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‘Always a delight’: Mayor hails borough’s young talent as Music Service Gala returns after two-year break
Borough leader handed out awards and grants to pupils and schools in a number of categories
Read MoreHackney councillors urged to complete mandatory training – with only a few recorded as having brushed up on finance and child safeguarding
Standards committee hears that lack of uptake could be down to paperwork issues
Read MoreResidents urged to prepare for new voter ID rules being introduced in May
People will be required to show photo ID
Read MoreStoke Newington barber wants to open speakeasy-style basement bar – but neighbours fear late-night noise
‘I want it to be a nice calm environment where people can enjoy cocktails,’ says owner
Read MoreStoke Newington Library needed urgent work after masonry fell from building
January incident comes after council approved five-year renovation project at Grade II-listed venue
Read MoreNew owner of Hackney’s second oldest house says her family have been left in ‘nasty limbo’ by council red tape
Elizabeth Prochaska wants to turn part of the renovated 324-year-old property into a community arts space, while the developer says delays are costing him thousands of pounds in interest
Read More‘No way around it’: Demand for care following a hospital stay means ‘significant number’ are being put up outside Hackney
Around 400 people are currently being cared for away from the borough, the council’s head of adult health revealed
Read MoreHomerton Hospital opens ‘superb’ new pathology lab following controversial NHS merger
The essential services facility will concentrate on emergency and specialist cases
Read MoreHackney residents urged to book Covid booster before programme ends on Sunday
Over-50s and people who are immunosuppressed or pregnant can get a jab this week
Read MoreDeposit a theory: Local councillor floats the idea of a Bank of Hackney
Cllr Gilbert Smyth raises possibility in response to closures of high street banks
Read More‘Destination of choice’: Hackney Central’s pull with visitors to get major boost as council secures £19m cash injection
Money will be spent on new green space, tree-planting, and revamps for Pembury Circus and the Town Hall square
Read MoreStoke Newington maisonette among number of community spaces being converted back into council housing
‘Clearly we had a surfeit of social housing at one point and now we definitely don’t,’ says planning committee chair
Read More‘Truly inspiring precedent’: East London’s first wild swimming pond inches closer as campaign group glides past £500k crowdfunding target
East London Waterworks Park campaigners now have their sights set on purchasing the land for their ‘brownfield rainforest’
Read MoreEmergency appeal launched for Stoke Newington businesses left ‘fighting for survival’ after building collapse
A number of traders on the High Street cannot access their businesses, with the road set to be closed until mid-February
Read MoreLGBT+ History Month: Hackney mayor hopes ‘people of every identity feel represented’ as borough’s celebrations get underway
Walks, talks, films, performances and more are taking place across the borough throughout February
Read MoreHackney food charity raises £5k through sales of its ‘delicious’ plant-based burger
Made In Hackney has teamed up with Fuller’s brewery, which has sold 10,000 of the burgers in its pubs and hotels
Read More‘So much local support’: Teachers striking over pay force closure of 47 Hackney schools
‘Teachers have had enough of low pay and a lack of funding,’ says local union representative
Read MoreThousands of council tenants facing seven per cent rent hike as housing costs spiral
Town Hall asks residents for feedback on the planned increase by 17 February
Read MoreTwo arrested on suspicion of child neglect over death of seven-year-old girl
Police took a man, 49, and a woman, 50, into custody
Read MoreHigh Street, Stoke Newington: emergency work after rubble rains down from building
The road could be closed to traffic for another week
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