‘Unfair and unlawful’: Campaigners take council to court over children’s centres consultation
‘We have been clear that we would fight tooth and nail to try to keep these valuable services’
Read MoreAssembly calls on Londoners to share voting experience
The survey is open to anyone who would like to respond
Read MoreCross-party support as Hackney Mayor and councillors join anti-racist solidarity rally
Labour, Green and independent representatives attend Hackney Stand Up To Racism event
Read MoreHackney councillors voice concern over potential rollout of live facial recognition
‘Any decision to deploy it would rest with the police’
Read MoreLack of gas and electrical safety checks to council homes a ‘serious failure’, says housing regulator
“Report’s findings are disappointing’ says Cllr Clayeon McKenzie, Cabinet Member for Housing Services
Read More‘That’s the way to do it!’ – Mr Punch at the Opera
Pantomime and puppetry performance with modern themes at the Arcola
Read MoreLondon Fields and Stoke Newington by-elections announced
Voters are off to the polls in London Fields and Stoke Newington wards
Read MoreMorning Lane campaigners accuse council of ‘excluding residents from key decisions’ on future of Tesco site
Activists say Town Hall has ‘insulted community’ in row over future of major development in Hackney Central
Read MoreHomeless man left psychologically ‘wounded’ after losing everything at Town Hall protest camp
Daemeon, 38, says he has had to ‘start again from the ground up’
Read MoreGoodbye Mr Coffee, Courtyard Theatre, Camden Fringe, stage review: ‘Delicately-written drama’
The first production from De Beauvoir’s Brian Voakes is ‘at once relective and humorous’
Read MorePeter Kennard: Archive of Dissent, Whitechapel Gallery, exhibition review: ‘Fury made sublime’
This retrospective of Kennard’s work is ‘bound to stir thoughts of your own role in the political’
Read MoreOnly a quarter of eligible households have signed up to Hackney’s new garden waste subscription
Opposition councillor fears scheme is a ‘disincentive for those on a tight income’
Read MoreHackney writer to judge prestigious disability charity awards
Playwright and filmmaker Matilda Feyiṣayọ Ibini joins panel for Sense Awards
Read More‘Inspire residents’: Activists plead with Hackney Council to commit to fully plant-based catering
Town Hall urged to follow other councils in signing up to Plant Based Treaty
Read MoreCampaigners call for ‘urgent’ reform of Hackney’s school exclusion policies
Borough ranks in the top three in London for exclusions
Read MoreJan Fuscoe: Why people should get behind volunteer-led plans for a water park in East London
The local writer urges more residents to support the vision for community-owned wild swimming ponds and a conservation hub
Read MorePolice launch murder probe after man stabbed to death in Stoke Newington
Victim, thought to be in his fifties, was found with a knife wound on Northwold Road last night
Read MoreBangers, Arcola Theatre, stage review: ‘With a little bit of luck, we can make it through the night’
Danusia Samal’s UK garage-infused drama is ‘lovingly built’
Read MoreMore than 100 stage performers protest against plans to sell off LGBT+ club in Bethnal Green
The rally was organised by union Equity after owners of working men’s club signalled intention to sell up
Read MoreAfter Sex, Arcola Theatre, stage review: ‘Simply crafted but staggering’
‘Sex’s far-reaching consequences are explored with adult bravery’
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