Council told to pay out thousands over failings in care for two disabled youngsters
Healthwatch Hackney slam Town Hall for delaying support to ‘strained and distressed’ parents
Read MoreStokey Vintage Café ‘close to ruin’ after roof collapse footage went viral – despite council since declaring it safe
Manager appeals for customers to return following incident in March in which her brother and another man narrowly escaped injury
Read MoreCourier and former Shomrim volunteer guilty of lying to police over Stamford Hill ‘robbery’
Thiago Alves and Michael Scher sentenced after falsely accusing two teenagers of trying to steal moped
Read MoreDriveNow: London’s flexible car club
Join for free with £20 credit and drive emission free in Hackney!
Read MoreYoung Hackney Rebels stage Town Hall die-in to protest glyphosate use
Extinction Rebellion calls for controversial weedkiller to be entirely banned as sustainability chief says he shares protesters’ goals
Read MoreTown Hall considers training residents in how to ‘demand their rights’
Stoke Newington councillor champions idea of ‘capacity building’ through business networks
Read MoreSchool Streets: Town Hall launches blueprint so others can replicate clean air scheme
Transport Minister Jesse Norman is set to visit one of the participating schools tomorrow as part of Walk to School Week
Read MoreHarlem Soul, Old Street, food review: ‘A taste of New York without the faff of a flight’
This ‘celebration of urban America in London’ hits all the right notes
Read MoreHackney Empire teams up with local school for culture initiative aimed at disadvantaged kids
The iconic theatre’s Creative Futures scheme last year provided opportunities in the arts for 4,000 youngsters
Read MorePregnant mum-of-two given 24 hours by council to move 160 miles away or face eviction from homeless shelter
Local solicitor reveals spike in similar cases since the Town Hall introduced its Move-On Team
Read MoreHackney primary school unveils ‘bold move’ to provide free meals for all pupils
Mandeville Primary will ensure children get ‘at least one decent meal a day’ from September – as its School of Food readies for launch
Read MoreRow breaks out over council’s SEND bus drivers’ payslips
Unite accuses Town Hall of ‘illegal and spiteful’ behaviour over payslip access
Read MoreTurkish tea party in Hackney raises £360 for British Red Cross
Dalston’s Turkish Cypriot Cultural Association also hosted a free ceramics workshop for Red Cross Week
Read MoreMaxine Walker: Untitled, Autograph ABP, exhibition review: ‘Intimate reflections on self-portrayal’
The photographer’s first solo show in 22 years offers up images ‘as relevant today as they were two decades ago’
Read MoreBrain injury survivors target El Capitan height for charity climb
The group will try to reach 1,000 metres – the height of the iconic Californian cliff – at a Stoke Newington climbing centre next week
Read MoreResidents worry ‘upmarket nail bar’ selling booze could lift crime rate
Town Hall weighs up application as neighbours complain of ‘drunk people in the street trying to break down our door’
Read MoreAlter Ego 2019: Singer-songwriter Angelina ‘ecstatic’ after winning top talent contest
The 18-year-old beat eight other finalists at the event, which also saw the launch of the council’s Discover Young Hackney Festival
Read MoreHackney’s diagnosed depression rates highest of any London borough
Council and mental health charity Mind say figures show local services are better at finding and supporting people with depression
Read MoreHackney gears up for two-week Dementia Festival
Events including singing, dancing and sports will take place all over the borough – starting this Thursday
Read MoreRichmond Road Medical Centre’s third Healthy Mind event set to be ‘biggest yet’
The Dalston surgery’s annual exhibition of local mental health services takes place on 15 May
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