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New school to be opened by Mossbourne academy
London state school known for its great success to open new comprehensive nearby
Read MoreCall for re-run of new Hackney school consultation
Disgruntled residents object to ‘flawed’ consultation and mount a campaign for a comprehensive state school option
Read MoreHackney Council to evict Dalston squatters
A squat in St Mark’s Rise is the latest in a string of properties to be emptied by bullish housing chiefs
Read MoreAxe falls on Hackney police teams
Safer Neighbourhoods officers cut as many wards share sergeants
Read MoreCouncil tax hike mooted as Hackney faces £60m budget hole
The Town Hall faces a funding shortfall of £60 million over the next three years – even if it raises council tax by 2.5% per year
Read MorePhillips Idowu awarded MBE
The Hackney-born triple jumper is recognised for services to athletics
Read MoreZombies rise up in Stoke Newington in protest against Sainsbury’s supermarket plans
Stoke Newington residents in ghoulish gear are dead against the proposed new store near Abney Park Cemetery
Read MoreEast London celebrates Pride
Hundreds march peacefully from Hackney Town Hall despite the recent controversies over the appearance of ‘gay-free zone’ stickers
Read MoreBritney Spears shoots Criminal video as council bars gang drama filming on Hackney estates
Replica gun used at Stoke Newington Town Hall as council fears residents risk having ‘neighbourhoods stigmatised’
Read MoreKen Livingstone on riots, debt and the end of the world
Labour’s London mayoral candidate has offered a group of sixth form students his recipe for reviving the capital
Read MoreAfter the riots: the Hackney worker teaching young men to be ambitious
Youth worker Emeka Egbuonu’s book has much to teach policymakers following the riots, writes Rachel Williams
Read MoreFrustration fallout after EastEnders declines Olympic Park move
The BBC’s decision not to move the production base of its flagship soap to the Games broadcast centre makes the job of filling that space in the long term more difficult
Read MoreHackney wards to be redrawn in Boundary Commission shake-up plan
The number of councillors and the size and shape of wards is set to change in advance of the next local elections in 2014
Read MorePlanned changes to Hackney MPs’ constituency boundaries unveiled
Two new constituencies for the borough are set to change the shape of Hackney politics if new proposals get the go-ahead
Read MoreHackney Gay Pride march to go ahead despite Home Secretary’s ban
A loophole in the law means local gay parade will takes place later this month as planned
Read MoreTalented Hackney oldies wanted
The Amazings! is seeking people of near retirement age for its Hackney-based venture
Read MoreLeader: Don’t cut Hackney youth cash
Moves to slash spending on young people make no sense at this volatile time
Read MoreLegal aid cuts: Hackney to be hit hardest
The government’s proposed changes will leave many Hackney residents unable to claim free legal advice for key areas of civil law such as clinical negligence, housing, employment and welfare
Read MoreGentrification and the battle for Clapton’s soul
Clapton is changing fast as rising house prices in other parts make this once run-down area increasingly des res. But is an influx of newcomers creating tensions with existing residents?
Read MoreInterview: Reverend Joyce Daley on the Hackney riots
A local minister gives her eyewitness account of last month’s civil unrest in the borough
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