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Hackney gang members convicted – 31 jailed following sting operation
Police set up fake fashion business to infiltrate the notorious Pembury Boys and Balance Boys Gang
Read MoreLondon Assembly member Andrew Boff to stand for Conservatives in council byelection
Conservative byelection candidate says ‘Hackney Central needs a councillor who is not just going to toe a party line’
Read MoreNick Clegg visits Hackney to speak with ‘heroine’ Pauline Pearce
Deputy Prime Minister says he is ‘honoured’ to meet the ‘Hackney Heroine’ ahead of council by-election
Read MoreBarrister Ben Hayhurst to stand for Labour in council byelection
Labour candidate for Hackney Central byelection says professional background helps provide insight into youth issues
Read MoreOlympic Torch route through Hackney announced
The One Hackney 2012 Festival will mark the Olympic Flame’s journey through the borough on Saturday 21 July
Read More‘Hackney Heroine’ Pauline Pearce to stand in council byelection
The Liberal Democrats have chosen as their candidate for Hackney Central ward a jazz singer who came to fame during last year’s riots
Read MoreAcademies fail to make grade on good GCSEs, study shows
New exam results analysis shows academies are not outperforming local authority schools – despite additional government funding
Read MoreBrother of EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie charged with her murder
Tony McCluskie was remanded in custody at Thames Magistrates’ Court this afternoon
Read MoreOlympic Village social housing plans revealed
Six boroughs to get 107 homes between them for social housing in the post-Games ‘East Village’
Read MoreBody found in canal is EastEnders actor Gemma McCluskie
Police confirm that torso discovered in Regent’s canal in east London is that of actor who went missing last week
Read MoreSegregation row at Stoke Newington swimming pool
Children’s swimming group told it is ‘essential’ they use a separate exit to avoid mixing with Jewish youth club
Read MoreReal Ale and Rockin’ Blues Festival
The Sebright Arms hosts its Real Ale and Rockin’ Blues Festival on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 March 2012
Read MoreMary Wollstonecraft – a statue of her own
Roberta Wedge talks about her passion for local hero Mary Wollstonecraft, the ‘under-appreciated’ mother of modern feminism
Read MoreBlade runners Battodo-style
Traditional martial art helps its practitioners use mental discipline to cut through life’s obstacles as the borough’s Battodo students learn to live by the sword
Read MoreDisappearing Dalston
A new photographic exhibition celebrates lost places in a changing neighbourhood
Read MoreFares hike fuss mars Boris bus launch
As London Mayor launches his new prototype Routemaster, critics slam new bus as vanity project and poor value for money while transport fares rocket
Read MoreHackney Hear sound app launches
The borough’s secrets are told through sound on innovative new phone app
Read MoreHackney Council rejects Dalston 18-storey tower block plan
Town Hall planning committee turns down proposal for 18-storey block in Kingsland High Street
Read MoreMan arrested after body found in Regent’s Canal
Body is believed to be that of missing EastEnders actress Gemma McCluskie
Read MoreMan jailed for Hackney murder after 13 years
Tuggie Phillips convicted of Stephen Bailey’s 1999 murder after changing his name and fleeing the country
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