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Ken Livingstone joins Hackney anti EMA cuts demonstration
Students march from BSix sixth form college to the Town Hall to protest cuts to Educational Maintenance Allowances
Read MoreStrippers and vicar unite to fight cleanup campaign
Women’s groups in move to close down strip clubs, while vicar fears ban would leave workers in danger
Read MoreHackney TUC condemns council’s proposed ‘nil’ policy on sex establishments
Trade unionists vote unanimously against the Town Hall’s plan and in favour of protecting the dancers who work in the venues
Read MoreMan robbed on Regent’s Canal towpath
Police appeal for information on teenage attacker
Read MorePizza man targeted in snowball fight robbery
Police appeal for information on Hoxton attackers
Read MoreCouncil’s controversial graffiti policy to be reviewed
After years of protests by locals over the destruction of much-loved street art, Town Hall now says it is “listening and learning”
Read MoreCharity for homeless forced out
Rhythms of Life appeals for blankets and bedding for those in need whilst seeking a new home for itself
Read MoreMother hopes for son’s last Christmas behind bars
Campaigners believe Sam Hallam to be innocent and that the police inquiry into his case will result in his murder conviction being overturned
Read MoreMouth Off this Christmas for Kids Company
A Stoke Newington school and a Shoreditch design company have teamed up to make an iPhone application to help fundraise for a children’s charity
Read MoreHoxton family stars in BAFTA-winning show
The Citizen meets the Adesinas from the Channel 4 social documentary
Read MoreMarket revival boosts Lower Clapton renaissance
Locals back new Sunday street trading
Read MoreStrikes threaten schools earmarked for academies
Teachers at three secondary schools strongly favour industrial action
Read MoreGone with the wind: turbine plan scrapped
No ready cash for the council’s controversial proposal to build an electricity generating fan on Hackney Marshes
Read MoreCouncil opposes ‘unnecessary cuts’
Gesture politics alive and well as emergency motion passes
Read MoreSeventh person arrested for Gulistan Subasi murder
Zeon Jackman, 21, appeared in court on Friday 19 November over the shooting dead of a 26 year old Clapton woman
Read MoreOperation Trident cuts threat provokes backlash
Victims of crime and MPs have voiced concern over plans to cut unit investigating violent crime within the black community
Read MoreOperation Trident may be ditched in spending cuts
Unit dedicated to investigating violent crime among London’s black communities at risk of being disbanded
Read MoreListed Hackney building restoration completed
The council and English Heritage step in to help save an historic Mare Street mansion block
Read MoreHackney MP Diane Abbott slams proposed NHS changes
The coalition government’s plans to shake up health services could be “potentially disastrous”
Read MoreStoke Newington student wins environmental poster contest
Rivka Cocker created the winning entry in a poster competition aiming to promote waste reduction and green thinking
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