‘We need a push’: Beloved adventure playground launches crowdfunder for ‘unique’ new fence
Shakespeare Walk, recently crowned London’s best adventure playground, needs to replace its crumbling perimeter
Read MoreCampaigners blast council cuts to children’s services as ‘massive attack’ on those most in need
Local MP Diane Abbott said there are ‘other ways to save money’ at a protest attended by families and unions
Read MoreCouncil tax hike confirmed as Mayor Woodley’s first budget is voted through
Hackney’s new leader praised the ‘ambitious’ finance plan in the face of criticism from opposition councillors
Read MoreDog owners ‘delighted’ as council ditches plans for mandatory leads in Abney Park
‘Taking residents’ views into account through consultation is really important,’ says Town Hall’s community safety chief
Read MoreHackney Greens call on council to delay children’s centre cuts ahead of budget showdown
Councillors Zoë Garbett and Alastair Binnie-Lubbock put forward their own budget measures with backing from parents and a union
Read More75 Slices, Three Colts Tavern, food review: ‘Almost acceptable – until the dips run out’
The new pop-up at the Bethnal Green pub is a misstep in pizza’s inexorable rise across the UK
Read MoreJewish leader condemns ‘hateful’ anti-Palestinian graffiti found in Dalston
Rabbi Herschel Gluck said the message, which has since been removed, was ‘disgusting’
Read MoreHackney’s top councillors set to discuss finances, air pollution and plans to control dogs
The cabinet will meet on Monday to talk about some of the key issues in the borough
Read MoreCouncil tax set to rise in Hackney as new mayor unveils first budget
Borough leader Caroline Woodley says the decision to propose a hike was ‘not taken lightly’
Read More‘Reflection, anger, protest’: Notice This Tree event puts spotlight on environmental loss
Campaigners who fought for the famous Happy Man are asking residents to honour their favourite trees
Read More‘Symbols of our strength’: Pembury Estate residents furious over Network Rail tree-felling plan
The railway giant is set to cut down four trees, including a 100-year-old sycamore that is said to have survived an air raid
Read More‘Terrified’ parents issue plea for safer crossings near Clapton school
Families from Southwold Primary urge Hackney Council to take action
Read More‘Absurd’: Parents and unions slam council over plans to cut children’s centres
Campaigners hit out at ‘baffling’ consultation process
Read More‘One-stop shop’ of health services for young people to launch in Hackney
The two-year pilot project is hoping to address increasing demand
Read More‘So exciting’: Hackney schoolboy plays organ for 2,000 people at St Paul’s Cathedral
Peter Maku, 14, says he is ‘very proud’ after playing a Bach composition on the venue’s famous instrument
Read MoreTeenager arrested on suspicion of murder following fatal stabbing on Hackney Road
Seventeen-year-old in custody after boy of the same age died on Saturday night
Read More‘Not what people need’: Community group sounds alarm after Woodberry Down masterplan reveal
‘How do we end up with fewer social homes than there were at the start?’ asks representative of local residents’ body
Read MoreKing Lear, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Ramped-up, sexed-up take on the Shakespeare classic’
Yaël Farber’s adaptation keeps the audience ‘gripped throughout’
Read MoreUnravel, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Expands our appreciation of textiles as art’
Protest and subversion are stand-out themes of a show that features 50 artists from around the world
Read MoreLondon Fields residents in ‘horror’ over council plan to cut litter collections
Users of the popular park fear it will become ‘unsanitary and unpleasant’
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