Tao Geoghegan Hart’s former school and cycling coach pay tribute to new Giro d’Italia champion
Hart’s old teacher at Stoke Newington School jokingly forgives the sports star for bunking off ten years ago to attend the Team Sky launch
Read MoreTown Hall agrees to improve medical review process after Ombudsman’s investigation of family’s housing ordeal
Council apologises to residents following distress and delay in housing case
Read MoreMuseum of the Home lit up by Geffrye Must Fall as campaign continues
Diane Abbott speaks in support of protesters as council equalities chief calls on Museum board to ‘commit to telling the truth’ about Robert Geffrye
Read MoreCampaigners agitate for ‘network of solidarity’ as Michael Rosen and Diane Abbott speak out
Hackney Covid-19 Collective to hold socially distanced Town Hall protest on Wednesday
Read More‘We must all pull together’: Public health director issues warning as coronavirus cases continue to rise
Dr Sandra Husbands speaks out on need to act ‘to prevent more tragic losses’ as local incidence rates almost triple since start of October
Read MoreLocal politicians react to equality watchdog’s report on antisemitism in Labour
Hackney Mayor says report marks ‘day of shame’ as Conservative councillor slams party as ‘rotten through and through’
Read MoreTown Hall publishes action plan to improve children’s services following Ofsted criticism
Council administration pledge ‘quick and sustainable improvements’ with commitment to improve outcomes for families and disabled children
Read MoreYoung Hackney author turns her mental health battles into ‘guide for others’
Yolanda Lear aiming to publish book next month, and has also teamed up with a local youth project to ‘share what she has learned’ through workshops
Read MoreLocal organisations call for intervention from Hackney Mayor on NHS migrant charges
Open letter appeals for more public opposition during a pandemic that disproportionately affects minority ethnic people
Read MoreNew policies introduced as council responds to calls to tackle off-rolling
Scrutiny committee warns some parents may be facing pressure to remove their children from school
Read MoreHackney Winter Night Shelter secures temporary home to support rough sleepers
Long-running charity offered premises by local housing association, quelling fears that it would not be able to open this year
Read MoreBlack History – The Past and The Present: Prominent local figures take part in ‘illuminating’ panel
Hundreds listen as Diane Abbott MP, Patrick Vernon OBE and others cover ‘vast terrain’ in celebration of Black History Month
Read MoreResidents and councillors discuss impact of Hackney Downs low traffic scheme
Safety fears, a ‘gated in’ estate and rushed implementation among issues raised by locals, as transport chief vows to react should problems persist
Read More100 Great Black Britons, Patrick Vernon and Angelina Osborne, book review: ‘Inspiring and highly entertaining’
This 400-page volume, based on a 16-year campaign to see eminent Black figures officially recognised, is a ‘valuable historical resource’
Read MorePolice investigating theft of thousands of Stik prints intended as ‘gifts for Hackney residents’
Detectives say posters appear to have been stolen ‘somewhere along the supply and distribution chain’ for Town Hall newspaper Hackney Today
Read MoreStamford Hill residents raise concerns over Covid test centre on their block
Mayor says there is ‘no public health risk’ at Sandford Court but accepts ‘communications could have been better’ after residents report being given just 12 hours’ notice
Read MoreClare Borrill: ‘It’s been such a relief to have the school filled with students again’
The local headteacher on how Petchey Academy is coping with Covid, the impact of lockdown on education, and the logistical challenges of teaching during a pandemic
Read MoreTown Hall backs Marcus Rashford’s campaign as councillors call for end to ‘social insecurity’
Children’s boss Cllr Anntoinette Bramble says the council will ‘step in where the government has stepped out’
Read MoreHackney councillors express discomfort at having to vote on their own pay
Mayor echoes view of Conservative Cllr Harvey Odze, who said allowances should be ‘agreed by an outside body’
Read MoreWoodberry Down’s famous Happy Man Tree crowned Tree of the Year
Campaigners delighted but hit out at ‘falsely polarised’ choice between housing and the tree, soon to be felled as part of regeneration plans
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