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Hackney Youth Parliament: Youngsters urged to sign up and help ‘shape local policy’

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 24 February 2021 at 12:38

Children’s services chief calls for young people from all backgrounds to get involved

Cyber attack to cost Hackney Council ‘roughly’ £10m, Mayor reveals

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 20:40

Outlay expected to be similar to that of Redcar Council, whose systems were hit earlier in 2020

Hackney to ‘reclaim’ nearly £12m worth of services from private companies

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 20:06

Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rennison outlines plan to ‘turbocharge insourcing’, starting with over 360 jobs by 2022

‘Utterly wrong’: Town Hall rejects calls to rethink housebuilding model

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 19:32

Hackney Mayor responds to criticism that the council has left itself open to the vagaries of the property market

Help choose a new name for Cassland Road Gardens as four options revealed

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 23 February 2021 at 12:38

Residents invited to vote on replacement for name inspired by slave trader John Cass

Town Hall discount on Brownlow Road service charge leaves residents ‘unimpressed’

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 22 February 2021 at 19:26

‘No such thing as a goodwill gesture’, says one freeholder amid long-running row over rising bills

Women from Hackney’s History, Hackney Society, book review: ‘Testimony to how high women can rise’

By Sarah Birch | Monday 22 February 2021 at 15:51

This celebration for the upcoming Women’s History Month delves into the achievements of 113 women with connections to the borough

Hymn, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Writing at its most perceptive’

By Gabriel Wilding | Monday 22 February 2021 at 14:40

Adrian Lester and Danny Sapani shine in Lolita Chakrabarti’s play, which was live-streamed over a four-day run

Good Grief, Original Theatre Online, stage review: ‘Tasteful exploration of our capacity for regrowth’

By Gabriel Wilding | Friday 19 February 2021 at 16:00

Blurring the line between a play and a film, this unique portrayal of loss is ‘sharp and biting’

Home care firm under fire after death of local pensioner from dehydration last summer

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 19 February 2021 at 13:55

Scathing coroner’s report says Joseph O’Neill, 88, would ‘not have died when he did’ were it not for failures by Care Outlook staff

Young composers! Compete for a chance to see your music played at London Baroque Festival

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 18 February 2021 at 13:19

Local recorder quartet Palisander urge residents to take part in prestigious Young Composers Award 2021 after being announced as the partner ensemble

Mete Coban revealed as Jon Burke’s successor as Mayor shuffles his top table

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 17 February 2021 at 14:19

Deputy Mayor Rebecca Rennison’s maternity leave sees her brief shared out, while Caroline Woodley adds parks to her portfolio

Council tax up by 4.99 per cent as Mayor pledges ‘no delays’ to more generous support scheme

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 20:44

Town Hall finds £11m in savings to balance books, but sticks to goal for low-income families to pay no council tax at all by 2030

‘Bin decorations for £17k?’: Brownlow Road residents demand answers on council service charges

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 19:51

One local says they are ‘worried about their credit file’ after needing to borrow money to pay off their arrears

‘Sadly necessary’: School staff donate stationery to borough’s most vulnerable kids

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 16 February 2021 at 14:54

National Education Union says its scheme highlights underfunding in schools, as it announces community event on post-Covid recovery plans

‘Round one to Hackney Council’: Anti-LTN legal challenge dismissed at High Court

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 February 2021 at 20:12

Campaigners for Horrendous Hackney Road Closures vow to fight on as group discusses whether or not to appeal

Hackney Carnival to go virtual for second year running, Town Hall confirms

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 15 February 2021 at 19:40

Culture chief bemoans ‘sad state of affairs’ but reveals plans for a bigger online event

Government has ‘spectacularly failed’ to address cladding scandal, says Hackney Mayor

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 15 February 2021 at 15:25

Town Hall backs campaigners who say Whitehall’s new plans do not grasp the ‘size and scope’ of the crisis

Catholic Church’s plan to academise six Hackney schools under scrutiny

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 12 February 2021 at 19:18

Four of the schools in question join the council in calling for a halt to the proposals amid the pandemic

Clapton landlords who left tenants in ‘illegal and dangerous conditions’ fined £22,000

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 12 February 2021 at 16:05

‘Nobody should have to live like this’, says councillor after details emerge of inactive smoke alarms, fire risks and water supply problems at property on Durrington Road