Former councillor launches appeal against ‘illegally run’ election
Vernon Williams who ran as an independent candidate in May’s local elections accuses returning officer of breaking the law
Read MoreTricia Okoruwa obituary
Tributes paid to ‘tenacious’ Head of Hackney Learning Trust who devoted her career to improving school standards
Read MoreTeenager facing years behind bars for killing schoolgirl Shereka Marsh
Old Bailey judge hands 15 year-old boy 9 year jail sentence for shooting Urswick School pupil dead
Read MoreStokey Local loses high court appeal over Sainsbury’s development
Judge dismisses judicial reviews against Wilmer Place development as campaigners left to foot £22,000 legal bill
Read MoreHackney teenage boy missing for a fortnight
Police concerned for the welfare of 16 year-old Keiarani Hamilton-Hughes from Victoria Park
Read MoreClosed female-only gym awarded Asset of Community Value status
Community group ‘delighted’ after receiving protective status for Sunstone Women
Read MoreCouncil to ‘re-evaluate’ St Mungo’s contract as staff strike over working conditions
Workers at homeless charity in week-long strike over changes brought in by Chief Executive Howard Sinclair
Read MoreEviction of council house tenants in Hackney rises by 60 per cent
98 people in one year forced to leave their council homes due to rent arrears
Read MoreRage on Rivington Street: residents furious over pedestrianised party zone
Bars and clubs argue that prohibiting cars will increase street safety and help local businesses
Read More‘Biggest thing in the area since the Plague’: Goodsyard consultation opens
Campaign More Light More Power urges residents and local businesses to ‘get involved’ in planning consultation
Read MoreRestaurant review – Rawduck
Reopened restaurant’s quirky and eclectic menu is reasonably priced and packed with unusual (if slightly obscure) ingredients
Read MoreInside two Hackney salmon smokeries
Gillian Riley visits two smokehouses and finds the best smoked salmon
Read MoreLove Hotel documentary – leaving reservations at home
The Japanese phenomenon of short stay ‘love hotels’ is the focus of a new documentary by Hackney’s Native Voice Films
Read MoreSt Mungo’s Broadway strikers protest outside Mare Street hostel
A seven-day strike action by workers from the charity St Mungo’s Broadway has begun today to protest against pay cuts and changes to contracts
Read MoreBlighty Coffee: classic British breakfasts with a modern twist
Artisan coffeehouse takes a step back to the 1940s with vintage décor and traditional British breakfasts
Read MoreFree fireworks tickets for people on benefits slammed as ‘tokenistic’ gesture
Council will give away 250 out of the 5000 tickets to those on benefits and allowances
Read MoreMassive Adidas ad on Marshes slammed as ‘grossly inappropriate’
Save Lea Marshes claims Council obtained planning permission for advert ‘sensitive in size, scale and visual appearance’
Read MoreHackney law centre solicitor Diane Morrison wins prestigious award
Hackney Community Law Centre does ‘so much with so little’ says winner of ‘in-house solicitor of the year’
Read MoreFree film festival to get under way in London Fields
Ryan Gosling ‘all-dayer’ and documentary Under the Cranes are some of the highlights of the first ever London Fields Free Film Festival
Read MoreErran Baron Cohen on The Infidel – The Musical
Erran Baron Cohen talks about writing songs for the new musical alongside David Baddiel
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