Child safeguarding watchdog lays out scope of Mossbourne inquiry
Rare review follows more than 300 separate complaints about children’s experiences
Read MoreHackney History Festival to return for two weekends in May
Talks, walks and films are on the bill for the second annual celebration of the borough’s history
Read MoreAs Long As We Are Breathing, Arcola Theatre, stage review: ‘Deeply heartbreaking yet soaringly uplifting’
This new work by Diane Samuels leaves you ‘grateful for every gulp of air’
Read MoreHealth campaigners urge councillors to speak out about ‘savage’ NHS cuts
Keep Our NHS Public says Labour is continuing ‘disastrous’ Tory plans
Read MoreElderly residents waiting over a year for home adaptations, report finds
Councillors ‘shocked’ by time taken to put in grab rails, non-slip flooring and other adjustments
Read MoreLetter to the editor: In response to your article, ‘Council insider on Mossbourne’
Readers express their disquiet at anonymous opinion piece
Read More‘Nightmare’: Families displaced by Dalston fire hit out at landlord over lack of support
Tenants left on ‘tenterhooks’ after Peabody failed to renew temporary housing bookings
Read MoreCommunity groups bid to reopen Hackney primary school as ‘creative hub’
Local charities and artists are driving campaign to save ‘rich heritage’ of unused Colvestone building
Read MoreMan, 68, jumped to his death from phone booth inside Hackney police station
Coroner urges Scotland Yard to act after Peter Jones committed suicide in the waiting area of its Stoke Newington branch
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: ‘Foraging is such a lost art’
With plans taking shape for a herb garden at Mabley Green, our columnist sets out his vision for the project
Read MoreShort Road Pizza, Three Colts Tavern, food review: ‘Like Italy and New York have made sweet love’
A husband-and-wife team have turned their pandemic charity venture into an ‘exciting’ reality
Read MoreFuture of Hackney Carnival under threat as Town Hall withdraws funding
‘Despite the stark economic reality, we want to preserve hope and joy’
Read MoreElderly residents left ‘trapped in lifts’ after repeated service failures
Leaseholders and residents of award-winning new-builds in Clapton feel ‘neglected’ by council over persistent malfunctions
Read MoreAndy Leary-May on Mossbourne: ‘Until 16 months ago, I would’ve been among the parents surprised by the extent of adverse experiences’
The father-of-two, in his own words, on what led him to raise concerns about the multi-academy trust
Read MoreEx-Mossbourne teacher blasts ‘silent subjugation’ of pupils
Trainee who spent five weeks at Hackney Downs ‘prison-school’ says he felt ‘ashamed’ for adhering to strict behaviour code
Read MoreCouncil insider on Mossbourne: ‘Leadership and culture are the problem’
A staff member in the Town Hall’s Children and Families Directorate on the allegations facing the multi-academy trust
Read MoreTree vandals strike again in ‘relentless onslaught’ across borough
Council supporting police to patrol criminal damage hotspots after more ‘shocking’ attacks on street trees
Read MorePopular rooftop bar and ‘iconic’ heritage site at risk from ‘massive’ tower block plans
Netil 360 owner would take stock of venue’s ‘future and viability’ if contentious proposals go through
Read MoreStamford Hill campaigners blast Hackney transport policies for ‘upending lives’ of Charedi community
New task force launched amid ‘growing frustration’ with delays caused by LTNs, street closures and bus lanes
Read MoreMake Awaab’s Law apply to private landlords, council says
New plans will see Town Hall lobby government to step up enforcement of damp and mould repairs
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