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‘The future is bleak’: Hackney resident blocks local traffic on day of climate action
Precious Martini-Brown, 74, sat down in Stoke Newington last Saturday as part of XR’s Rebellion of One campaign
Read MoreCouncil accused of ‘prioritising private interests’ in Morning Lane plans
People’s Space campaign condemns Town Hall’s decision not to release its correspondence with developer Hackney Walk
Read MoreVIDEO: Traders on Columbia Road ‘happy to be back’ as market enjoys busy reopening
Lizzie McAllister speaks to stall-holders and shop owners about the challenges of the past year
Read MoreChanging of the guard at the Town Hall as new Speaker elected and chief executive departs
Cllr Michael Desmond to occupy Speaker’s chair for rare second term as former finance boss Ian Williams to serve as acting chief exec
Read MoreSustainability of social care of ‘great concern’ following Covid, councillors warned
Town Hall voices concern over ‘little mention’ from government of support and funding for care for working age people
Read MoreResident speaks out as Finsbury Park flooding cases remain unresolved after 18 months
Hackney Mayor pledges to ‘continue to pressure Thames Water to support every resident affected’
Read More‘Where are those children?’: Glut of primary school places prompts work on long-term strategy
Latest figures show 500 primary school places sitting empty amid concerns over ‘significant financial risk’ for local education system
Read MoreHoxton East & Shoreditch by-election 2021: All your candidates in one place
Candidates standing in by-election the same day as the London Mayorals lay out their policies
Read MoreWoodberry Down by-election 2021: All your candidates in one place
Four candidates standing in a by-election taking place the same day as the London Mayoral election lay out their policies
Read MoreStamford Hill West by-election 2021: All your candidates in one place
Four candidates set out their platforms for by-election on the same day as London Mayoral election
Read MoreKing’s Park by-election 2021: All your candidates in one place
Seven candidates lay out their platforms for by-election on the same day as the London Mayoral elections
Read MoreSecret ode: Children’s poetry appears across Hoxton in unexpected places
Keep your eyes peeled for verses written on breadsticks, hanging off pets’ collars and hidden in library books
Read More‘We are still human’: Local homeless households speak out over living conditions
Issues with washing facilities, wi-fi and a lack of support raised in joint report by Shelter, Healthwatch and NHS Community Voice
Read MoreCyber attack has delayed payments to people self-isolating, report reveals
New details emerge about the extent of the damage caused by last October’s hack
Read MoreCampaigners to protest at GP surgeries as outrage grows over US takeover
A number of practices across London were recently handed over to American insurance firm Centene
Read MoreCovid vaccines are safe – Hackney’s public health boss reassures residents
Dr Sandra Husbands encourages residents to get the vaccine when offered it
Read MoreMother of teenager murdered in Hackney joins anti-knife crime campaign
Yvonne Lawson MBE relives the first call she made following her son’s death to encourage people to use Crimestoppers
Read MoreFirefighters issue barbecuing advice after blaze at Hackney Wick pub
No-one hurt after grill was left too close to a wooden door, but incident prompts safety warning
Read MoreVole call: Help protect the endangered riverside dwellers by joining charity survey
Residents asked to record sightings of water voles, Britain’s fastest declining mammal, so experts can try to turn their fortunes around
Read MoreDalston Curve Garden reopens with call to help its crowdfunder hit £100k target
Much-loved beauty spot gradually returns to normal service as it nears its fundraising goal
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