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Covid arts fund to help dozens of local venues
Government grants to revive performance and visual arts as lockdown loosens
Read MoreFrom reservoirs left to nature to ghost platforms – take a walk through East London’s industrial past
April is a perfect time to seek out the rich history of the Lea Valley and its surrounds
Read MoreLTNs had ‘no impact’ on fire response times in London last year, new figures show
Capital’s fire service says response times in inner London ‘remain quicker’ than in outer London
Read MoreHomerton residents caught up in cladding crisis ‘robbed of choice to grow family’
Freeholder Optivo urged to publish fire safety reports with residents losing buyers and facing £24k bill for alarm system
Read More‘Reward for failure’: Critics slam council revamp of private homeless hostels
Town Hall says deal providing modern accommodation for rough sleepers ‘represents an excellent financial deal for Hackney’
Read MoreAnti-LTN campaigners’ appeal triumph paves way for judicial review
Horrendous Hackney Road Closures set to challenge roll-out of local schemes after High Court ruling overturned
Read More‘Hackney’s answer to Live Aid’: Naming of new square in Hoxton reveals little known story of local famine appeal
Entrance to Britannia Leisure Centre to be named BRAFA after a forgotten piece of history created by local reggae artists in 1985
Read MoreMan sectioned following ‘appalling’ assault on pregnant woman in Stamford Hill
Victim, 20, had a pillow thrown over her head before being attacked on Manor Road last week
Read MoreHackney shooting: Man wanted for conspiracy to murder
Police appeal for public’s help in tracking down 18-year-old Nadi Kwame
Read MoreTown Hall pushes landlord licensing scheme as crackdown on rogue operators continues
Around half of eligible properties are yet to sign up as scheme enters third year
Read MoreCaptain Tom cash to help fund wellbeing programme for Homerton Hospital staff
The efforts of the late NHS hero will see relaxation rooms and snack trolleys become permanent fixtures
Read MoreHackney’s Bukky Bakray nominated for Leading Actress and Rising Star at 2021 BAFTAs
Teenager played the lead in locally made film Rocks, which is up for seven prizes at the awards on 11 April
Read MoreNature volunteers ‘angry and distressed’ after Network Rail cuts down stretch of trees in Stamford Hill
Company defends move on safety grounds as locals warn of impact on reserve that is home to numerous birds
Read MoreLocal health watchdog to form ‘People’s Plan’ for St Leonard’s Hospital
Healthwatch Hackney wants residents and staff involved in site’s future, which has been up in the air since the 1980s
Read MoreWomen’s Equality Party to skip Hackney by-elections as it goes all-out for first City Hall seat
Hackney resident and former parliamentary candidate Harini Iyengar on ballot for London Assembly vote in May
Read MoreMan arrested following ‘disgusting attack’ on pregnant woman in Stamford Hill
Suspect in his late 50s taken into custody after 20-year-old woman was assaulted last week on Manor Road
Read More‘My door is open’: New transport boss announces ‘reset’ on LTNs as consultation extended
Cllr Mete Coban signals change in approach as he insists ‘no-one has made a fixed decision’ on schemes
Read MoreLeaways School strike continues amid allegations of intimidation from trade union
Managers deny using ‘unjust disciplinary measures’ as both sides insist they want matter resolved
Read MoreHackney community group drafted in by City Hall to help fleeing Hongkongers
Estimates suggest 300,000 could arrive in Britain in the coming years to escape China’s crackdown on free speech
Read MoreMayor’s Civic Awards return from year’s break with call for nominations
Event expanded to make up for cancellation of 2020 awards
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