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Pitcairn House resident feels ‘gaslit’ by council over constant humming noise in his flat
Man on problem estate says he hasn’t had a good night’s sleep for 18 months – only to be told there was no evidence of the problem
Read MoreCouncil refutes ‘laziness’ claim after woman on troubled estate was left with ‘stinking’ leak
‘We have dedicated and hard-working officers across the service striving to deliver the best possible service for our tenants,’ says Town Hall spokesperson
Read MoreGirl, 9, remains in critical condition following Dalston shooting – as detectives urge people to come forward
Officers appeal for information as they investigate shooting on Kingsland High Street last week
Read More‘I was wrong to jump to conclusions’: Chair of HAIFA apologises to Hackney Green party councillors over ‘terrorists’ accusation
‘I would point out that I did not accuse all Green party members of being terrorists’, says Martin Sugarman
Read MoreTitbits – selective voices and multiple choices
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreAnother Labour councillor quits – triggering Hackney’s fifth by-election in 2024
Cazenove ward’s Eluzer Goldberg has resigned after ‘much reflection’ because of work and family commitments
Read MoreGirl, 9, left ‘fighting for life’ after shooting in Dalston
The youngster and three men were hit with bullets outside Evin restaurant last night
Read MoreConfusion as Diane Abbott and party leaders make conflicting claims on MP’s future
Abbott says she is banned from standing in the general election, but the party says no decision has been taken
Read MoreChildren’s centre campaigners to launch legal action over ‘misleading’ council consultation
Families fighting plans to close two centres expect to issue urgent judicial review proceedings next week
Read MoreDisgraced ex-Labour councillor has child contact ban lifted following appeal
Lawyers for Tom Dewey successfully argued that the restriction was ‘unnecessary and disproportionate’
Read MoreLabour Black Socialists condemn Keir Starmer’s treatment of Diane Abbott – with date set for decision on MP’s future
Campaigner Lucie Scott accuses Labour leader of ‘deliberately keeping Abbott in suspense’
Read MoreCampaigners bid to stop 400-year-old Hackney pub from being turned into a house
‘I had hoped that the days of developers coming after Hackney’s pubs were behind us,’ says Campaign for Real Ale representative
Read MoreClissold councillor Sade Etti given housing needs brief in minor cabinet reshuffle
Cllrs Sam Pallis and Joe Walker become deputy cabinet members as Mayor Woodley opts for continuity
Read More‘Shame and disgust’: Stamford Hill residents launch campaign to clean up ‘unsanitary’ streets
Member of residents’ group Stamford Hill Unites says dumped waste is becoming an ‘increasing problem’
Read MorePro-Palestinian protesters camped outside Town Hall vow to stay ‘until council divests’
Campaigners, who have already spent two weeks in their tents, are prepared for the long haul if their demands are not met
Read More‘We are all one’: Dalston Curve Garden features in London-wide exhibition inspired by refugees
Artist Kate Daudy has teamed up with the UN Refugee Agency to plant felt flowers across the capital
Read MoreCouncil block built on former community garden in Clapton wins architecture prize
Chowdhury Walk impressed RIBA judges with its ‘elegant’ design and environmentally-conscious construction
Read More‘Voice of reason’: London Fields councillor Lee Laudat-Scott appointed Deputy Speaker
New Speaker Sheila Suso-Runge welcomes Laudat-Scott and says he’ll be a ‘great partner’
Read MoreLabour councillor Sheila Suso-Runge named Speaker of Hackney
Mayor Woodley was among those to pay tribute – though her speech was eerily similar to Suso-Runge’s own 2022 campaign profile
Read MoreCouncillors hit out at ‘lily-livered’ Labour in first press conference since quitting party
Three newly independent councillors addressed pro-Palestinian protesters outside the Town Hall this morning
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