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Will the National Citizen Service stop young people rioting?
David Cameron says the scheme will restore values, responsibility and self-discipline. Its critics say it is too expensive and will not help disaffected youngsters
Read MoreResidents speak out on Hackney riots at Clarence Road
Local people give their views at a get-together organised by church and community groups
Read MoreWhat caused the Hackney riots? A local teacher speaks out
“You could see it coming…the kids don’t feel like they’re part of anything, they don’t feel they’re being heard”
Read MoreThe People’s Supermarket launches Hackney consultation
The member owned co-operative has launched a seven week consultation to find out if local people want such a store in Homerton
Read MoreThe Hackney Heroine tells why she confronted rioters
Pauline Pearce – the woman with a walking stick – became a YouTube sensation after tackling looters in the street. Now she fears there’s more trouble ahead
Read MoreHackney politicians write open letter raising concerns over Sainsbury’s Wilmer Place
Calls for the developer Newmark Properties and Sainsbury’s to attend a public meeting before a planning application is submitted
Read MoreCitizens Advice: feeling the financial pinch?
Hackney CAB explains how to get help with debt problems
Read MoreClarence Road shop keeper Siva Kandiah re-opens after Hackney riots
A local trader and his family celebrate with supporters as his store throws open its doors again
Read MoreWhich way to East Wick?
Hackney is to get a new neighbourhood which will be built on the site of the Olympic Park after the 2012 Games
Read More‘Bully boy’ charity accused of crippling Well Street traders
Charity landlord refuses to back down on massive rent rises as traders claim they are being hounded for speaking out against church-based organisation
Read MoreHackney Council pumps taxpayer millions into tobacco firms
Anti-smoking campaigners angry at Town Hall tobacco investments. ‘Everyone does it’ response from council as it promotes smoke-free kids’ play area
Read MoreGet water wise, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Climate change can bring both drought and flash flooding. A local environmental campaign group explains what we can do to make the most of our water
Read MoreHackney to be twinned with Scarborough for Olympic events
The borough is partnering with a North Yorkshire seaside town for a series of cultural and sporting activities
Read MoreAfter the Hackney riots: community holds tea party in Clarence Road
Church and community groups organise a get-together exactly a week after the borough’s disturbances
Read MoreHackney: ‘these riots were about lack of opportunity’ – video
Channel 4 video: a local filmmaker talks to two members of a gang about possible reasons for the riot and their relationship with the police
Read MoreHackney riots: ‘The message when youth clubs close is that no one cares’
Half the borough’s children live in poverty. Missing, too, are the summer courses that kept minds and hands busy
Read MoreWhat caused the Hackney riots? Local residents speak out
“These teenagers have got nothing better to do… they think that they’re well hard”
Read MoreBoris Johnson says London riots “are not a simple issue.”
London’s Tory Mayor has said that the riots’ “background field of causation” is “very, very, various.”
Read MoreAre you affected by the Hackney riots?
Hackney Citizens’ Advice Bureau offers information to local residents on what to do
Read MoreHackney riots: why here? why now?
What were the reasons for this week’s violent disturbances in the borough?
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