‘Sex realists’ demand Town Hall changes mixed-facility plans for Kings Hall refurbishment
Equalities chief says council is considering impact of Supreme Court ruling but stresses support for ‘all Hackney communities’
Read MoreCouncil to consult on regulating majority of Hackney landlords
Renters union welcomes ‘first step’ towards widespread licensing scheme this summer
Read MoreHackney HMOs twice as dangerous as rest of England, report finds
Council says roughly one in four houses in multiple occupation have ‘serious hazards’
Read MoreCouncil to close four primary schools as pupil numbers collapse
St Dominic’s, St Mary’s, Oldhill and Sir Thomas Abney schools to shut from September
Read MoreThree Hackney primary schools offering free breakfast clubs in state-backed trial
Thomas Fairchild, Grasmere and Nightingale are providing 30 minutes of care before school until July
Read MoreHackney mayor condemns ‘abhorrent’ graffiti in Clissold Park as police launch hate crime probe
Local politicians react after swastikas daubed in blue paint over playground rocks were reported on last day of Passover
Read More‘Real milestone’ as arts charity announces deal for affordable studios in Hackney Wick
Bow Arts Trust buys up 10,000 square feet of workspace at Hackney Yards development
Read MorePitcairn House residents in service charge strike over living conditions
Thirty-two residents tell Town Hall they will not pay half of fee until ‘grave and urgent’ repairs are completed
Read MoreMossbourne heads take on expanded roles amid safeguarding probe
Principals of two Hackney academies put in charge of Essex schools following Mossbourne Federation takeover
Read MoreHackney’s cabinet to vote on school closures next week
Council’s decision on proposals to shut or ‘merge’ six primary schools slated for 22 April
Read MoreMickey 17 actor Jamila Wingett: ‘There’s a special vibe in Hackney’
The local-born star on her East London roots, working with Bong Joon-Ho, and her dual role as an intimacy coordinator
Read MoreTasca at Câv, Bethnal Green, food review: ‘Flavour fiesta’
Paradise Row’s newest restaurant may offer only tiny plates, but we licked them all clean
Read MoreMayor hopes Hackney will become Borough of Sanctuary ‘within a year’
Q&A session sees Mayor Caroline Woodley acknowledge that many residents “feel left behind”
Read MoreTitbits – Bearing fruit
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreTown Hall scores £2m for Hackney Museum revamp
Centre will close this year to for transformation works including new exhibition spaces
Read MoreTown Hall to pay consultants £2m to help ‘modernise’ council
Mayor says corporate transformation strategy will invest to save and be alternative to ‘salami-slicing’ approach to Town Hall finances
Read MoreCouncil to review rejected Blue Badge applications after watchdog finds ‘injustice’
Town Hall to write to all drivers refused disabled parking permit since 1 January 2024 after local government ombudsman says assessment process is flawed
Read More‘What are they afraid of?’: Fresh row over changes to Town Hall constitution
Independent Socialists say they are being ‘punished for being an effective opposition’
Read MoreCouncil asks for opinions on plans to cut traffic and ‘humanise streets’
Cllr Sarah Young defends rollout of low traffic zones as opposition councillor says council consultation has a credibility issue
Read MoreLocals restart campaign to ban ‘intimidating’ HGVs from Victoria Park Road
Residents warn of lorries gridlocking congestion zones and point to recent fatalities
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