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New health alliance sparks ‘grave concern’ over Homerton Hospital’s independence
Councillors say any change in governance would be met with an ‘awful lot of resistance’
Read MoreMan fined for lockdown boat party on River Lea
Jordy Nicholas Van Duijvenbode, 31, told to pay £1,902 after organising bash for more than 30 people in February
Read MoreBusinesses given a say on criteria for late night levy discount
Councillors call for greater inclusion push for training for non-levy paying businesses
Read MoreHomerton LTN showing ‘encouraging’ traffic reductions, says council
Decrease inside the scheme is the equivalent of more than 5,000 car journeys a day, according to Town Hall data
Read MoreHomerton man died after catheter was left unchanged for almost a year
Homerton Hospital and a local GP practice required to take action by coroner following death of 87-year-old Macauley Wilson
Read MoreCouncillors give temporary permission for new ‘Snoozebox’ shipping container hotel and offices
Planning officers affix ‘strong’ condition for boxes to be dismantled after five years as developers predict project will ‘help area’s economic recovery’
Read MoreLondon Stock Exchange development in Shoreditch draws fire from neighbours
Visible sky impacts acceptable given built-up context of Shoreditch say officers as Stock Exchange says it aims for ‘comfortable relationship with neighbours’
Read MoreHoxton Street Iceland slated for demolition again as staff speak out
Decision taken in face of protests from thousands of petitioners, local councillor and store’s own staff
Read MoreTown Hall to ramp up installation of electric vehicle charging points across the borough
Council aims to rollout 3000 points by 2030 through partnership arrangement
Read MorePlans for citizens’ assembly on climate change to be developed this summer, pledges Hackney Mayor
Borough leader hints that 2040 net zero target could be moved sooner ‘on some form of emissions’
Read MoreResidents in council block with ‘inadequate fire safety’ raise concerns over repair delays
‘Trapped’ leaseholders call for answers as Town Hall pledges to provide timeline for works ‘as soon as we can’
Read MoreTens of thousands sign petition calling for Town Hall to divest from ‘companies that support occupation of Palestine’
Hackney Mayor warns against ‘politicising’ pensions committee as campaigners challenge borough leader on investments
Read More‘Simply too much at stake’: Campaigners unite to protest Hackney’s fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney and Extinction Rebellion call on council pension fund to fully divest from a ‘reckless, dying industry’
Read MoreHackney’s smaller parks ‘must not to be overlooked’, says equalities chief
Ten-year strategy agreed for borough’s parks and green spaces
Read MoreLocal jazz musician raises enough money to continue scholarship at prestigious American college
Roella Oloro is off to Boston for her second year after spending the pandemic in Hackney crowdfunding and rehearsing
Read MoreMuseum of the Home board defends decision to retain slaver statue ahead of reopening
Despite heavy opposition, museum says keeping statue is ‘only practical option for foreseeable future’
Read More‘Living memorial’ to Covid victims opens in East London
Sadiq Khan cuts ribbon on London Blossom Garden at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Read MoreHackney’s stark child poverty figures becoming ‘new normal’, warns Sem Moema
Hackney’s London Assembly Member says new figures should be ‘yet another wake-up call for ministers’
Read MoreHackney GPs ‘denying access to patients’ by insisting on proof of ID, local health watchdog finds
Healthwatch Hackney says nearly two thirds of practices go against NHS policy by requesting proof of ID or address from prospective patients
Read MoreTown Hall offers first glimpse of £3m Hackney Central station upgrade
Work to create a second entrance, new cycle parking and more greenery is set to start next month
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