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Hackney Mayor acknowledges ‘uncertainty’ as he unveils council’s third chief executive this year
Dawn Carter-McDonald to replace the departing Ian Williams as acting chief later this month
Read More‘Deeply offensive’: Hackney residents hit out at council plans for events in Abney Park Cemetery
Town Hall applies to host a range of activities that it says will help pay for cemetery’s running costs
Read More‘Duty of care’: Hackney Foodbank urges community to help fund holiday lunches for children in poverty
‘Ten pounds can fund lunch for one child for a week,’ says CEO Pat Fitzsimons
Read More‘Overwhelming pride’: Hackney GP surgery wins prestigious NHS Parliamentary Award
Richmond Road Medical Centre wins in ‘Excellence in Primary Care and Community Care’ category
Read MoreHackney Mayor ‘not made aware’ of police investigation into Tom Dewey until after council elections
Dewey was charged last week with three counts of making indecent images of children, possession of extreme pornographic images, and possession of prohibited images of children
Read MoreFour in 10 Londoners unable to ‘live with dignity’ amid ‘devastasting’ economic forces, report shows
Charity foundation finds ‘decent standard of living is just not possible for lots of people’
Read MoreEx-Pogues drummer releases charity single to raise money for St Joseph’s Hospice
St Jospeh’s chief says Andrew Ranken’s song ‘perfectly captures’ the serenity of the hospice’s garden
Read MoreHaringey Council accused of dodging scrutiny over major events at Finsbury Park
‘So much for the ‘Haringey deal’ which claimed the council was now ‘doing things together’,’ says local Liberal Democrat leader
Read MoreLondon Fields residents call for public toilets to be left open until later as anti-social behaviour continues
Park user group says problems with people relieving themselves out in the open are ‘unacceptable but predictable’
Read MoreParents ‘really concerned’ about how children with special needs will react if primary school mergers go ahead
‘How are our children going to settle down in a bigger school?’ asks one mother
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor charged over indecent images of children
Thirty-six-year-old was previously elected as Labour councillor for De Beauvoir ward
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Watering season
Our resident expert on the importance of tending to those thirsty plants during the summer months
Read More‘Have fun and be imaginative’: Young V&A set for big opening following major £13m redevelopment
The new venue, formerly the Museum of Childhood, will offer something to youngsters of all ages after three-year overhaul
Read MoreCampaigners hail council’s ‘ambitious and urgent’ new greenprint for Hackney
The plans highlight seven areas of the borough in need of more green space
Read More‘So very proud’: Retired Hackney teacher helps Ghanaian primary school students become published authors
Juliet Coley Bremmer supported the pupils at Deacons Academy in Accra throughout the pandemic
Read MoreDog-walkers face being limited to four pooches at a time in Hackney – as one warns that ‘prices will increase’
Town Hall set to consult on new plans to control dog behaviour following complaints from residents
Read MoreChild Q: School at centre of scandal has made ‘radical changes’ after listening to pupils, according to new report
Safeguarding expert says ‘work still to be done’ but there is an ‘opportunity for trust to be rebuilt’
Read MoreNight markets up for debate in Hackney as council unveils raft of plans to boost local trade
Residents can have their say in a consultation that runs until 23 July
Read MoreHackney’s market traders given rent relief during recent winter food shortage after council’s ‘nimble reaction’
Street trading manager says Town Hall acted fast to ensure shoppers could still buy foods such as tomatoes and cucumbers
Read MoreWoman taken to hospital after major fire in Dalston
Ridley Road was closed overnight as 70 firefighters tackled the blaze on Chester Crescent
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