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Hackney landlords and tenants: are you aware of the risk of Legionella?
Why landlords must carry out a risk assessment to ensure tenants’ safety
Read MoreUber-kill? Taking the new BMW i3 for a spin with car share scheme DriveNow
Car-sharing service DriveNow gave the Hackney Citizen 100 driving minutes to test drive the all-electric BMW i3
Read MoreWork begins on Tottenham to the City Cycle Superhighway
London Mayor Boris Johnson says the newly extended superhighway will ‘waft you in tranquility’ to urban centres
Read MorePlans for two residential towers in Shoreditch get go-ahead
One Crown Place scheme for residential towers with 247 luxury flats approved by Hackney Council
Read MoreOn the money: drama classes pay dividend for primary school pupils
Children write and star in theatre productions about the importance of managing finances
Read MoreCouncil-backed policy on jail sentences for knife possession introduced
Tougher measures blocked by Liberal Democrats during the last government to come into effect in July
Read MoreOut There and proud: Hackney LGBT project spreads the message of equality
A new network aims to build on achievements made by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender groups
Read MoreIn cod we trust: there’s no plaice like Hackney for fish and chips
National dish or stodgy snack? Exploring the East End origins of a comfort food classic
Read MoreNoisy neighbour gets speakers seized for playing ‘extremely loud’ country and western
No more hoedown for country fan after Council confiscates TV, speakers and four CD players
Read MoreFlagship free school STEM Academy changes hands after damning Ofsted report
After a much-hyped opening the Old Street school has been voluntarily taken over by a chain of academies
Read MoreNew football team Hackney Wick FC is winning fans left right and centre
Community club The Wickers hope to emulate success of teams like FC United and offer members a say in how club is run
Read MoreOrthodox Jewish man jailed for raping ex-wife in first ‘victimless prosecution’ case
Man sentenced to 14 years for kidnap and rape in Hackney ‘dungeon’ despite victim withdrawing allegations
Read MoreElizabeth Adekunle appointed as new Archdeacon of Hackney
Adekunle succeeds Venerable Rachel Treweek in senior clerical role
Read MoreCurtains for blindmakers as stage set for major £750m development
Local business claims it is being ‘forced out’ by development incorporating the remains of Shakespeare’s 16th-century theatre
Read MoreMidnight 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
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