Parents from Hackney school claim drop in pupils is ‘temporary blip’ – as they urge council to scrap potential merger
Colvestone is one of six primary schools facing drastic changes next year as a result of falling rolls
Read MoreHackney to host series of Windrush advice clinics to help people navigate government’s ‘unsatisfactory’ compensation scheme
Surgeries are taking place in June, July and August to support residents through the application process
Read More‘Absolute disgrace’: Unions join together for protest against job cuts in Hackney’s libraries
Campaigners hit out at council for issuing compulsory redundancies as part of its restructure of the service
Read More‘We need more Hackneys’: Borough sees biggest drop in motor vehicle use of anywhere in London, according to new report
Research by London Cycling Campaign reveals a 37 per cent decrease between 2010 and 2020
Read MoreLondon firefighters still not doing ‘real fire training in high-rises’ – six years on from Grenfell
City’s deputy fire chief concedes more ‘realistic’ training is needed after union raises alarm
Read More‘Very real risk’: Health chiefs urge parents to get their children vaccinated against polio to prevent it spreading across London
The virus was found in 30 sewage samples in north-east London last year
Read MorePlan 75, film review: ‘A quiet scream in the face of an increasingly heartless world’
Chie Hayakawa’s dystopian tale about an ageing population being sold on euthanasia is ‘all too believable’
Read MoreHackney Council’s finance supremo to depart after 14 years in the role
Ian Williams, currently acting chief executive, helped steer the borough through the pandemic
Read More‘We don’t have another 10 years’: Hackney cookery school goes global to accelerate shift towards planet-friendly eating
Made in Hackney launches free online platform that teaches people how to set up their own community kitchens
Read MoreWhooping cough on the rise in Hackney – with parents urged to get their children vaccinated
The bacterial infection can require hospitalisation in acute cases
Read More‘Not everyone is pro-monarchy’: Newington Green Meeting House celebrates ‘radical spirit’ with alternative coronation day event
The historic venue brought together republicans and monarchists last weekend for a slightly different take on the royal crowning
Read More‘Tremendous recognition’: Cardinal Pole shortlisted for Secondary School of the Year in Tes Awards 2023
Headteacher Adam Hall praises school’s ‘forward thinking and inclusive philosophy’
Read More‘Not my cup of tea’: Coronation events garner mixed reaction at Hoxton Street Market
Traders complain about business being disrupted, but others say the celebrations brought market to life
Read More‘I don’t think you need a coronation to bring the community together – but if it does, that’s no bad thing’
A right royal celebration like no other was hosted by Chats Palace arts centre for King Charles III’s coronation
Read MoreMan stabbed to death on Mare Street
Three people arrested on suspicion of murder
Read MoreFirefighters tackle Stoke Newington flat blaze
Four fire engines and around 25 firefighters attended the scene
Read MoreKing’s coronation: Hackney to play host to 18 Big Lunch events and eight street parties
The council has handed out more than 30 community grants in total
Read MoreLetter: ‘I stood for 24 hours for the late Queen’s coronation!’
On the eve of the King’s coronation, Hackney resident Peter Gosnell, 95, remembers fondly the last time the event took place in 1953
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: No Mow May
Park the lawnmower and let the flowers go wild – it helps biodiversity and pollinators
Read More‘Post-Brexit rules putting Europeans off the UK,’ warns Mayor of London
Sadiq Khan urges government to introduce new visa for visiting schoolchildren
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