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Hoxton squatters in standoff with officers as police station occupiers face eviction
Cop shop squatters who face being booted out are ‘vulnerable and homeless,’ supporter says
Read More‘There are no voters we can take for granted’ says Labour stalwart Luke Akehurst
As he bids farewell to Hackney, prominent ex-councillor gives his view of the borough’s future and reflects on his political life
Read MoreUniform will ‘suck colour out of’ Gayhurst Community School, parent warns
Petition signed by over one hundred people demands greater debate over grey and black colour scheme
Read MoreOh no, not again! ‘Environmental destruction’ warning over Canalival 2014
Revellers who trashed waterway could return, Canal and River Trust warns
Read MoreGreens would have won seven council seats under proportional representation
Research suggests party would have been by far the largest opposition locally under ‘fairer’ system
Read MoreSign of the times? Unite building demolished to make way for Prestige flats
Lakeside Green Lanes building belonging to trade union is flattened for apartments after being sold off
Read MoreHackney-based social enterprise leads the way as living wage employer
Follow our example, comms agency’s director tells other local businesses
Read MoreDoormat ‘privacy breach’: Hackney Council under fire over housing benefit messages
Town Hall is publically identifying claimants, critic says
Read MoreHackney Police Station latest: squatters could be evicted tomorrow after judge rejects defence
‘We are homeless and have nowhere else to go,’ say those occupying building earmarked for free school
Read MoreHackney Labour win big at election and top Euro poll as Greens criticise ‘antiquated’ system
Jules Pipe declines to rule out standing yet again after winning fourth term as Mayor of Hackney
Read MoreElection 2014: All the results live and as they are announced at the Britannia Leisure Centre
Live coverage from the Hackney vote count
Read MoreIs this the future of Hackney’s iconic Rose Lipman Building?
Artist pens plans for new development on site where demolition is ‘only a matter of time’
Read MoreMacaulay Culkin plays gig at new Clapton pizza delivery shop
Home Alone star plays set with his comedy band The Pizza Underground at the launch of a new pizza joint in Clapton
Read MoreWin cinema tickets to see Thief at the Barbican
Five pairs of tickets are up for grabs to see Michael Mann’s 1981 thriller
Read MoreWatch highlights from the Hackney Citizen’s Great Mayoral Debate 2014
Candidates and their representatives answered questions from the public at event at Arcola Theatre
Read More‘Hidden’ wildlife havens of Stoke Newington and Walthamstow revealed
London Wildlife Trust plans to open up manmade lakes to more people
Read MoreTower Theatre Company on hunt for new permanent base in Hackney
Thespian collective searches for venue to bring end to 11 years without home
Read MoreBan glyphosate, environmentalists tell Hackney Council at campaign launch
Former Friends of the Earth chief is among those pushing for herbicides issue to be on political agenda
Read MoreLeaflet watch: Just how accurate is Clissold Liberal Democrats’ ‘others can’t win’ claim?
Labour and Greens question veracity of graph even Lib Dem organiser Ben Mathis seems apologetic about
Read MoreGet ready to vote on 22 May says Hackney resident Jenny Watson, Electoral Commission chair
Make sure you know how and where to vote says election chief
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