors say plans to develop ‘heritage asset’ canal-side studios will force out local businesses
Read MoreHackney landlord Haydar Ulus cleared of assault
Enfield councillor was accused of punching a man in a Cash and Carry in Edmonton
Read MoreParents in shock as council approves flats that will ‘overshadow’ playground
Council rides roughshod over covenant designed to protect ‘the right of uninterrupted and unheeded access of light’
Read MoreOne Hackney: let’s get together and feel all right
Big players in Hackney’s health establishments are teaming up with smaller organisations to create ‘integrated health and social care’
Read MoreHackney MP Diane Abbott joins Corbyn’s new Labour shadow cabinet
Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP ‘very happy’ to be named shadow international development secretary
Read MoreThe school of hard knocks
At Hackney’s Boxing Academy, last-chance pupils are punching their way to a brighter future
Read MoreCouncil admits error over ‘out of date’ map used in waste plan
‘Densely populated’ residential area listed as industrial as North London Waste Plan relies on Town Hall map
Read MoreHomelessness costs double in five years as council struggles to meet demand
Charity warns housing shortage and budget cuts are making it hard for councils to help homeless residents
Read MoreRestoring health and vintage furniture at Spitalfields Crypt Trust
Recovering addicts are learning to make, renovate and sell old sofas, tables and much more
Read MoreTwo charged over fatal stabbing of Marcel Addai in Hoxton
17-year-old died from stab wounds on the St John’s Estates on Pitfield Street
Read MoreEel passes help endangered fish complete final leg of 3,000 km odyssey
Tunnels helping eels on their upstream battle are being refurbished by the Canal and River Trust
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