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Local elections 2022: Parties drive home key pledges as Hackney gears up for some tight races

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 4 May 2022 at 13:04
Once more unto the polls... In 2016 we voted often

LTNs, housing, the cost of living crisis and the climate emergency are major battlegrounds

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‘We need to make violence against women and girls a political priority,’ says Women’s Equality Party candidate

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 3 May 2022 at 14:56

Tabitha Morton, the party’s co-deputy leader, is competing for a council seat in Clissold

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‘All SEN students deserve help’: Election candidates from Hackney and Islington sign up to community manifesto

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 29 April 2022 at 18:25

Election hopefuls hear powerful testimony at event hosted by Hackney and Islington Citizens

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‘It degraded me’: Election candidate opens up about ‘horrific’ strip-search following Child Q scandal

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 29 April 2022 at 14:37

TUSC’s Victoria ward hopeful Margaret Trotter calls for police ‘overhaul’

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Volunteers begin project to make River Lea an ‘oasis for wildlife’ again

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 29 April 2022 at 13:34

Wildlife Gardeners of Haggerston team up with council staff to plant vegetation and build habitats along the eroded riverbanks

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‘Face our shared history with honesty’: Hackney to play host to major art initiative on transatlantic slave trade

By Lizzie McAllister | Thursday 28 April 2022 at 18:56

The World Reimagined will create educational walking trails featuring works by high-profile artists

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Mariam, The Old Church, stage review: ‘Stand-out performances carry dialogue-heavy script’

By Sarah Birch | Thursday 28 April 2022 at 15:30

This adaptation of Elizabeth Cary’s 1613 play picks up in the second half

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New app designed to make art more inclusive to be brought to life in Hackney Central exhibition

By Lizzie McAllister | Thursday 28 April 2022 at 15:23

BRUSHWRK to showcase work of two Black female artists at Paper Dress Vintage

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‘Hackney still not past Omicron peak,’ warn local medics

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 28 April 2022 at 13:18
Covid-19 test

Doctors estimate that 8.2 per cent of local residents had Covid last week

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Plan for 76 retirement homes in Woodberry Down gets thumbs-up

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 28 April 2022 at 12:37

Anchor Hanover development on Newnton Close wins approval from councillors

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Hostel set for refurbishment after council agrees lease for 163 homes

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 27 April 2022 at 13:10

More than 100 rooms at the former Metropolitan hospital to be upgraded

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More than 30,000 households to get extra £30 off council tax

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 27 April 2022 at 11:12

Hackney’s cabinet approves one-off reduction to help tackle cost of living crisis

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Local elections 2022: Housing, racism and LTNs on the agenda for Hackney’s Independent Network

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 18:41

The Citizen caught up with the 11-strong group of candidates ahead of voting on 5 May

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Child Q: Headteacher of school where Black teenage girl was strip-searched steps down due to ill health

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 26 April 2022 at 11:25
Protestors listen to the speeches

Scandal-hit school informs parents of news – with successor already in place

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‘Messy memories’: Artist Marcus Cope gets personal in solo exhibition at PEER

By Lizzie McAllister | Monday 25 April 2022 at 19:08

The Bath-born painter’s ‘self-reflective’ show opens this week at the Hoxton gallery

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‘No excuse’: Three hundred council workers strike over pay

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 25 April 2022 at 14:47

Staff in waste collection, repairs and SEND passenger services launch six days of action

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Children as young as 10 have been strip-searched by the Metropolitan Police, figures show

By Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 25 April 2022 at 11:36

Data obtained by London Assembly Member Caroline Russell in wake of Child Q scandal

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Daddy, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Floundering in a sea of conflicting story arcs’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 22 April 2022 at 15:11

Jeremy O. Harris’s play has ‘undeniable beauty and skill’ but it is ‘simply too long and too busy’

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‘Terrifying but fun!’: Hackney chefs crowned UK student champions after live cook-off judged by Michel Roux Jr

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 22 April 2022 at 13:25

Trio from New City College win Country Range Student Chef Challenge 2022

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Hackney Wick dance school to mark first birthday with Ukraine fundraiser

By Lizzie McAllister | Friday 22 April 2022 at 10:56

Adore Dance co-founder says using the event to support refugees ‘felt very natural’

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