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Stoke Newington Town Hall officially ‘at risk’ after being vacant ‘for many years’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 26 November 2024 at 15:21

Decision by government body Historic England follows rescue of Abney Park cemetery and chapel

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Council unveils ‘safer’ Pembury junction – but campaigners accuse it of abandoning its ‘leadership on cycling’

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 25 November 2024 at 18:47

Local cyclists, still reeling over decision to press on with controversial redesign, claim Town Hall is being ‘dishonest’

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‘Landmark day’: Abney Park cemetery saved from heritage risk register

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 25 November 2024 at 16:38

Mayor Woodley welcomes ‘rewilding’ of Magnificent Seven burial ground

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Fresh calls for Hackney to sever ties with Israeli city amid confusion over medical exchange

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 21 November 2024 at 21:03

Homerton and Rambam hospitals’ relationship in doubt after campaigners probe ‘inactive’ arrangement

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The Marquee Moon, Dalston, food review: ‘The British night out has never been more dynamic’

By Gabriel Wilding | Thursday 21 November 2024 at 14:10

The restaurant on the former site of the Marquis of Lansdowne pub has an ‘imaginative attitude to flavour’

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‘History repeats’: School closures spark growing fears over special needs support

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 18 November 2024 at 18:43

Staff and families to protest outside Hackney Town Hall on Tuesday

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Bleeding Fabulous, Mark Ward, book review: ‘A heart-warming but cautionary tale’

By Sarah Birch | Monday 18 November 2024 at 13:12

This memoir of a haemophiliac caught up in the NHS’s infected blood scandal is ‘remarkable’

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‘We have the ultimate Dame!’: King’s Head boss on new digs, nurturing talent, and its first full-blown panto

By Sarah Birch | Monday 18 November 2024 at 12:19

Sofi Berenger spoke to the Citizen ahead of a star-studded run of ‘Cinderella’ at the theatre’s new auditorium

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Hackney Council warned about elderly woman’s death just months before cutting falls prevention service

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 15 November 2024 at 17:57

Anoush Summers died in hospital in January following fall at home two days earlier

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‘Deeply worrying’: Campaigners blame ‘feeble’ repairs system for Hackney woman’s death

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 15 November 2024 at 14:02

Coroner’s report into death of Sarah McGreevy warned council more action was needed on housing maintenance

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‘The work starts now’: Evicted Haggerston mechanic vows to keep fighting for fairer rents

By Hazel Sheffield | Thursday 14 November 2024 at 15:38

JC Motors boss Len Maloney calls on people to back plans for community-owned premises

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‘Catastrophic’: Campaigners blast council over cuts to falls prevention service

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Thursday 14 November 2024 at 15:05

Council tells residents that an NHS-funded service will continue for older people at higher risk

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Hackney teachers strike over pay and working conditions following college merger

By Josef Steen | Wednesday 13 November 2024 at 19:18

Sixth form staff at BSix College say treatment by new management ‘feels like attack on community’

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Hackney Council still has ‘no plans’ to bring in four-day working week

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Wednesday 13 November 2024 at 18:42
Hackney Town Hall

Town Hall unmoved as government drops objection to practice

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Council sticks with Pembury Circus design in blow to campaigners

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 12 November 2024 at 13:22

Decision comes after opposition members called in Town Hall’s planned redesign of the junction

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Market Day, Paul Trevor, book review: ‘Real-world theatre’

By Sarah Birch | Monday 11 November 2024 at 12:43

The photographer’s exploration of East London’s street markets is ‘impressive’

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Hackney Council unlikely to hit target of switching to electric vehicles by 2030, officers admit

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 8 November 2024 at 18:36
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More ‘realistic’ transition date needed, says Town Hall’s fleet manager

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Hoxton charity unveils three alternative audio tours of London penned by children

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 8 November 2024 at 18:04

Listeners can enjoy the ‘wildest tall stories to the most moving of poetry’, says Ministry of Stories director

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‘Failed experiment’: Dalston councillor challenges London mayor to bring in rent controls

By Josef Steen, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 8 November 2024 at 11:40

Cllr Zoë Garbett AM calls out Sadiq Khan over failure to hold a rent commission despite 2019 promise

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New short film explores the joys and challenges of life inside an East London brain injury charity

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 8 November 2024 at 11:07

Award-winning filmmaker Kit Vincent documents the work of Headway East London through the stories of four survivors

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