Stoke Newington traders fear loss of business rate relief could be ‘final straw’
Council rebuffs shopkeepers’ plea for discount despite warnings over ‘triple whammy’ with tax and wage hikes
Read MoreDalston councillor slams ‘discriminatory’ use of facial recognition
Green co-leader Zoë Garbett criticises police as data shows face scanners mostly used in boroughs with large Black populace
Read MoreCuts to falls prevention service trigger Healthwatch ‘gagging’ row
Board member suspended after criticising director for supporting council’s scrapping of Staying Steady programme
Read MorePolice hand out doorbell cameras in hunt for mystery tree vandals
Community safety lead says police’s decision not to arrest suspected arboreal wrecker is now under review
Read MoreOpposition parties slam government’s ‘cruel’ welfare cuts
Hackney mayor defends Labour, saying she sees ‘strong direction of travel’ in Whitehall policy
Read MoreHackney Youth Parliament pleads with cabinet against future cuts
Education lead apologises to junior politicians for not consulting them
Read MoreFears over ‘private sector carve-up’ as council agrees to sell off ‘creative quarter’ sites
Town Hall tries to assure Dalston Curve Garden and others that decision to sell Ashwin Street buildings would not affect arts and culture
Read MoreCouncil to exercise more control over Hackney’s leisure centres
Tax break prompts Town Hall to take ownership of income from gyms and other facilities outsourced to Better Health in 2009
Read MoreHackney yoga studio fears eviction after Transport for London ‘quadruples’ rent
Owners scramble to raise £25k as trades guild warns small businesses are being ‘killed off’
Read MoreCouncil rejects Shoreditch nightclub mogul’s latest bid for new venue
Town Hall said it did not have confidence in owner Shmail Khan after previously revoking his licence twice
Read MoreHackney school ‘excited’ after signing UK-first twinning arrangement to help save bees
Kingsmead Primary links up with Ugandan school to support Buzzline project
Read MoreCouncil spending on agency staff expected to rise by nearly £1m
Town Hall revises forecasts after health and environment costs fuel temporary recruitment drive
Read More‘Full support’: Opposition councillors back Town Hall’s green jobs drive – but stress need for extra cash
Green councillors welcome Town Hall’s target to help 60 people find jobs in next year
Read MoreHackney mayor slams ‘zero-tolerance’ behaviour policies in schools
Caroline Woodley rebukes ‘famous’ academy head as data shows suspensions in Hackney’s secondaries eclipse inner and outer London
Read More‘Unsustainable’: Much-loved local pub The Gun announces immediate closure
After a decade on Well Street, the pub’s landlords call time ‘despite very best efforts’ to stay open
Read MoreSchool streets vandalised in ‘appalling criminal sabotage’ across Hackney
More than 20 incidents of damage to cameras, street signs and speed restrictions recorded since June 2024
Read MoreResidents fear more ‘carnage’ as Shoreditch nightclub mogul bids for new venue
Metropolitan police ‘cannot fathom’ why former Cargo director is asking for new licence after twice having it revoked
Read MoreHackney and Islington schools take fight against closures to Parliament
St Dominic’s joined by pupils and staff from neighbouring borough for Westminster march
Read MoreUnions ‘blocked’ by council from discussing pension fund investments
Unison representatives critical of Hackney’s refusal to divest pensions say council is ignoring members’ survey
Read MoreFrom McQueen to green
Meet Brett Mettler, the former high fashion designer teaching kids the beauty of sustainability
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