Hackney Empire boosts youth engagement by 12 per cent in a year
Four thousand youngsters got involved in the theatre’s Creative Futures scheme in 2019, and its annual talent show is set to go global
Read MoreHackney students turn hoteliers for a day to mark launch of global work experience partnership
Twenty-five youngsters from New City College get a taste of life at the 700-room Holiday Inn in Kensington
Read More‘Disabilities should never be a barrier to employment’: Eight youngsters begin internships at Town Hall
The council’s Project Search scheme will this year see young people take up placements in a range of its own departments
Read MoreHackney Central could get a second entrance in plans unveiled by Town Hall and TfL
Proposals aimed at easing overcrowding raise question mark over future of Extinction Rebellion’s community garden
Read More‘Tremendous honour’: Hackney cadets parade for head of British army at iconic Grocers’ Hall
New unit made up of Year 8 and 9 pupils from Mossbourne Federation perform for General Nick Carter
Read MoreHannah Cohen, SET Dalston, live music review: ‘Powerful, melodic rollercoaster’
The San Franciscan gives a ‘soulful’ performance at the unassuming Hackney venue
Read MoreGiselle, Sadler’s Wells, ballet review: ‘Dark, twisted and imaginative’
Akram Khan’s interpretation of a classic is ‘utterly magical to behold’
Read MoreThe Doll Factory, Elizabeth Macneal, book review: ‘Dark thriller set in Victorian-era Hackney’
The East End author’s fast-paced debut novel ‘haunts the mind long after the pages are closed’
Read MoreCircus Circus Circus in the heart of East London
Local arts organisation Certain Blacks brings its eclectic new festival to Hackney in November
Read MoreRecord-breaking number of youngsters enjoy Hackney’s free summer of fun
Deputy Mayor praises local youth workers as kids take up over 7,000 places for a variety of activities
Read More‘Requiem for a Bee’: Extinction Rebels to hold Clissold Park funeral march
Town Hall set to employ biodiversity officer starting next year
Read MoreLondon Fields ‘creative hub’ up for demolition as recording studio speaks out
Urchin Studios co-founder warns of difficult outlook for Hackney’s creative industries
Read MoreFormer Ofsted director to front Hackney’s schools supergroup
The aptly named Eleanor Schooling will chair a new board that gives headteachers a say in the council’s education plans
Read MoreCampaigners fight to save Haggerston’s Acorn pub as demolition looms once again
Campaign for Real Ale and Hackney Society speak out against plans for seven-storey block of flats
Read MoreTown Hall pulls Housing With Care service out of special measures
‘Inadequate’ rating upgraded by CQC to ‘Requires Improvement’
Read MoreMPs and council leaders join to condemn Overground service disruption as ‘completely unacceptable’
Politicians demand answers from TfL over missing statistics on delays
Read MoreHackney to celebrate International Car-Free Day
Stoke Newington Church Street will be closed along with ‘Play Streets’ across the borough
Read More‘Raise the alarm’: Hackney climate strikers take to the streets to demand change
Hackney Mayor promises ‘largest new tree planting programme in a generation’
Read MoreMoorfields Eye Hospital move to King’s Cross backed by majority of staff and patients
Councillors call for housing for key workers to be included in St Pancras relocation
Read MoreInvitation to join Hackney Council’s Standards Committee
Do you believe in local democracy, and high standards in public life? If so, Hackney’s Standards Committee could be the place for you
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