Child Q: Hackney Mayor calls on Home Secretary to take action over strip-searching of children
Child Q was strip-searched in her school’s medical room, without a responsible adult present
Read More‘Strong about-turn’: Covid cases rise in Hackney following the lifting of restrictions
‘If these figures do continue they are signalling a very, very unwelcome change of trend’
Read MoreRussia conflict: mother recounts journey to escape war at Hackney gathering in support of Ukrainians
A mother spoke at a gathering in Hackney offering support to Ukraine, of the trauma of her escape from her war-torn country after taking cover in a bomb shelter . Fighting back tears Liudmyla described how life in Ukraine changed in a heartbeat. Just a few short days after her arrival in the UK and…
Read MoreMet Police apologises after black teenage girl strip-searched at Hackney school
Report finds it unjustified and says racism “likely” to have been an influencing factor
Read MoreCommunity garden and volunteer centre in line for funding boost as local NHS trust dishes out £1.8m
East London Foundation Trust announces mental health support grants, with five local organisations among recipients
Read MoreLa bohème, English Touring Opera, Hackney Empire, stage review: ‘Puccini is still master of the miserable’
Despite a few ‘odd creative choices’, the classic opera’s ghoulish nature remains
Read MorePatrick Watson, Jules Buckley & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, stage review: ‘A musical funhouse’
Another example of why the Barbican’s pairing of popular music stars with classical orchestras works ‘so sublimely’
Read More‘Hammers to brushes, metal to paint’: Seven local artists celebrate history of former factory in Hackney Wick
The pieces at Stone Studios feature reminders of the site’s former use as a metalworks
Read MorePoulence La voix humaine, London Symphony Orchestra and Barbara Hannigan, Barbican, stage review: ‘Expansive talent’
Canadian conductor Hannigan shows why she is ‘such a unique force in classical music’
Read MoreHaggerston bookshop to defend its title as London’s best independent at British Book Awards 2022
Burley Fisher Books reaches final shortlist in the category it won last year
Read More‘We can only hope it ends soon’: Hackney Speaker on his bond with Ukraine and his fears for the country following Russian invasion
Cllr Michael Desmond visited Ukraine a number of times during his previous term
Read More‘Euphoria and trauma’: Filmmaker Sutapa Biswas explores colonial histories in new solo show in Shoreditch
The multidisciplinary artist’s critically acclaimed film ‘Lumen’ is being shown at Autograph gallery until 4 June
Read More‘Community effort’: Local boaters rescue works of late poet Val Warner from Clapton skip
Warner’s friends, who had expected the books and documents to be archived in the wake of her death, call the disposal a ‘disgrace’
Read MoreCouncil tax to rise by over four per cent in Hackney – with warning of more ‘hard choices’ to come
Mayor blames a number of factors, including austerity, the hostile environment, welfare reforms and Covid
Read MoreHackney councillors unite in condemnation of Putin’s ‘calculated act of brutality’ against Ukraine
Town Hall lit up in blue and yellow as politicians hold minute’s silence for Ukrainian and Russian victims
Read MoreCouncil transport chief grilled on impact of Hackney’s 19 low traffic neighbourhoods
Cllr Mete Coban faced questions from campaigners who fear the schemes are disproportionately affecting vulnerable residents
Read More‘As tall as St Paul’s cathedral’: Hoxton residents condemn council’s plan to build four towers next to Shoreditch Park
Latest phase of Britannia redevelopment includes 387 homes that will be sold on the open market
Read More‘It takes lives – same as the pandemic’: Anti-gang activist puts crime prevention at forefront of mayoral bid
Gwenton Sloley, founder of a gang prevention programme, is running as an independent in his home borough
Read MoreCouncil set to convert Dalston hostel into temporary homes to help tackle ‘severe housing crisis’
Town Hall wants to take on lease at Cape House to create 70 homes
Read MoreHackney schools gear up for vaccine drive as health bosses attempt ‘hassle-free’ jabs
Local leaders are trying to overturn a history of low uptake for childhood vaccines in the borough
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