LTNs: From horror to acceptance
Local resident Debbie Mitchener on her journey from ardent driver to resurgent cyclist
Read MoreYushi Li: Women Act, Men Appear, Union Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Nude men and naked female desire’
The photographer’s reversal of gendered power roles is ‘stimulating and thought-provoking’
Read MoreTitbits – Pipe dreams and risky schemes
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Spirit of Christmas
‘With the season of giving upon us, consider the charities and community organisations that have struggled along during the pandemic’
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘Many of our open spaces would not exist without campaigns or protests’
Kate Poland gives us lemons – how to grow them and put them to use – and a fascinating history of the people who have crusaded for our local parks
Read MoreFull of beans
Our resident food historian on all manner of beans, from ‘glorious mush’ to a variety for the dead, and a very talented woman who painted them
Read MoreWinter Toy Appeal: Team puts out call for more donations as child referrals pour in
Founder urges community to help ensure ‘struggling parents and carers have something special to give their children on Christmas Day’
Read MoreTown Hall working with Transport for London to address ‘extensive congestion’ at Dalston Junction
Council says traffic light modernisation has caused ‘significant disruption’ and warns residents about upcoming gas works
Read MoreTown Hall to begin charging leaseholders for EWS1 fire safety forms
Council budgets put ‘under strain’ as housing department announces it is unable to continue funding the surveys itself
Read MoreLeaways School education workers strike over pay and conditions
National Education Union calls on Kedleston Group to match terms of education workers in maintained sector
Read MoreTown Hall planners give green light to new Hackney Central station entrance
Garden of Earthly Delights hail green design in plans as ‘great success’ as councillors question whether scheme is ‘missed opportunity’
Read MoreUnion for school transport workers raises safety concerns as strike threatened
Unite call on council to negotiate on payments as SEND boss warns of industrial action’s potential impact on vulnerable children
Read MoreTown Hall to set out ‘clear vision’ to improve air quality in Hackney
‘Code of construction’ would aim to bring down particulate pollution from building developments
Read MoreCalls made at council meeting for ‘humane cull’ of borough’s urban foxes
Hackney Mayor responds to resident concerns around potential Covid transmission that borough will ‘make sure to act on evidence basis’
Read MoreTown Hall to ‘urgently’ appoint new agent for unsold Nile Street homes
Council officers stress ‘imperative’ to sell remaining homes in order to recover capital investment and reduce void costs
Read MoreCouncillors assured critical bed capacity at Royal London Hospital will be sufficient
‘We’re planning for the worst and hoping for the best,’ says chief executive
Read MoreCllr Carole Williams: ‘Some residents are out of a job they’ve been doing for 20 years’
Hackney’s employment and skills boss on what is being done to help locals find work and training amid the pandemic and into the future
Read MoreTown Hall cyber attack puts planning decisions at risk of legal challenge
Council forced to make ‘last resort’ changes to community involvement processes as data in affected systems remains out of reach
Read MoreConcerns raised over safe discharges as health bosses pledge to learn from mistakes
Joint health committee members underline importance of information sharing as NHS bosses stress ‘good systems are in place’
Read MoreScene set for Accidentally Wes Anderson photography show on Hackney Road
The Old Bank Vault gallery is collaborating with the beloved Instagram account to put on a ‘feast for the senses’
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