Shootings up 25 per cent in Hackney in a year, new data shows
Council moves to reassure residents that gang numbers are ‘insignificant’
Read MoreHomelessness crisis worsens as Town Hall is forced to use shelters outside Hackney
Council sees 29 per cent increase in people seeking accommodation since April
Read MoreHackney Mayor speaks out on William Patten school air pollution debate
Mayor states that council is “listening” as campaigners call for meeting
Read MoreHackney Greens unveil candidate for Victoria ward by-election
Local resident Wendy Robinson to vie for the seat vacated by Labour’s Alex Kuye earlier this month
Read MoreFilmmakers chronicling gentrification in Hackney to set up stall at Ridley Road
Future Hackney wants to capture and preserve local history – while giving youngsters a chance to get behind the lens
Read MoreNo Paine no gain: New exhibition to bring ‘feel-good factor’ to Homerton Hospital
Neville Paine’s experimental landscapes and collages will brighten the walls of the Education Centre from October
Read More‘Don’t show me a graph’: councillors slam pensions training as ‘boring and difficult’
Members of pensions committee call for ‘à la carte’ individual training plans
Read More‘Stitching wounds on a pig’s hoof’: Hackney students get a taste of medicine in the Caribbean
Four Skinners’ Academy pupils took a trip to the Dominican Republic earlier this year for hands-on experience in a hospital
Read MoreCouncil reported to pensions regulator for third year running
Breach of code of practice blamed on council’s ‘failure to submit timely data’ due to technical problems
Read MoreHackney Mayor ‘extremely disappointed’ at news of Network Rail arches sell-off
Council to seek urgent meeting with new owners of arches Blackstone and Telereal
Read MorePlastic pollution: Council urges volunteers to help kickstart a ‘refill revolution’ in Hackney
Town Hall wants to persuade local businesses to provide free water to people with reusable bottles
Read MoreWe need to talk about Dalston: Town Hall launches major listening exercise for locals
The Dalston Conversation will ‘put residents’ priorities at the heart of the council’s work’
Read More‘Shaping the capital’: Local doors unlocked for Open House festival
The world’s largest architecture event returns this month – giving the public a peak behind hundreds of keyholes
Read MoreSPACE exploration: Art studios to open up for 50th anniversary
More than 200 creatives across London will welcome the public into their workshops for a one-off weekend spectacular this month
Read MoreBritannia does not waive the rules, claim kebab shop owners
Owners say they are ‘shocked’ at police claims of advertising later opening times than licence allows
Read MoreCharity documentary about a lute-playing brain injury survivor to premiere at the Rio
Filmmaker Laura Stratford follows the story of musician Stephanie Feeney, who nearly died at the age of 11 after being hit by a car
Read MoreSerious illness forces Labour councillor to stand down – just five months into the role
Cllr Alex Kuye’s resignation triggers October by-election in Victoria ward
Read MoreTitbits – Dice rolls, guarded events and assorted malcontents
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – The last straw
One minute of convenience is not worth thousands of years of plastic pollution
Read MoreBAME business owners slam council for seeming to “not care” about them
‘There’s a feeling that these Johnny-come-latelies who weren’t even born when we did what we did are getting all the benefits’
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