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Man found dead in Clissold Park
Victim was discovered just after 6.30am
Read MoreThe scoop: Hackney’s best ice cream
Hackney’s cool streak extends all the way to the freezer section, finds Gillian Riley
Read MoreHackney’s electoral register revealed as most inaccurate in the country
Electoral Commission report reveals 23 per cent of entries on the electoral roll are unconfirmed
Read MoreCrackdown on renting to illegal immigrants will be ‘ineffectual’ says charity
Dr Rayah Feldman says dishing out heavy penalties to landlords will not make homeless and destitute leave the UK
Read MoreBattle over silent majority as resident groups slam ‘pro-booze’ campaign
Swords drawn in licensing row as residents’ groups say campaign merely sets out to protect bar owners’ profits
Read MoreDalston ply-scraper on the rise as Hackney becomes timber trailblazer
The borough is quietly positioning itself at the forefront of a revolution in urban housing architecture
Read MoreCruise controls: Abney Park sex under scrutiny
Outreach workers will be patrolling weekly until March 2016 under new Healthier Hackney Fund initiative
Read MoreRiotous fun as Shomrim joins forces with Met for police Open Day
Event aimed to strengthen ties between Met police and Orthodox Jewish community
Read MoreHackney City Farm needs pounds for its piggy bank
The borough’s favourite farmyard needs help to feed its chickens, goats and donkeys
Read MoreTeenager’s body pulled from canal after being chased by police
17 year-old boy who died in canal near Lea Bridge Road named locally as Jack Susianta
Read MoreJewish and Muslim communities celebrate landmark autopsy ruling
Rabbi Asher Gratt describes families’ relief as judicial review establishes set of precedents for coroners
Read MoreArtists slam sculpture competition launched by developers
Regal Homes which plans to demolish over a hundred artists’ studios offers £1,000 prize for public artwork
Read MoreRent hike forces fashion incubator The Trampery to seek new home
Social enterprise that opened doors two years ago says it will be priced out as rent increases by 400 per cent
Read MoreCampaigners jubilant as British Land’s Norton Folgate scheme rejected
Permission for development of Spitalfields site denied but campaigners warn British Land will be back
Read MoreMan stabbed in broad daylight near Hackney Central
Victim in hospital but police spokesperson says injuries ‘not life threatening’
Read MoreHackney 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
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