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Midnight curfew for new Hackney bars slammed as ‘anti-youth and anti-fun’
Business owners say policy will prevent renewal of nighttime economy as Council consults on 12am cut-off
Read MoreTributes pour in following death of Joe Lobenstein MBE aged 88
Diane Abbott leads tributes to long-serving councillor and first Orthodox Jewish mayor of Hackney
Read MoreHackney restricts office-to-residential developments to ‘protect’ high streets
Council votes to adopt a wide-ranging Article 4 Direction to remove permitted development rights
Read MoreIt’s a two way street: cyclists scorn proposals to scrap Wick Road cycle lane
Councillors insist two-way street will ease traffic but transport expert slams proposals as ‘disappointing’
Read MoreBuilding Lives’ Hackney apprentices lose jobs amid funding chaos
Crowd-funding charity may withold funding from Building Lives to support apprentices it made redundant
Read MoreHackney has the highest rate in UK for young people with chlamydia
The UK’s most common sexually transmitted infection (STI) was detected in 4,270 Hackney residents per 100,000 population
Read MoreFGM campaigners urge Hackney Council to ‘do more’ for 3,000 girls at risk
‘We need a clinic in Hackney to be open now,’ says founder of FGM organisation The Hawa Trust
Read MoreKids take part in ‘bike bus’ world record attempt for Bike Around the Borough
Young cyclists miss out on world record by eight riders but enjoy Council’s annual cycling event
Read MoreHousing activists target Foxtons in protest at ‘rampant regeneration’
Campaigners celebrate Council’s withdrawal of controversial PSPO by staging ‘leaflet amnesty’ and occupying estate agent
Read MoreCampaigners slam revised Bishopsgate Goodsyard plans as ‘disappointing’
Storeys shaved off towers and brick replaces glass but campaigners say changes are merely ‘cosmetic’
Read MorePolice handing out rough sleeping ban leaflets to homeless, claim campaigners
Officers allegedly handed men leaflets in Hackney Central informing them they were in PSPO-controlled area
Read MoreReligious leaders call on government to reinstate out of hours burial service
Stamford Hill Rabbi tells Justice Secretary Michael Gove the community is ‘traumatised’ by burial delays
Read MoreClapton school in funding bid for playground in ‘urgent need’ of revamp
Millfields Community School is bidding for a £25,000 community award to turn concrete play area into ‘safe and exciting space’
Read MoreHackney college closes art courses as ‘unfair’ further education cuts kick in
Local arts organisations slam cuts as Hackney Community College announces closure of three art courses in September 2015
Read MoreSophie Linden announces withdrawal of Council’s controversial PSPO
Deputy Mayor says the Council has recognised the public’s ‘strength of feeling’ on the issue
Read MoreFirefighters tackle huge shop blaze in Haggerston
One man rushed to hospital with burns and smoke inhalation as shops on Yorkton Street go up in flames
Read MoreRummagers’ delight as crowdsourced jumble sale comes back to Clapton
It was barbeques, bunting and bric-a-brac galore as hundreds took part in Clapton Jumble Trail
Read MoreChoice in Hackney project makes headway on disability needs
New initiative seeks to improve care for disabled people through training provided by users themselves
Read MoreBroadway Market bar in ‘anti-social behaviour hotspot’ seeks late licence
Owner of Off Broadway Rupert Selby argues that problems are mainly caused by street drinkers and not his customers
Read MoreVillagers furious over Council plans to buy £1.25m Oxford mansion for ‘troubled families’
Neighbours complain urban families ‘not compatible’ with village life and that the change of use would bring ‘transient population’
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