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Campaigners call for ‘urgent’ reform of Hackney’s school exclusion policies
Borough ranks in the top three in London for exclusions
Read MorePolice launch murder probe after man stabbed to death in Stoke Newington
Victim, thought to be in his fifties, was found with a knife wound on Northwold Road last night
Read MoreMore than 100 stage performers protest against plans to sell off LGBT+ club in Bethnal Green
The rally was organised by union Equity after owners of working men’s club signalled intention to sell up
Read MoreNew deputy speaker appointed following previous incumbent’s child sexual assault charge
Cllr Sharon Patrick replaces Lee Laudat-Scott, who was charged last week with sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 13
Read MoreGreen councillors call for Hackney’s housing services chief to quit over ‘multiple failures’
Hackney’s mayor leaps to the defence of Cllr Clayeon McKenzie, saying he ‘really stands up for residents’
Read More‘Traumatising’: Resident on award-winning Hackney estate speaks out about leaks, mould and a silverfish infestation
Woman and her family complain of ‘stress and grief’ over conditions inside their Kings Crescent flat
Read MoreMurder investigation launched after boy, 15, stabbed to death in Hackney
Officers appeal for witnesses following stabbing near Hackney Downs yesterday afternoon
Read MoreHackney MP urges new Labour government to fix borough’s ‘ridiculous’ housing crisis
Meg Hillier condemns fact that ‘young professionals with double incomes are simply unable to afford a deposit’
Read MoreLabour’s Mete Coban quits Hackney Council ahead of move to City Hall
Coban has been appointed deputy mayor of London for the environment – and will take up the position this week
Read MorePalestine campaigners accuse council of ‘carelessly’ dismantling protest camp – along with tents belonging to homeless people
Town Hall refutes accusations that it carried out an illegal eviction on final date of longstanding protest
Read MoreHomerton fertility centre’s licence restored following probe into embryo losses
Thirty-two patients were affected in three separate incidents at the centre last year
Read More‘Lack of proper security’ at Hackney Council led to 2020 cyber attack, UK data watchdog finds
Town Hall refutes ICO’s findings, accusing it of ‘misunderstanding the facts’ in a strongly worded response
Read MoreHackney’s Deputy Speaker charged with sexually assaulting a child – just days after handing in his resignation
Lee Laudat-Scott, 48, appeared in court today charged with sexually assaulting a boy under the age of 13
Read More‘Real lifeline’: Hackney Foodbank awarded £20k to help families during the summer holidays
The charity will use the National Lottery funding to provide supermarket vouchers
Read MoreMajority of Hackney Unison’s council pension holders support ethical divestment, survey finds
‘They’ve never consulted us on where we want our money invested,’ says Hackney Unison branch secretary
Read MoreFour people died in temporary housing in Hackney over the past year
Concerns raised about lack of appropriate accommodation for people with health or addiction needs
Read MorePalestine supporters condemn ‘shocking’ placards as pro-Israeli group gatecrashes Town Hall rally
Police made three arrests as protesters gathered for tense pensions committee meeting
Read More‘Filthy, unmanaged and neglected’: Hackney residents march on Town Hall to protest living conditions on their estate
People from Exbury House say they feel ‘let down’ by the council
Read MorePro-Palestine camp outside Hackney Town Hall to wind up – as protesters mull ‘change in tactics’
The camp has been stationed outside the borough’s municipal headquarters for two months
Read MoreCazenove by-election: Patrick Pinkerton retains Labour’s seat by just 136 votes
The ward elected a new councillor for the second time this year after the resignation of Eluzer Goldberg in May
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