Rough sleepers penalised via council loophole, group claims
CPNs stop antisocial activity as part of outreach work, Town Hall insists
Read MorePunk band Arrows of Love take aim at Hackney Wick planning authority with ‘prophetic’ fight song
Singer among the artists evicted from Vittoria Wharf, which is poised to be demolished to make way for a pedestrian bridge
Read MoreLeader – Painful hypocrisy over education exposed
“Diane” and “Shami” jibes highlight gap between politicians’ posturing and the private choices made for their children
Read MoreWoodberry Wetlands to host series of ‘unique experiences’ for Christmas
Festivities include ‘magical’ after-hours events at the historic Coal House, with guests able to soak in the newly-opened nature reserve at night
Read MoreTitbits – growing Momentum, growing beards, and the council’s Olympic false start
Facial furniture, Labour elections and more cancelled council meetings feature in this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read More‘Britain is waiting, Prime Minister’: ClientEarth wins toxic air High Court case
Judge Mr Justice Garnham agrees government should be doing more to deal with air pollution and cites overly-optimistic modelling
Read MoreRooting out the history of vegetables
It is hard to imagine a time when root vegetables were not an essential part of the English diet, and in Hackney there are plenty to choose from
Read MoreElderly Clissold Park deer to retire to Devon to make way for young buck
Out with the old (deer), in with the new as council seeks to refresh ageing herd in Stoke Newington animal collection
Read MoreExhibition shows how the teenage bedroom is ‘a world of its own’
A new exhibition at the Geffrye Museum dares to step foot inside the sleeping quarters of 26 London teenagers
Read MoreLondon Fields residents ‘deliberately sidelined’ over plans to fling up flats
Feud continues over plot of land that the council sold in 2013 in the face of local opposition
Read MorePay all staff at least London Living Wage, urges Mayor of Hackney
Philip Glanville has called on all businesses in the borough to follow his council’s lead
Read MoreDalston resident pleads with Hackney Council to act over mould hell
88-year-old woman admitted to hospital with breathing difficulties after exposure to spores thought to be caused by building’s poor design
Read MoreConcert pitch – November gig guide for Hackney
Some of the best new live acts are set to grace the borough this month
Read MoreDish up, dish out: Hackney restaurants sign up to ‘solidarity tax’ to fight food poverty
Restaurants can add a few optional pennies to a bill or menu item, with the proceeds going towards food supplies for Spitalfields Crypt Trust and Hackney Migrant Centre
Read MoreShouts of ‘Shami Chakrabarti!’ as councillors debate ‘inclusive education’
Lib Dems abstain from voting and Tories oppose motion proposed by Cllr Mete Coban lambasting grammar school expansion
Read MoreBehind This Wall, Hackney Central, review: ‘a perfect date bar’
Knock-out cocktails make Narrow Way newcomer Behind This Wall an excellent choice for a tête-à-tête
Read MoreExploring academisation options ‘pragmatic’, council suggests
Anntoinette Bramble, whose brief covers children’s services, has said she does not believe the government’s U-turn on education plan
Read MoreWes Anderson puppeteer spooks Hackney Wick with Halloween ‘pumpkin bridge’
Whilst most of Hackney woke up engulfed in an eerie fog, Hackney Wickers were treated to a spooky pumpkin extravaganza
Read MoreToddler burnt after ‘idiots’ hurl fireworks on Clarence Place
‘We will catch you’, Hackney police warn suspects as they appeal for witnesses to come forward
Read MoreRise in knife crime blamed on declining use of stop and search
Two Hackney youth workers at the Crib say figures show stabbings spike coincided with dwindling use of the police powers
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