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Morning Lane campaigners at odds with Hackney Mayor over ‘fresh start’ for major town centre redevelopment
Members of Morning Lane People’s Space make deputation to the council calling for social rent housing pledge
Read MoreBoaters call for clarity on £400 energy rebate as diesel theft on canals becomes ‘more common’
Nationa Bargee Travellers Association says lack of information from the government about the discount is ‘disappointing’
Read MoreHackney’s cabinet approves changes to parking fees despite protests from motorcyclists
Motorcycle Action Group says the fee hike is ‘irrational’ and that low-income workers could be priced out
Read MoreResidents urged to have their say on a new bridge between Hackney Wick and Fish Island
The London Legacy Development Corporation will host two drop-in sessions over the coming week
Read MoreHackney politicians welcome Metropolitan Police chief’s plans to banish racism from force
Borough leader and community safety chief agree with Sir Mark Rowley’s vision of ‘root and branch reform’
Read MoreHackney’s LTNs rake in £19m in fines in under three years – with £6m coming from a single road
Anti-LTN campaigner describes figures as ‘shocking’, but scheme’s supporters say there is ‘no excuse’ for drivers
Read More‘Absolute disgrace’: Protesters hit out at council plan to cut library jobs – with union set to vote on strike action
Town Hall culture boss says restructure is ‘not in any way different to what works in other inner London boroughs’
Read MoreLeisure centre prices to increase by four per cent across Hackney from January
Finance boss Cllr Rob Chapman says decision, sparked by rising fuel costs, was ‘not taken lightly’
Read MoreDevelopers with ambitions for ‘best office space in Hackney’ want permission for more space
Plans for the Edge were approved last year, but team behind it are now asking for an extra floor
Read MoreUnion members prepared to strike over Town Hall’s plan to cut library service
Hackney Council says it needs to save £250k to keep all local libraries open
Read MoreHackney’s young politicians invite local teenagers to Black History Season launch this weekend
Special guests, music and food on offer as Youth Parliament kicks off two-month celebration
Read MoreBorough leader ‘cannot guarantee’ that Hackney Carnival will return next year
The annual event was cancelled last month following the Queen’s death
Read MoreTown Hall to host Winter Warmer event for older residents in council housing – with advice on how to beat the cold and keep costs down
Free massages and activities on offer as annual get-together returns for first time since 2019
Read More‘Makes a big difference’: Organisers of Halloween food bank trail urge residents and businesses to sign up
Donate supplies while out and about in Hackney on 31 October as Trick or Eat returns for fourth year
Read MoreCyber attack recovery effort cost Hackney Council over £12m last year
Town Hall thanks residents for ‘continued patience’, with October 2020 hack still under investigated at National Crime Agency
Read MoreDe Beauvoir residents launch Heat Exchange so people can donate £400 energy rebate to neighbours in need
Scheme co-founder Stephen Grosz encourages other areas in Hackney to do the same
Read More‘You take the highs with the lows’: London’s ‘only Black-led high street vintage shop’ celebrates 10 years in Hackney
The Citizen catches up with Rekindled owner Jackie Dacres as she looks back at a decade on Well Street
Read More‘Unjustified’: Hundreds of motorcyclists protest Hackney Council’s plans for ‘eye-watering’ parking charges
Around 300 people gather at the Town Hall to condemn proposals that could see riders paying up to £6 an hour
Read MoreHackney Council defends plan to restructure libraries as unions promise to fight any job losses
Town Hall proposals, which it hopes will save £300,000, could lead to 19 jobs being scrapped
Read More‘Cost-of-living crisis will mean tough decisions on budgets,’ warns Hackney’s chief executive
Mark Carroll, who took up the job last year, says the council will have to do ‘things we don’t want to do’
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