Funding for Hackney’s renowned Pedro Club to continue, council confirms
Finance chief Robert Chapman announces up to £1.5m to refurbish famed youth club
Read MoreBudget shows new government grasps ‘key issues’, says Hackney mayor
Caroline Woodley hails historic budget from first-ever female Chancellor
Read MoreRent rises in Hackney causing homelessness to spiral, council warns
‘Heartbreaking reality’ is thousands will be stuck in ‘far from ideal’ temporary housing, says Cllr Sade Etti
Read MoreCouncil pays tribute to former mayor Sam Springer after his death aged 89
Mayor Woodley praises ‘inspirational’ champion for disadvantaged and minority groups
Read MoreMajority of Hackney’s Conservative councillors backing Kemi Badenoch’s leadership bid
‘I don’t trust Robert Jenrick,’ says local party’s deputy leader and chief whip
Read MoreHackney Council ‘may need emergency bailout’ if costs continue to rise, finance chief warns
Cllr Robert Chapman says social care and homelessness have put particular pressure on the Town Hall’s coffers
Read MoreRise in drug deaths shows UK policy is ‘killing us’, says Dalston councillor
Cllr Zoë Garbett AM calls on London Mayor to legalise and regulate drug use
Read MoreHackney mayor hints at funding for ‘at least one’ new special school
Council suggests it is making headway with SEND strategy but more school closures have sparked anger
Read MoreRoots/Look Back in Anger, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Extremes are the rule of the day’
An ambitious run of two plays using the same cast enables some serious acting chops
Read MoreHackney schoolchildren star in supermarket giant’s healthy eating campaign
Mandeville Primary, home to the School of Food, was chosen to take part in launch of Tesco’s £4m giveaway
Read More‘A reflection of my childhood’: Zimbabwean artist Errol Theunissen heads to Dalston for his first ever solo exhibition
Bold oil paintings that elevate everyday scenes will be on display at BSMT Space next month
Read MoreMorning Lane campaigners quit community panel over ‘corrupt council process’
Activists blast Town Hall’s ‘dishonesty’ and ‘broken promises’ over central Hackney development
Read More‘Enormous opposition’: Teachers’ union urges council to listen during school closures consultation
National Education Union says public meeting on closures will be held on 23 October
Read MoreCycling campaigners ‘deeply disappointed’ as council rejects alternative Pembury Circus design
Hackney Cycling Campaign calls on borough’s new transport chief to set up an independent review
Read MoreCouncil launches plan to improve support for care leavers following Ofsted criticism
Inspectors found children’s services had ‘greatly improved’, but said work still had to be done for care experience
Read More‘Desperate situation’: Artists join forces to campaign against eviction of Hackney mechanic
Len Maloney of JC Motors again faces being forced out of the area after his rent skyrocketed
Read More‘Simply not true’: Council hits back at Green party over alleged solar panel blunder
Town Hall denies that panels on Dalston property were left disconnected for 15 years
Read MoreNumber of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act
Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs
Read MoreAlbers, De Beauvoir, food review: ‘Much more than quite good’
This cafe-restaurant’s promise of ‘quite good grub’ is a cheeky understatement
Read More‘Very risky’: Campaigners say development plans next to Hackney Marshes could increase flooding
Housing proposal by Waltham Forest Council would impact ‘ecologically sensitive’ marshland, activists warn
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