Last chance for residents to have their say on regeneration plans for De Beauvoir estate
Locals have until 1 November to comment on the scheme, with planners likely to consider it over the winter
Read MoreHackney’s London Assembly Member urges government to bring back Universal Credit uplift ahead of ‘difficult winter’
Figures show 34,000 residents were claiming the benefit in August – despite two fifths of them being in work
Read MoreTributes paid to murdered MP Sir David Amess at Hackney Town Hall
Conservative councillor Simche Steinberger said Amess was a ‘very special man’
Read More‘Such a hard decision’: PEER gallery director Ingrid Swenson steps down after 23 years
Swenson oversaw sweeping changes during her tenure, but wants to focus on her writing with two books coming out
Read More‘Council homes at Morning Lane must be funded by selling flats,’ insists Hackney Mayor as campaigners deliver petition
Town Hall is inviting ideas for the land it bought for £60m in 2017, and is facing calls to make it more affordable for local residents
Read More‘It’s a big shock’: Families protest outside Hackney Town Hall as they step up fight to save two children’s centres
Mayor says ‘difficult decision’ was prompted by austerity and flagging demand for places, after Tory councillor labels it a ‘disgrace’
Read MoreCampaigners ramp up museum boycott with calls for teachers and families to join them until slaver statue is removed
National Education Union representative backs protesters in battle against Museum of the Home at an event in Newington Green
Read MoreDrinkers face £100 fine if they misbehave in public anywhere in Hackney under new powers agreed by Town Hall
Council cabinet approves new Public Space Protection Order to crack down on anti-social behaviour linked to alcohol
Read MoreThe Tragedy of Macbeth, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Out to shock – and shock it does’
Yaël Farber’s star-studded take on the classic is elegant, but ‘both its visual beauty and horror are overexposed’
Read MoreTown Hall invites ideas for controversial Morning Lane development – with clock ticking on existing agreement
Council exploring other options as deal with Hackney Walk Ltd expires in March next year
Read More‘I wanted to write about women making the city their own’: Author Gemma Seltzer on how the streets of East London influenced her new book
The writer spent the pandemic wandering the capital, and has used the experience to craft a ‘magnetic collection of short stories’
Read MoreDrag Race star Bimini Bon Boulash launches debut book at the Hackney Empire
Bimini shot to fame during the second series of the UK version of the hit show
Read MoreCases of self-neglect and cuckooing have risen during the pandemic, safeguarding report finds
Psychological abuse also up compared to last year’s figures
Read MoreAlter, Aldgate East, food review: ‘Stylish venue shaking up perceptions of vegan fare’
Chef Andy Goodwin has created a ‘gorgeous little spot’ on the first floor of the Leman Locke Hotel
Read MoreHealth bosses announce further vaccine pop-ups following trust-building event in Hackney
Events include an information session for the D/deaf and hard of hearing community
Read MoreOldhill School celebrates its new name and logo with kite-flying day – as another local link to slavery is excised
The school was formerly know as Tyssen after a 17th-century slave owner who bought up land in Hackney
Read MoreHackney Mayor visits Ridley Road as work on new-look market gets underway
The borough leader spoke to traders and residents to mark start of £1m improvement project
Read MoreFamily of ‘miracle’ girl launches fundraiser for specialist bike that gives her ‘independence and freedom’
Family of Maija Pettitt, 6, hoping to raise just over £1k for a RaceRunner, which allows her to zoom around with other children
Read MoreHoxton charity to plant orchard of fruit trees for community’s most in need
Apple, plum and peach trees expected to bear fruit next year
Read More‘Devastated’ parents fight plans to shut two children’s centres – with 109 affordable childcare places at risk
Early years boss says there is ‘no other way’ as council tries to find £1m in savings
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