Anti-smoking campaigners reject council’s defence of £10.5 million pension fund investments in tobacco stocks

Wheelchair user Agnes Parma given 48 hours to move to a flat unsuited to her needs or else be deemed ‘intentionally homeless’ if she refused

Hackney is to review its pay policy as two nearby local authorities agree to pay all those doing council work a living wage

Town Hall rejects as out of hand a plan to build ten-storey housing block near London Fields

The recent influx of technology firms into east London’s ‘Tech City’ is yet to gain overwhelming support from local creatives and entrepreneurs

Rolling out orange sacks in place of green boxes could increase recycling carbon footprint warns local environmental campaign group

Hackney Council has given the thumbs-up to ‘Hackney House’, a marquee to ‘showcase’ the borough this summer

Environmental group raises concerns about move away from green box collections

Deputy Prime Minister says he is ‘honoured’ to meet the ‘Hackney Heroine’ ahead of council by-election

Hackney Council refuses to reveal how much it it pays consultants filling interim senior officer posts