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Residents launch petition over Crossrail 2 plans to dig up Shoreditch Park
Britannia Leisure Centre could also be bulldozed following TfL’s proposals for an underground ventilation shaft
Read More‘Ban basement excavations’: mother and toddler narrowly escape injury in ceiling collapse
Father points finger of blame at council for approving ‘dangerous and disruptive’ basement excavations
Read MorePJ Harvey to headline as Field Day announces first wave of acts
Beach House, Deerhunter and Four Tet also set to perform at festival’s tenth anniversary in Victoria Park
Read MoreStoke Newington café to host Christmas Day lunch for oldsters
The Haberdashery café is looking for support from residents for a planned festive meal for older residents
Read MoreSwimmers take the plunge with new dementia-friendly classes
Award-winning scheme making waves comes to Hackney
Read MoreDevelopers British Land confirm partial climbdown over Norton Folgate
New proposals for historic site are expected to save 19th-century warehouses from demolition
Read MoreHackney-born hate preacher arrested in Hungary
Muslim activist Abu Izzadeen, who has been convicted of terrorism offences, is arrested on a train
Read MoreWhat are the alternatives to ‘boring’ Bishopsgate Goodsyard scheme?
Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe and East London residents outline their own proposals for £800 million project
Read MoreMayor Jules Pipe condemns ‘obscene’ Bishopsgate Goodsyard proposals
Plans lack enough affordable housing for Tech City workers, says mayor
Read MorePlan to axe one of Hackney’s six fire engines slammed as ‘dangerous’
Hackney already ‘disproportionately’ affected by cuts and would face longer response times, warns Fire Brigade Union
Read MorePolice appeal for information about prolific artifice burglar
Peter Kerrigan posed as a police officer to trick residents and raid their homes
Read MoreColvestone Primary School: Council mulls U-turn over playground light
Hackney Council says it will consider historical covenant but campaigners remain sceptical
Read MoreFirst Passivhaus in Hackney unveiled
The eco-friendly home can be kept warm with two towel rails and costs just £170 a year to heat
Read MoreHouse homeless people in empty council buildings, urge campaigners
Petition launched calling on the Town Hall to throw open the doors of its underused premises
Read MoreNadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot tackles refugee crisis at Stoke Newington gallery opening
Political activist premieres video for Pussy Riot single ‘Refugees In’ at Connor Brothers exhibition
Read MoreWhere are the extra school places coming from?
Plan to build flats to pay for new schools is unpopular, but council says its options are limited, writes Ellie Broughton
Read MoreHomerton cleans up maternity department following health watchdog inspection
‘Amber’ warning given by Care Quality Commission following safety concerns
Read MorePolice cuts threaten stop and search progress
New stop and search methods have reduced the frequency of searches and improved accuracy. But cuts to police funding mean improvements might be lost
Read MoreGrowing a community – the never-ending story of Woodberry Down
Simon Donovan of Manor House Development Trust talks about the challenges of Woodberry Down, community, and why his job is as easy as ABCD
Read MoreTackling homelessness is key to eradicating TB
NHS struggles to treat with patients with no fixed abode who have tested positive, says Homerton Hospital
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