Council 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’
Read More‘Excellent leader’: Homerton Healthcare announces new chief executive
Bas Sadiq replaces outgoing boss Louise Ashley after serving as her deputy for 10 months
Read More‘It’s about humanity’: Pro-Palestinian campaigners defend graffiti on Hackney border following complaint
Chair of local organisation for Jewish ex-servicemen and women threatens direct action if messages are not removed
Read MoreComing Unstuck, Joe Cullen, book review: ‘An object lesson in how to get out of a rut’
The first prose book by the man known as the Bard of Dalston is a ‘very personal foray into the undergrowth of Cool Britannia’
Read More‘They aren’t really surviving’: Hackney Foodbank warns of huge surge in pensioners asking for help
‘People who have worked hard for much of their lives are struggling,’ says one of the charity’s caseworkers
Read MoreMayor’s Music Awards 2024: Borough’s young musicians impress at Hackney Empire
More than 350 local pupils performed at the annual gala celebrating Hackney’s finest aspiring artists
Read More‘Heading in the wrong direction’: Alarm over Hackney’s low measles vaccination rate
Health experts issue warning after confirmed cases in nearby boroughs
Read More‘From dangerous to extremely safe’: Hackney cyclist praises Clapton roundabout makeover
New layout gets a thumbs-up from Kate Corden, owner of a bike-fitting firm, and her family
Read MoreDivesting from businesses involved in Palestine would ‘breach legal guidance’, council says
Pensions committee chair says Town Hall is legally required to ‘ensure thousands of former council employees are paid’
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