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FGM 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’
Read MoreHomerton local pub The Prince Edward awarded community asset listing
Pub popular with West Indian punters and ‘local, ordinary people’ gets protective Asset of Community Value status
Read MoreWickED withdrawal? Head to DIY Open Studios for dose of inspiration
Hackney WickED event coincides with London Festival of Architecture for weekend of open studios and fringe events
Read MoreJules Pipe re-elected as chair of London Councils
Hackney’s mayor secures sixth term as chair of local government lobbying group
Read MoreAll the world’s a stage: Immediate Theatre is out to change young people’s lives
Hackney charity uses drama to make a difference with bold productions and estate-based workshops
Read MoreBicycle couriers protest over pay outside CitySprint’s Shoreditch office
Courier service described as ‘the last great unregulated industry in Britain’ as workers unionise to fight for fair pay
Read MoreVicious cycle: Improvements for bikes could lead to rent hikes, say experts
Gentrification hot topic at Hackney Cycling Conference as Councillor Feryal Demirci says cycling must benefit all residents
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