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New Head of Hackney Learning Trust is Council’s ‘star hire’
Anne Canning brings 30 years of experience and a wealth of knowledge to her new role
Read More‘Porn-free’ newsagent Hamdy Shahein to retire after 36 years at the shop counter
Stoke Newington community is ‘like family’ says owner of Hamdy’s News as he prepares to hand over his shop
Read MoreGeneral Election 2015: analysis
Comfortable wins for Labour saw both Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier increase their share of the vote, while the Conservatives and Greens vied for second place in both constituencies
Read MoreLabour MPs survive bloodbath
Diane Abbott and Meg Hillier win with larger majorities
Read MoreGeneral Election 2015: Hackney South & Shoreditch results
Labour party’s Meg Hillier re-elected with increased majority
Read MoreGeneral Election 2015: Hackney North & Stoke Newington results
Labour party’s Diane Abbott re-elected with increased majority
Read MoreOutrage at registration failure as Hackney residents denied vote
Town Hall blames error on new system as up to 100 residents are left unable to vote in General Election
Read MoreExclusion from question time event was ‘denial of democracy,’ says candidate
Trade Union and Socialist Coalition candidate Brian Debus was not invited to Hackney Community College’s question time event because his party has no Westminster seats
Read MoreCampaigners toast victory as Chesham Arms set to reopen as ‘East End boozer’
Pubs are ‘an important part of the social fabric of our cities’, says campaigner after Homerton pub is rescued from development
Read MoreSoapbox snippets: General Election debates special
Find out who got heckled, who is opposed to tumble dryers and who tried to speak ‘off the record’ at our General Election hustings on Sunday
Read MoreShacklewell Lane Mosque dome is ‘message of unity’ against Islamophobia
‘Ramsgate doesn’t have a mosque’ explains spokesperson for Reality Party, which is fielding a candidate in South Thanet
Read MoreRow escalates between Hackney’s Orthodox Jews and coroner over burial of dead
Leading religious figures say fears over autopsies and delayed burials are ‘traumatising’ the community
Read MoreSainsbury’s backs out of Wilmer Place in shock twist to supermarket saga
Dramatic week for Stokey Local as Sainsbury’s exits Newmark Properties scheme and court battle draws to a close
Read MoreDalston mosque faces questions over political slogan emblazoned on roof
The Charity Commission said will be contacting the UK Islamic Trust as a ‘matter of urgency’
Read MoreHackney South General Election 2015 debate – as it happened
Welcome to our Hackney South General Election 2015 debate – live at the Arcola Theatre, Dalston
Read MoreHackney North General Election 2015 debate – as it happened
Welcome to our Hackney North General Election 2015 debate – live at the Arcola Theatre, Dalston
Read MoreHackney free school tight-lipped over delayed opening
Mystery surrounds what role the General Election is to play in the opening of Hackney Wick Academy
Read MoreSoapbox snippets: weekly round-up from the Hackney campaign trail
Hustings galore, a Tory-annosaurus Rex and the battle over Dunsmure Road
Read MoreHackney club’s star rower makes waves in historic women’s Boat Race win
Maddy Badcott who learnt to row at Lea Rowing Club is Oxford’s youngest crew member in women’s boat race
Read MoreRussell Brand gets angry about inequality at Hackney film screening
Comedian and activist defends his stance not to vote at Hackney Picturehouse screening of his film The Emperor’s New Clothes
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