Hackney Council paid director over £200k per year
Local authority ‘fat cat’ pay is revealed whilst the government mulls plans to give councillors the power to veto town hall salaries over £100,000
Read MoreHackney parks posts to be axed
User groups and local residents voice concern over the future wellbeing of the borough’s green spaces as leaked report proposes large-scale changes
Read MoreHackney GPs speak out against government’s ‘destruction’ of the NHS
Local doctors express concern over the coalition government’s proposed health and social care reforms
Read More‘Gay-free zone’ homophobic stickers: police release CCTV image
Officers are looking for a man seen at Bow Church DLR on Saturday 12 February
Read MoreSource Code – review
Until 7 April 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreLooking into the Local
Friday 8 – Sunday 10 April 2011, Karin Janssen Project Space
Read MoreLiterary April
Upcoming events at independent bookshop Pages of Hackney
Read MoreHackney Liberal Democrats join row over cost of Town Hall ‘Pravda’
The council may be overestimating the amount of savings it makes by publishing its own ‘newspaper’, claim critics
Read MoreHackney Council youth services job cuts slammed
Union says Town Hall is failing to protect frontline services
Read MoreFate of Clapton Tram Sheds to be decided
Campaigners call for a locally-listed building to be turned into an arts centre as Hackney Council considers a proposal to convert it into flats and space for light industry
Read MoreMichael Jackson sculpture at Premises Studios sparks ‘hate campaign’
Madonna and Child by Swedish artist Maria von Köhler incurs the wrath of fans of the King of Pop
Read MoreSecond arrest in Olympic staff explosives case
Arrest of man in Wales follows swoop near London 2012 site on dog handler understood to work for G4S security
Read MoreOlympic 2012 site in London sees security guard arrested for explosives
40-year-old dog handler held after vehicle searched in a car park off Pudding Mill Lane
Read MoreJeremy Hunt admits London 2012 legacy targets will be scrapped
• Target to inspire one million adults will be dropped
• Olympics secretary signifies strategy shift for Sport England
Route Irish – review
Until 31 March 2011, Rio Cinema
Read MoreAnna Fiorentini Theatre and Film School 10th Anniversary Gala
7pm Saturday 2 April, Hackney Empire
Read MoreHackney Bulls dig deep to edge out London Wasps
Despite being 5-0 down at half-time, the fightback brings a triumphant 12-10 win
Read MoreAnna Karenina – review
Until 16 April 2011, Arcola Theatre
Read MoreGovernment details ID card compensation for suppliers
Home Office pays Thales £2m plus in compensation as part of ending the National Identity Scheme
Read MoreHackney Bulls promotion bid wrecked by Teddington defeat
Despite determination and persistence by the Bulls, a lack of sufficient defensive cover leaves the final score 32-36
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