Hackney GP surgery wins ‘Reception Team of the Year’ at healthcare’s biggest national awards
Richmond Road Medical Centre received nominations for the seventh year running
Read More‘A touch ludicrous, but childishly enjoyable’
Looking Glass Cocktail Club is ‘doing something fresh and fantastic’ with drinks inspired by popular culture
Read More‘Stimulating and quality ingredients set this place apart’
Commercial Street’s Taco Taco seems a great option for a quick lunch – and a very reasonable meal deal helps
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Ivy
Our resident expert puts forward a strong defence for one of the UK’s most ubiquitous but oft-derided plants
Read MoreBoy arrested on suspicion of murder after woman shot dead
Lianne Gordon, 42, died at the scene
Read More‘La vie! La vie!’
Our resident food historian paints a portrait of an artist synonymous with bohemian 19th-century Paris
Read MoreThe Lost Library of Spitalfields Market, Greenhouse Theatre, stage review: ‘A seasonal fairy tale for all ages’
This Christmas play at the UK’s first zero-waste theatre is a ‘perfect antidote to hibernal chill’
Read MoreWoman, 42, shot dead in Hackney as police launch murder inquiry
A 20-year-old man and a boy, 16, are in hospital with gunshot wounds following incident in Lower Clapton
Read MoreTom Dewey inquiry: Council refuses to make public the terms of reference
Town Hall bats away requests for more information about the limits of the investigation
Read MoreCampaign group urges council to serve only plant-based food
Councillor argues wrong to ask people to continuously ‘make sacrifices’ towards net zero
Read MoreCouncil won’t ‘engage in foreign policy’ over Gaza conflict says Mayor Woodley
“I barely dare speak, because I feel we’re in a room of bear traps’
Read MoreCouncil is ‘on wrong side of history’ says Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Committee refuses to hear deputation because of concerns about ‘community cohesion’
Read MoreInterim chief executive’s contract to be extended
Dawn Carter-McDonald to continue in role until next summer
Read MoreMuch-loved Hackney Playbus celebrates 50-year anniversary
The education charity, known for the double-decker it has converted into an early years’ play space, threw a well-attended party to mark the occasion
Read MoreTitbits – Nil, nought, nothing and some Olympic puffing
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreLeader – Homes and a way
‘Having a roof over one’s head is a basic social right’
Read MoreCampaigners press for action on accident blackspot
Two collisions have occurred near busy junction
Read MoreRough sleepers and single homeless crisis: ‘We are on a cliff edge’ – councillors warned
Services stretched as demand increases
Read MoreCouncil to train hate crime champions
Volunteers to challenge prejudice
Read MorePoor housing shreds people’s mental health warns expert as thousands still living in temporary accommodation
Call for residents to unite over housing issues
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