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Concerns raised over progress of controversial Edmonton incinerator
Campaigners now believe the £1.5bn incinerator will ‘never be built’
Read MoreRedundancies at Sutton House could have ‘dramatic impact’, warns heritage group
Hackney Society alarmed over plans, which National Trust says are still under consultation
Read MoreFamilies warn they could quit Hackney after nursery fee hikes
Parents say the borough has become an unaffordable place to raise children
Read MoreHousing officers halt imminent strikes in hope of ‘good faith’ talks
Three further strikes set for late August ‘still on the table’ in case negotiations break down
Read MoreMan guilty over Dalston shooting that left nine-year-old girl with bullet lodged in brain
Javon Riley, 33, had denied three charges of attempted murder, relating to three men, and causing grievous bodily harm with intent to the girl
Read More‘Treating us all as suspects’ – Doubts over success of Met Police’s Live Facial Recognition technology
Critics have branded the use of LFR, which maps a person’s unique facial features, and matches them against faces on watchlists, as an ‘erosion of civil liberties
Read MoreHackney Council staff set strike dates over ‘Deliveroo-style’ housing service
Housing officers are fearful of the Town Hall’s restructure plans and claim around 9 in 10 jobs in their team are at risk
Read MoreHackney man given court summons over council tax despite paying his bill
Hackney Council cancelled the summons as a “gesture of goodwill” but resident Earl Dawkins says they should apologise
Read MoreSame Streets, Different Lives – stories of Whitechapel and Shadwell
Fans of the Hackney and Newham History Social Club podcast will be delighted to hear that a clutch of new episodes has been released
Read MoreFor years we’ve fought’: Hackney studio branded ‘Abbey Road of photography’ beats third demolition bid
Holborn Studios is not to be demolished, after the High Court overruled the Planning Inspectorate
Read MoreWarehouse venue got twice as many supporters as objectors over dancefloor plan – it wasn’t enough
The number of representations made to the licensing committee in support of the application was double those opposing
Read MoreSt Mary’s Secret Garden re-opens – months after shock closure
The ‘cherished’ St Mary’s Secret Garden has re-opened with help from Hackney City Farm and Hackney Council
Read MoreGreen Party announces Hackney Mayor candidate for 2026 – and her deputy
Zoë Garbett and Dylan Law explain the change they want to see in Hackney if the party wrests control from Labour next year
Read More‘Protesting genocide is not terrorism’ – Greenpeace activists put up posters at bus stops
A protest against the proscription, organised by Defend Our Juries, is taking place today
Read MoreHackney woman amongst three charged with showing support for Palestine Action
Fiona Maclean to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court in September
Read MoreIndefinite ban for Hackney man who left dogs in crates without food or water
Matthew Berry handed lifetime ban following RSPCA investigation
Read MoreLego, books and staff possessions ‘dumped in landfill’ as closed primary school ‘gutted’
Staff at the school were reportedly told to box up and label their belongings – then the removal team came before they had a chance to collect them
Read MoreNHS to close sexual health clinic serving City and Hackney
Homerton Hospital to shut clinic in October due to falling patient numbers post-pandemic and rent costs – despite Hackney remaining STI hotspot
Read MoreFundraiser launched to help pay funeral costs of ‘amazing’ Hackney musician
Adrian Owusu, member of local band The Heliocentrics, died in July
Read MorePetition urging council to freeze nursery fee hike hits 500 signatures
One signatory calls move ‘slap to the face of hard-working families’, but Town Hall says ‘it was a choice we had to make’
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