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Hackney Council to review London Living Wage policy
Hackney is to review its pay policy as two nearby local authorities agree to pay all those doing council work a living wage
Read MoreRenting unaffordable for Hackney families earning less than £61,000
With home ownership out of reach and rents rocketing, many couples are considering moving out
Read MoreSam Hallam murder case goes to Court of Appeal
Campaigners call on Sam Hallam’s supporters to attend the appeal hearing on Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 May at the Royal Courts of Justice
Read MoreHackney Council rejects London Fields ‘tower block’ plan
Town Hall rejects as out of hand a plan to build ten-storey housing block near London Fields
Read MoreTEDx Hackney brings happiness to the Picturehouse
TEDx Hackney’s event at the Picturehouse included talks, live music and short films on the subject of happiness
Read MoreBoris Johnson visits Stamford Hill
Comedy and campaigning as Conservative candidate for London Mayor Boris Johnson comes to Hackney
Read MoreAngel of the Lee Valley artist supports Leyton Marsh protestors
The authorities ‘are not thinking about the environment at all’ says Angel of the Lee Valley artist as Olympic construction goes ahead
Read MoreLondon mayoral candidate Siobhan Benita launches manifesto in Hackney
The independent candidate for London mayor sets out her stall at Hackney’s BSix College
Read MoreMustafa Korel to stand for Greens in council byelection
Green byelection candidate says Hackney Central needs “a different voice, holding the council to account”
Read MoreProtester receives Olympics asbo
London man who opposed construction of basketball venue believed to be first to receive wide-ranging ban from Olympics
Read More2012 London elections – last chance to register to vote
Register to vote before Wednesday 18 April. The elections for a Mayor of London, a Constituency Assembly Member and a London-wide Assembly member take place on Thursday 3 May
Read MoreTech City – digital deluge greeted with cautious optimism
The recent influx of technology firms into east London’s ‘Tech City’ is yet to gain overwhelming support from local creatives and entrepreneurs
Read MoreShoreditch residents slam Olympic ‘beer tent’
Hackney Council has given the thumbs-up to ‘Hackney House’, a marquee to ‘showcase’ the borough this summer
Read MorePassenger stabbed on train departing Dalston Kingsland station
Man, 36, attacked following row with stranger. Police release CCTV image in connection with the incident
Read MoreKen Livingstone visits Ridley Road Market
As the London mayoral race heats up, Labour candidate Ken Livingstone makes his voice heard in the crowded marketplace of Dalston’s Ridley Road
Read MoreFour arrested as Olympic protestors evicted from Leyton Marshes
Local campaign group Save Leyton Marshes says it will continue to challenge Olympic bosses over alleged breaches of planning regulations
Read MoreJudges grant Olympic bosses injunction against Leyton Marsh protestors
Olympic Delivery Authority takes legal action to prevent protestors from disrupting construction work on Leyton Marsh
Read MoreHackney Mayor Jules Pipe appointed to Olympic Park legacy board
Hackney’s Mayor joins the London Legacy Development Corporation, set up to manage the development of the Olympic Park and surrounding areas
Read MoreCampaigners occupy Leyton Marshes to protest Olympic development
Hackney councillor speaks out in support of protestors camping out on Metropolitan Open Land
Read MoreHackney recycling – row grows over orange sacks
Environmental group raises concerns about move away from green box collections
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