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Cyber attack: Hundreds of residents still facing disruption with benefits payments
Town Hall’s IT boss confirms incorrect payments continue to be made but says recovery work is ‘moving forward’
Read MoreHackney drag queen finishes in the top three on Rupaul’s Drag Race UK
Bimini Bon Boulash became a fan favourite in the popular TV contest
Read MoreJennette Arnold urges government to act on low vaccine uptake in Hackney
London Assembly Member for north-east London fears borough could be left ‘vulnerable to future rise in infections’
Read MoreCuts to embattled children’s services could have ‘serious impact’, union warns council
Explosive letter from Unison relays claims from staff about management failures inside a department that is still in Ofsted’s crosshairs
Read MoreLondon Mayor candidates to debate environment issues that matter to you
Free online event on 12 April to be led by TV presenter Julia Bradbury
Read More‘World-first’ comic book about Mary Wollstonecraft’s life to be given out to primary schools
Book to be accompanied by six-week lesson plan, thanks to project involving Newington Green Meeting House
Read MoreHackney Mayor calls for wide-scale policing review as council takes stand on violence against women
Town Hall to sign up to White Ribbon campaign, with staff pledging to ‘never commit, excuse or remain silent about male violence against women’
Read MoreCampaigners call for ‘high ambition’ as Town Hall announces review of fossil fuel investments
Divest Hackney urges council to ‘go further than it has before’
Read MoreHundreds defy police ban to pay respects to Sarah Everard at London Fields
‘We will not allow the state to tell us when and how we can gather to grieve and protest’, says Women’s Strike
Read More‘Many are skipping meals to afford products’: Community groups appeal for donations to help tackle period poverty
‘No-one should face choice between eating and period products’, says women-led collective Akka, which has teamed up with Tricky Period for March’s Shoebox Appeal
Read MorePetition calls on council to divest from companies complicit in occupation of Palestine
Town Hall pension fund has £28m invested in firms such as Israel-based arms manfacturer Elbit Systems
Read MoreLaurence Fox visits Hackney to help promote anti-road closures campaign
Local by-election contender and Horrendous Hackney Road Closures member Niall Crowley insists visit was ‘not an endorsement’ of Fox’s run for London Mayor
Read MoreCouncil to hold online vigil for Sarah Everard as residents urged to ‘show support virtually’
Town Hall leaders express solidarity with murdered marketing executive and call for an end to ‘damaging culture of victim-blaming’
Read MoreTown Hall to offer late night levy discount to venues that sign up to its safety charter
Businesses can expect a 30 per cent concession if they stick to best practice guidelines
Read MoreVaccine pop-ups to encourage uptake in ‘marginalised communities’
Health and community leaders join forces to help undocumented migrants feel safe enough to get the jab
Read MoreAnnouncement of London Mayoral and Assembly elections results to be delayed by two days
Voters will have to wait until 8 May as officials prioritise ‘safe and secure environment’ at ballot count
Read More‘Just one social rent home in 2019’: Disappointment at Town Hall over ‘poor performance’ with affordable housing
Council officer cites Brexit uncertainty but says ‘no one single reason’ for underwhelming figures
Read MoreHackney Giving dishes out £690k in Covid grants after smashing fundraising target
Hackney CVS scheme far surpasses initial £50k goal but insists work won’t stop with a successful vaccine
Read MorePolice accused of ‘racial profiling’ after stopping member of Hackney police scrutiny group
Hackney Account’s David Smith says ‘everyone should be happy it happened to me and not to someone who doesn’t know the law’
Read MoreFood poverty: Community groups call for no return to ‘business as usual’
Council pledges not to ‘step away’ with volunteers set to return to their normal work as lockdown eases
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