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Refugees hit the airwaves with Reel Rebels
A new radio project will give a voice to asylum seekers and other under-represented groups
Read MoreEnter the Imaginerium
A new space for creative craft classes and workshops opens Broadway Market
Read MoreHackney CAB highlights foodbanks
New service will provide emergency food for local people in crisis, says local Citizens Advice Bureau
Read MoreHackney head stamp man jailed
Assault is latest incident of anti-police hostility in the borough
Read MoreBust-up over Hackney ward boundaries
Parties disagree on impact & implementation of local government boundary changes
Read MoreTeenager gets life sentence for killing with comb
Teenager Rebecca Douglas will serve a minimum of ten years for murdering Julie Sheriff in 2011
Read MoreMarvellous new mural brightens London Fields
A new mural in London Fields painted by locals presents Hackney as the centre of the world
Read MoreDalston peace mural painter dies
Mick Jones, who painted the anti-war artwork in Dalston Lane in the 1980s, has passed away aged 68
Read MoreResidents fall victim to locksmith scam
Anti-scam initiative launched after cowboy traders are uncovered in Hackney
Read MoreSainsbury’s revised plan stokes fears
Residents encouraged to speak up over proposed Stoke Newington supermarket development
Read MoreHomerton Hospital misses cancer targets
Regulator has ‘limited concerns’ about Homerton NHS Foundation Trust’s performance
Read MoreDiabetes charity slams PCT
Local NHS Primary Care Trust ‘worst in England’ for diabetes-related illness in children, leading charity says
Read MoreReprieve for Church Street bookshop
Book shop and garage saved following opposition from local residents
Read MoreAlpha-ville Festival returns
This year’s programme features two events exploring innovation in technology and the arts
Read MoreCouncil tax discounts face axe
Hackney Council launches consultation on response to new government benefit cuts
Read MoreCouncil accused over Games parking ‘insanity’
Resident complains of ‘Kafkaesque’ experience, and demands apology and compensation
Read MoreTown Hall ‘snub’ to Paralympics
Disability rights activists criticise council after sports screen is removed
Read MoreHackney Paralympian narrowly misses medal
Hackney-raised wheelchair basketball star Ade Orogbemi just misses a bronze medal
Read MoreParalympic procession comes to the borough
Mix-up meant some disabled onlookers had an obstructed view of the torch relay
Read MoreFind crafty folk at new Brewhouse market
The BrewHouse market in Helmsley Place features everything from bike repairs to jewellery
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