‘Be disruptive in a positive way’: Founders of social enterprises in Hackney form network to share advice and expertise
The Social Founders Network offers social entrepreneurs a chance to pool their knowledge
Read More‘This isn’t about dressing up as Batman’: Hackney resident to launch support group for fathers no longer living with their children
John Murphy says Hackney Dads will be a place for fathers to share advice and take part in community events with their kids
Read MoreHackney Museum to explore local history of Chinese and Indian nannies
Exhibition featuring stories of ayahs and amahs who looked after British children during colonial times opens today
Read MoreFire safety: Boroughs with greatest number of high-risk buildings revealed – with Hackney in top three
Newly released City Hall figures show Hackney has 87 buildings containing serious safety defects
Read MoreChild Q: Officers who strip-searched Black teenager now being investigated for gross misconduct
The Independent Office for Police Conduct says it has ‘uplifted the level of its investigation’
Read More‘Shameful’: Safety campaigners launch legal action after government decides against evacuation plans recommended by the Grenfell Inquiry
UK Cladding Action Group wants to force owners of high-rises into creating the plans for vulnerable residents
Read MoreChild Q: Former Hackney superintendent says he no longer agrees with having police officers in schools
Leroy Logan MBE, who used to select officers for schools, told the Conference for the Black Child that he has changed his mind
Read MoreHackney’s BMXers riding high after scooping Club of the Year award
The borough’s BMX club wins UK-wide contest and a cash prize that will ‘help secure its future’
Read MoreNearly half of Londoners struggling with cost of living, new polling finds
YouGov and City Hall reports make for grim reading as crisis continues
Read MoreLondon transport boss confirms fault on Elizabeth Line trains – but says risk to customers is ‘practically zero’
Reports from a whistleblower emerged earlier this week about a small door under a train that was blown off its hinges
Read More‘Trip of a lifetime’: Hackney pupils visit the Canary Islands to learn about sea life and plastic pollution
The Year 6 students from St Mary’s Primary School ‘now understand what it means to be a global citizen’
Read MoreHomerton Hospital’s new chief executive vows to ‘maintain its reputation for excellence’
Louise Ashley once worked in the Homerton’s children’s wards as a nurse, and rejoins having turned around the fortunes of Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
Read MoreElderly patient switched off home oxygen supply to save money on electricity, local health boss reveals
Staff member at GP practice was in tears after woman explained she couldn’t afford to run the system
Read MoreHackney schoolchildren mark two ‘special milestones’ by planting trees at Olympic Park
Mossbourne pupils, all born in 2012, celebrate both the 10-year anniversary of the London Olympics and the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
Read MoreDe Beauvoir by-election: Independent Network candidate calls for a ‘more diverse political make-up’ in Hackney
Youth worker Kelly Reid says residents’ voices in her home ward ‘need to be heard’
Read More‘We are gold and we should have been looked after’: Woman behind Grenfell photography book uses Hoxton exhibition to highlight lack of support
Feruza Afewerki was joined by survivors and people bereaved by the fire ahead of next week’s anniversary
Read MoreSupa Ya Ramen, Kingsland Road, food review: ‘Mouth-slurping goodness’
Luke Findlay’s permanent venue is a ‘winner’
Read MoreObituary – Thanh Vu MBE
Linh Vu pays tribute to her father, who sadly passed away in April aged 77
Read MoreChild Q: Police’s decision to strip-search Black teenager at school to be examined at special council meeting
Commission set to hear updates from Scotland Yard and the Mayor of Hackney, with residents able to watch proceedings live online
Read MoreVolunteers begin repairs on historic local bridge at risk of losing its protected status
The event, organised by Volunteer Centre Hackney to mark this year’s Volunteers’ Week, also featured a floating litter pick
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