Council accidentally leaks addresses of vulnerable residents with IT blunder that ‘could have cost lives’
Citizen investigation reveals senior managers made social work case notes, NI numbers, and locations of at-risk women free to view for every internet user
Read MoreNew lease of life for Grade I-listed former church in Shoreditch
Saint Michael and All Angels Church is one of only six buildings in Hackney with the top heritage status
Read MoreNew traffic measures to be introduced around school at former police station in central Hackney
Council to bring in two School Streets outside the Olive School, which is set to welcome all 630 pupils this autumn
Read MoreHomerton medics awarded Freedom of the Borough for going ‘above and beyond’ during pandemic
Hospital chairman Sir John Gieve jokingly says he hopes the accolade ‘brings the freedom to drive sheep’
Read MoreCouncil unveils £400k fund to help Hackney’s cultural institutions recover from the pandemic
Around 80 venues can apply for a one-off £5k grant as Town Hall launches Hello Again, Hackney campaign
Read MoreCommunity stalwart to replace slave trader’s name at public garden in Homerton
Kit Crowley replaces Sir John Cass in first success for council’s renaming project
Read MoreHyangmok Baik: Forgotten By Us, Beers Gallery, exhibition review: ‘The more one looks, the more one sees’
The Korean painter’s solo show is ‘full of colour and off-beat imagery’
Read MoreCouncil residents asked to share ideas for better outdoor space on their estates
Funding available for one-off changes such as play equipment, seating and plants
Read More‘Locals need protection’: The gentrification of Shoreditch and the campaign to save Brick Lane
Controversial plans for the iconic Truman Brewery have sparked a wave of protests
Read MoreLondon Mayor defends ‘crucial’ ULEZ expansion as 300,000 asthma sufferers say symptoms are triggered by toxic air
Sadiq Khan reaffirms commitment to extending low-emission zone following hard-hitting new study
Read More‘Keep your mask on’: Safety measures still in place at Homerton Hospital as Covid restrictions ease
Chief nurse sends out reminder as number of Covid patients ‘creeps up again’
Read MoreHackney’s creativity and resilience during pandemic to be celebrated in new book
Life Under Lockdown will feature work from numerous local artists and photographers
Read MoreHackney protesters take the knee in solidarity with England footballers
Anti-racism vigil follows racist abuse suffered by a number of players in the wake of the team’s loss in the Euro 2020 final
Read MoreSchnitzel Forever, Stoke Newington, food review: ‘It’s as if Vienna flapped her wings and landed in Hackney’
The Church Street restaurant has schnitzel in ‘almost any configuration your little greedy heart could think of’
Read MoreHackney swimmers feature in charity photographs celebrating the power of water
Local swimmers from London Fiel;ds Lido and West Reservoir Centre take part in WaterAid campaign
Read More‘Incredible’ recycling boost in Hackney following waste collection changes
Environment chief congratulates residents on results since borough moved to fortnightly black bin pick-ups
Read MoreWardle Street given green makeover by mental health charity
Core Arts’ volunteers spruce up road close to Homerton Hospital
Read MoreMore than 900 buildings in London need fire safety fixes – and number ‘continues to grow’
Capital’s fire commissioner reveals two-thirds of the 24-hour patrols are down to unresolved cladding issues
Read MoreHackney councillor orders government to grant local authorities tough new powers to meet emissions targets
Polly Billington’s UK100 group of councils says Whitehall ‘can’t do it without us’
Read MoreFinance chief admits children’s service spending is ‘not sustainable’ as he reveals £3.3m black hole
Care homes charging £200k-a-head and Covid overspends force department to blow through reserves
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