Labour’s Caroline Woodley elected as Mayor of Hackney
Woodley becomes first woman to land the role in a by-election marked by low turnout
Read MoreThe Flea, The Yard Theatre, stage review: ‘An epic undertaking’
This retelling of the 1889 Cleveland Street scandal has its flaws, but it ‘will certainly not bore you’
Read MoreBreaking Bread
Chardin and dough are on the menu as our resident food historian makes a welcome return
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Bulbs
Our resident expert on the magic of nature’s storage organs
Read MoreTitbits – Beatrix and treats
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough.
Read MoreLeader – Tough climate for new mayor
Action plans are all well and good, but it’s the implementation that counts
Read MoreHundreds gather for pro-Palestinian protests in Hackney
Demonstrators demanded a ceasefire in Gaza at rallies in Dalston and outside the Town Hall
Read MoreHackney Labour councillors defy party to demand Gaza ceasefire
Former speakers Soraya Adejare and Humaira Garasia add their names to Labour Muslim Network letter
Read MoreMayoral candidates call for Gaza ceasefire at final hustings before tomorrow’s by-election
Two candidates turned up at Premises Studios, with a third represented by a proxy, as residents prepare to vote
Read MoreMayoral candidates tear into council’s new parking charges at motorcyclists’ hustings
Not one of the four candidates in attendance backed the exisiting prices as they laid out their transport plans for the borough
Read MoreCouncil commissions independent investigation into Dewey scandal
Former Staffordshire County Council boss to quiz staff
Read MoreMayoral candidates quizzed on transport at Hackney Cycling Campaign’s hustings
In the absence of two of the four invited mayoral candidates, residents put the Greens’ Zoë Garbett and the Liberal Democrats’ Simon de Deney on the spot
Read MoreLiberal Democrat mayoral hopeful outlines ambitious plan to fix ‘broken housing system’
If elected, Simon de Deney would set up a council house-building firm to create affordable homes
Read MoreSocialist mayoral candidate promises no more cuts as she vows to fight for government funding
TUSC’s Annoesjka Valent also says she will reject mayor’s £89k salary and instead take a ‘worker’s wage’
Read MoreLabour candidate calls mayoralty a ‘platform for great partnerships’ – as she sets out focus on green projects
Caroline Woodley says her cabinet role at the council has taught her how to handle challenges
Read More‘Crippling’ business rates and LTNs are high priorities for Independent mayoral candidate
Peter Smorthit also backs calls to scrap Hackney’s mayoralty as he vows to be a ‘resident for residents’
Read More1984, Hackney Town Hall, stage review: ‘Timely reminder of just how thuggish servants of the people can be’
The borough’s municipal heart is a fitting place for this immersive take on Orwell’s famous novel
Read MoreLabour mayoral candidate accused of ‘insulting electorate’ after rejecting hustings invite
Caroline Woodley says her ‘focus is on speaking to as many residents as possible on the doorstep’
Read MoreConservative mayoral candidate will help ‘rip out’ his local LTN if elected – as he vows to scrap traffic scheme
Simche Steinberger, a Springfield ward councillor, also promises a new budget and planning reforms
Read MoreHackney mayoral by-election: Two more hustings announced – including one hosted by motorcycle parking campaigners
Hackney goes to the polls on 9 November to select its next borough leader
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