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Hackney swimmers feature in charity photographs celebrating the power of water
Local swimmers from London Fiel;ds Lido and West Reservoir Centre take part in WaterAid campaign
Read More‘Incredible’ recycling boost in Hackney following waste collection changes
Environment chief congratulates residents on results since borough moved to fortnightly black bin pick-ups
Read MoreWardle Street given green makeover by mental health charity
Core Arts’ volunteers spruce up road close to Homerton Hospital
Read MoreMore than 900 buildings in London need fire safety fixes – and number ‘continues to grow’
Capital’s fire commissioner reveals two-thirds of the 24-hour patrols are down to unresolved cladding issues
Read MoreHackney councillor orders government to grant local authorities tough new powers to meet emissions targets
Polly Billington’s UK100 group of councils says Whitehall ‘can’t do it without us’
Read MoreFinance chief admits children’s service spending is ‘not sustainable’ as he reveals £3.3m black hole
Care homes charging £200k-a-head and Covid overspends force department to blow through reserves
Read MoreCouncillors close bar for good after bouncers help knife attack suspects escape through back door
Heart of Hackney on Mare Street admits nine separate licensing breaches
Read MoreBreakin’ Convention, Sadler’s Wells, dance review: ‘Adaptable, astounding and delightful’
The inspirational festival of hip-hop returns to the stage and lives up to its name
Read MorePlans for crumbling St Leonard’s Hospital could involve parts of Grade-II listed building being sold for housing
Controversial Whipps Cross sell-off being looked at as a ‘template’
Read MoreCounter-terrorism chief warns Londoners not to get ‘complacent’
Metropolitan Police commander says ‘substantial’ number of roughly 800 active probes are centred on the capital
Read MoreLocal campaign for arriving Hongkongers wins backing of London Assembly Member
Sem Moema calls for ‘significant gaps’ in Whitehall’s new visa scheme to be plugged
Read MoreThree Homerton Hospital initiatives shortlisted for prestigious awards
Two Covid projects and a virtual language therapy tool have received national recognition
Read MoreTown Hall announces summer programme of Queer self-defence and art workshops
Events to be held throughout August at Haggerston Community Centre
Read MoreCouncil told restaurants to switch to deliveries during pandemic – but many were booted off Deliveroo and Uber Eats after cyber attack wiped food safety scores
Licensing boss reveals environmental health service was brought to a ‘standstill’ following October’s hack
Read More‘It’s been an absolute honour’: Hackney CVS chief to step down after 14 years
Jake Ferguson will leave in August to become CEO of a new black civil rights charity
Read MoreCouncil admits it can’t guarantee safety of ‘burnt-out’ social workers after cyber attack wipes key database
Social care boss says October’s hack left staff without case notes until April
Read MoreFour Orthodox schools in Hackney fail 29 of last 30 Ofsted visits between them
Bnois Jerusalem, Wiznitz Cheder, Talmud Torah Yetev Lev, and TTD Gur schools have all been rated ‘inadequate’ since at least 2014
Read MoreHeadteacher accuses council of plotting school closures with ‘data that doesn’t stack up’
Urswick’s Richard Brown says Town Hall assumes ‘number of kids in primary school will be exactly replicated by the time they go to secondary school’
Read MoreCouncil rakes in £2.7m by fining drivers for breaching LTNs – but 80 per cent don’t even live in Hackney
‘Figures demonstrate scale of challenge to eliminate through-traffic’, says transport boss
Read MoreCouncil to introduce Blue Badge exemption in low traffic neighbourhoods
Residents with companion badges will be able to bypass restrictions if schemes are made permanent
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