May elections: Everything you need to know to cast your vote
Residents will be selecting councillors, assembly members, and a London mayor on 2 May
Read MoreHackney councillor on final list of 13 candidates vying to become Mayor of London
Dalston representative Zoë Garbett is aiming to be the capital’s first Green mayor on 2 May
Read More‘Hazy renderings of a restrained gastronomy’
Pierre Bonnard’s paintings of simple domesticity belie his diligent and complex method
Read MoreHomerton Fertility Centre’s licence suspended after incidents of frozen embryos ‘not surviving or being undetectable’
Healthcare officials faced a grilling from concerned councillors at a scrutiny meeting this week
Read MoreMan arrested after making ‘allegedly antisemitic’ threats close to scene of Clapton house fire
The 60-year-old was detained on suspicion of arson with intent to endanger life following blaze on Newick Road
Read MorePeabody residents joined by Hackney councillors to protest ‘huge’ rent hikes
Campaigners were backed by suspended Victoria ward councillors as they took their fight to Peabody’s headquarters
Read MoreCampaign to create East London’s first wild swimming pond launches petition to save land from developers
East London Waterworks Park is rallying support for its vision of a ‘brownfield rainforest’
Read MoreMan, 47, arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following two crossbow attacks in Shoreditch
The suspect is in custody in east London after a woman was shot in the head and a man was hit in the neck in separate assaults
Read MorePoliticians call on Labour to reinstate Diane Abbott at packed show of support in Hackney
Hundreds of people turned out last night following the racist abuse suffered by the long-serving MP
Read MoreFirst electric charger in Hackney’s ‘country-leading rollout’ installed in Hoxton
Follingham Court is the first place to benefit from the Town Hall’s partnership with energy firm Zest
Read MoreGap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers narrows after above-average year for Hackney’s schools
‘In some areas, children in Hackney perform the best in class nationally,’ says council’s education director
Read MorePeabody accused of ‘social cleansing’ as key workers face nine per cent rent hike
‘Why are key worker rents linked to the market and not wages?’ asks local teacher at packed tenants’ meeting
Read More‘Unequivocally racist’: Hackney politicians unite in condemnation of Tory donor’s abuse of Diane Abbott
Flood of public support for Hackney North MP, who was later forced to cancel an appearance at a protest over safety fears
Read More‘Vicious cycle’: Children with autism more likely to be absent from school, report finds
A local parents’ forum made the discovery as part of its probe into emotionally-based school avoidance
Read More‘Celebrate wisely’: Hackney rabbi issues reminder to local Jewish community ahead of Purim
Jewish Community Council co-founder Rabbi Schapiro asks people to be ‘vigilant and not too dramatic’
Read MoreHackney headteacher unfairly dismissed after tapping her son’s hand, judge rules
Employment tribunal finds that Shelley-Ann Malabver-Goulbourne, who was sacked as head of Northwold Primary School, used ‘reasonable chastisement’
Read More‘Explosion of colour’: Hackney Carnival to make its long-awaited return on 22 September
The major event has not taken place in person for half a decade
Read MoreSchool nursing in Hackney set for £7m rejuvenation
New structure will see nurses cover a certain neighbourhood, earning praise from public health expert
Read MoreCouncil plans for Stamford Hill approved in face of Tory criticisms
Family-sized homes and community infrastructure form part of the Town Hall’s proposals to improve the area
Read MoreLetter: ‘The suppression of dissent in Hackney is an alarming pattern’
Members of two local campaign groups condemn council’s ‘refusal to listen to citizens’
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