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Leaflet watch: Conservatives’ ‘absurd’ Seven Sisters Road one-way claim
Party’s Woodberry Down election literature suggests Labour plans to turn busy six-lane dual carriageway into single lane street
Read MoreLeaflet watch: residents in Labour’s brochure are politicians, and Meg Hillier’s surprise endorsement
Labour MP says she supports work of Labour councillors as Tories say ruling party treats voters like fools
Read MoreHackney Council says it spent over £11,000 on seeds for London Fields wildflower meadow
Huge bill racked up last year for colourful feature of park now at the centre of controversy over pesticide use
Read MoreKatharine Hamnett CBE slams council use of weedkiller on London Fields wildflower meadow
Fashion designer to speak out at campaign meeting this weekend over widespread use of chemical criticised by environmentalists
Read MoreColours of summer come alive as Clissold Park butterfly dome reopens
Catch a glimpse into the life cycle of beautiful winged insects at free Stoke Newington attraction
Read More12 Hackney GP surgeries threatened with closure because of government cuts
Warning changes to funding set-up will hit poor areas like Hackney and Tower Hamlets particularly hard
Read MoreGeffrye Museum has designs on bumper summer of celebrations
Hoxton’s museum of the home marks centenary with an exhibition of useful and beautiful domestic design
Read MoreAdaptable Stokey: Founder of EASTWEST on why Stoke Newington has a strong sense of identity
Needs of young families raise questions for planners and designers
Read MoreSubspace is for all: EASTWEST’s architect founder tells of inspiration behind firm’s philosophy
Hackney-based practice is making ‘architecture for all’ strapline a reality
Read MoreEASTWEST architecture: Progressive merits of building Relevant Design
Hackney-based firm cites local clients’ needs as examples of a broader movement
Read MoreEquality time: feminism group StokEquality tackles casual sexism in school
Calls for gender equality to be made part of school curriculum
Read MoreConfusion over future of squat in former police station earmarked for free school
Neither Department for Education nor Tauheedul Free Schools Trust can say if eviction proceedings have yet been launched
Read MoreTitbits – Diane Abbott’s a modern day Disraeli, but what’s Hackney Council’s view on graffiti?
Stamford Hill event to celebrate first Jewish Prime Minister as Town Hall declines to confirm U-turn
Read MoreLiberal Democrats criticise Hackney Unites for ‘no platform’ stance on UKIP
John Page defends decision, saying candidate was excluded because of party’s politics
Read MoreShip ahoy! Hackney Pirates drops anchor at new Kingsland Road home
Educational charity announces launch of The Ship of Adventures, its booty-ful new permanent base
Read MoreSunny delight as Hackney’s first ever solar energy cooperative prepares for lift off
Residents of Homerton’s Banister House estate set sights on zero-carbon energy
Read MoreWoman hit by police car in Dalston in ‘critical condition’
Twenty-two year-old woman struck by unmarked police car is fighting for her life
Read MoreIncumbent Mayor of Hackney’s ‘pie in sky’ attack on Lib Dem housing claim
Election promises on housing and permits prompt ire from Jules Pipe
Read MoreHackney Today under fire from Eric Pickles and rivals for Mayor of Hackney post
Local Government Secretary’s deadline to Hackney Council expires as Jules Pipe’s rivals attack freesheet
Read MoreJobs risk under New Regent’s College upper school site closure plan
Temporary closure of Hackney’s pupil referral unit’s Shoreditch site places up to 19 jobs at risk
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