Hackney Heart landlord Haydar Ulus wins seat on Enfield Council
Labour activist who has received thousands of pounds in rent from Hackney Council wins in fellow Labour-held borough
Read MorePlan to make London’s energy provision more self-sufficient welcomed by Hackney Council
Boris’ office could buy power from generators in the borough and sell it for use in Tube network and by cops
Read MoreWhat do last month’s 2014 Hackney local election results reveal?
Analysis of turnout and results in mayoral, council and European polls by Davide Tiberti from The Electoral Commission
Read MoreAre swifts the latest Hackney victim of housing crisis and property price rises?
Talk and guided walk arranged this month by conservationists desperate to help save this fascinating bird
Read MoreLeader – The winner takes it all under our unfair electoral system
Proportional representation would be a more sensible approach. After all, it works in Scandinavia
Read MoreAnnie Blackmore takes ‘time out’ after leaving Hackney University Technical College
Mystery surrounds situation at school Ofsted said requires improvement
Read MoreMan dies and 13 are injured when car and bus collide in Clapton
Fatal incident in Lea Bridge Road in early hours of today
Read MoreHoxton squatters in standoff with officers as police station occupiers face eviction
Cop shop squatters who face being booted out are ‘vulnerable and homeless,’ supporter says
Read More‘There are no voters we can take for granted’ says Labour stalwart Luke Akehurst
As he bids farewell to Hackney, prominent ex-councillor gives his view of the borough’s future and reflects on his political life
Read MoreUniform will ‘suck colour out of’ Gayhurst Community School, parent warns
Petition signed by over one hundred people demands greater debate over grey and black colour scheme
Read MoreOh no, not again! ‘Environmental destruction’ warning over Canalival 2014
Revellers who trashed waterway could return, Canal and River Trust warns
Read MoreGreens would have won seven council seats under proportional representation
Research suggests party would have been by far the largest opposition locally under ‘fairer’ system
Read MoreSign of the times? Unite building demolished to make way for Prestige flats
Lakeside Green Lanes building belonging to trade union is flattened for apartments after being sold off
Read MoreHackney-based social enterprise leads the way as living wage employer
Follow our example, comms agency’s director tells other local businesses
Read MoreDoormat ‘privacy breach’: Hackney Council under fire over housing benefit messages
Town Hall is publically identifying claimants, critic says
Read MoreHackney Police Station latest: squatters could be evicted tomorrow after judge rejects defence
‘We are homeless and have nowhere else to go,’ say those occupying building earmarked for free school
Read MoreHackney Labour win big at election and top Euro poll as Greens criticise ‘antiquated’ system
Jules Pipe declines to rule out standing yet again after winning fourth term as Mayor of Hackney
Read MoreElection 2014: All the results live and as they are announced at the Britannia Leisure Centre
Live coverage from the Hackney vote count
Read MoreEclectic mix of contemporary art on display at Shoreditch gallery
Moving nudes and serene landscapes are among the works on display at Cock ‘n’ Bull gallery’s latest show
Read MoreIs this the future of Hackney’s iconic Rose Lipman Building?
Artist pens plans for new development on site where demolition is ‘only a matter of time’
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