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Benyon firm pulls out of Hoxton’s New Era Estate over rent hike furore
Residents say Benyon exit is ‘major victory’ but now must fight US property investors Westbrook Partners for their homes
Read MoreIan Rathbone shortlisted for Trustee of the Year award for ‘tireless’ HCLC work
Law centre hopes Chair will be recognised with Guardian newspaper award for his dedication over 18 years as a trustee
Read MoreWinterville festival reveals more programme details
A one-woman play inspired by Kate Bush, a travelling arts circus and family rave form part of the festive town’s eclectic line-up
Read MoreRegional Schools Commissioners: more light touch, not a lot more power
Education’s new ‘middle tier’ in Hackney pushes academies to expand, and that’s about it
Read MoreLondon Fields Brewery owner Jules Whiteway given extra time to repay ‘drugs money’ to taxpayer
Ringleader of ‘prolific’ drugs ring defers repayment of ill-gotten gains while craft brewery grows
Read MoreHundreds march to Benyon Estate offices in protest at New Era rent hikes
‘We aren’t going anywhere’ say defiant residents as Russell Brand joins Dickensian protest march
Read MoreStokey Local vows to ‘fight on’ against Sainsbury’s supermarket development
Campaigners from Stoke Newington pressure group now fundraising to take their case to Court of Appeal
Read MoreDo your wurst: tucking in to the breakfast of centurions
From Roman warriors’ snacks to the designer links of the modern age, Gillian Riley tracks the many lives of the sausage
Read MorePerson and plate: star solicitor Diane Morrison picks up where Legal Aid left off
Meet the former typist who has become the pride of Hackney Community Law Centre
Read MoreJoin Hackney’s food recycling experiment!
Use your blue bin… and win
Read MoreVictory for St Mungo’s staff as management bows to pressure
Strikes called off as Chief Executive takes responsibility for the dispute over pay and conditions
Read MoreDigging deep: residents protest over ‘extreme’ basement excavations
Wilberforce Road graffitied as residents’ anger over excavations taking place at seven separate properties boils over
Read MoreHackney GCSE results dip under controversial new exam structure
Results drop by 3.1 per cent but benchmark of five A*-C grades still 2 per cent higher than national average
Read MoreConservatives abandon Scrutiny after new system leaves them with ‘no voice’
Michael Levy says Council is now ‘scrutinising itself’ as Labour slams group for ‘playing politics’ with cross-party function
Read MoreDe Beauvoir Primary investigated over exam ‘maladministration’
Key Stage 2 test results annulled as Department for Education investigates administration of school’s exams
Read MoreFollowing no-notice inspection, Jewish school remains defiant over exam question redaction
Jewish state school rated ‘good’ will continue instructing students to refrain from answering sensitive exam questions
Read MoreTerrorist suspect arrested in Hackney
21 year-old man bailed until December after being arrested on suspicion of terrorism offences
Read MoreSt Mungo’s dispute escalates as staff vote for second week of strike action
Residents of Mare Street hostel to be left with ‘skeleton service’ as over 100 staff members vote in favour of strike
Read MoreFormer councillor launches appeal against ‘illegally run’ election
Vernon Williams who ran as an independent candidate in May’s local elections accuses returning officer of breaking the law
Read MoreTricia Okoruwa obituary
Tributes paid to ‘tenacious’ Head of Hackney Learning Trust who devoted her career to improving school standards
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