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Liberal 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
Read MoreChatsworth Road Market free stall deal could benefit budding entrepreneurs
Residents of E5, E8 and E9 postcodes in receipt of benefits encouraged to apply under new scheme
Read MoreHackney advice clinic’s founder Monika Sobiecki vents fury at legal aid cutbacks
Centre has been inundated with clients since government’s belt-tightening last year
Read MoreLive Blog – Hackney Citizen Great Mayoral Debate
Get updates from our hustings event at the Arcola Theatre as it happens
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Join us on Wednesday 30 April – find out about our discounts on beauty treatments, swimwear and membership – and enter our free prize draw, with a top prize of three months membership FREE
Read MorePrince Edward saved after Hackney Council rejects application to bulldoze pub
Celebrations as flats plan flung out by Town Hall
Read MoreHackney-based Howard League calls on Chris Grayling to reverse prisons’ book ban
Justice secretary to consider request from charity and leading authors
Read MoreExclusive: Squatters take over former Hackney Central police station
Homelessness not politics is motivation, claim occupiers
Read MoreSecretary of State Eric Pickles threatens Town Hall over continuing publication of Hackney Today ‘newspaper’
Hackney Council given just two weeks to explain its non-compliance with Publicity Code for local authorities
Read More‘David can win against Goliath’ says Stokey Local ahead of judicial review
Hackney Council’s Stoke Newington Sainsbury’s decision to be challenged in High Court
Read MoreHackney curry house Spice and Grill reopens after refurb
Menu stays the same at Clapton institution popular with politicos
Read MoreProminent Labour councillor Luke Akehurst to stand down at local elections
Former Labour Group chief whip reveals he was amused by spoof blog set up to parody him
Read MoreLeonard Street mystery: secrecy over Hackney Mayor Jules Pipe’s gallery purchase
Town Hall buys building with your cash but refuses to release price or names of sellers
Read MoreWin tickets to see Let the Right One In
A pair of tickets are up for grabs to see this chilling tale of loneliness, love and legend at the newly re-opened Apollo theatre in the West End
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