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Claudia Lee

Arise, ceramics! Artists and scientists to lead new clay lab

Cernamic is one of the latest additions to Dalston's thriving arts scene, and its founder has secured a £10,000 grant to fund an exciting new project

By Claudia Lee

/ 14 Nov 2025

Arise, ceramics! Artists and scientists to lead new clay lab

'I’ve had to boil the kettle and fill the sink for a flannel wash' - council leaves woman without hot water for a month

'Hackney is treating a 30-day delay in restoring hot water as reasonable'

By Claudia Lee

/ 4 Nov 2025

Michelle Atterbury

Council’s £51 million budget gap likely to increase if 'Fair Funding Review' left unchanged

Concerns raised over 'detrimental' impact of government's review on council finances

By Claudia Lee

/ 1 Nov 2025

Hackney Town Hall

De-selection of ‘excellent’ councillors sparks allegations of Labour 'lack of transparency'

Petition launched to 'save Hackney councillors Soraya Adejare and M Can Ozsen'

By Claudia Lee

/ 28 Oct 2025

Soraya Adejare

‘Mould kills! Safe council homes now!’ - Protesters call for housing reform on first day of Awaab’s Law

Awaab’s Law is named after Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy who died as a result of a severe respiratory condition

By Claudia Lee

/ 28 Oct 2025

Protestors projected warnings on Hackney Town Hall to mark the start of Awaab's Law

'Excessive' sanctions at Hackney school left children 'demoralised, without clear improvement in behaviour'

In the four months from September 2024 to February 2025, the school dished out 29,914 next-day detentions

By Claudia Lee

/ 28 Oct 2025

Haggerston School

‘A litany of concerns’: Hackney councillors discuss Palantir contract with Homerton

'We are in touch with workers in many trusts across all levels who want to resist the rollout'

By Claudia Lee

/ 27 Oct 2025

Cllr Ben Hayhurst, Chair of the Health in Hackney scrutiny commission and Duncan McCann of the Good Law Project

Hackney Council CEO faces contempt of court charges in ongoing leaseholder dispute

Dawn Carter-McDonald has been ordered to attend the first hearing, which is scheduled for tomorrow afternoon

By Claudia Lee

/ 21 Oct 2025

Dawn Carter-McDonald

Plan for secure children’s home progresses despite opposition from Save Lea Marshes

The proposal is 'the wrong project in the wrong place'

By Claudia Lee

/ 20 Oct 2025

Swan protest in front of the ice centre

Council left child without care plan for more than a year, ombudsman finds

Town Hall received professional advice late - but still did not issue the plan for around another 10 months.

By Claudia Lee

/ 18 Oct 2025

Hackney Town Hall

Hackney Council has spent £38 million since 2020 buying back houses it used to own

The local authority sold one property for £95,050 in 2014, only to buy it back for £365,000 in 2021

By Claudia Lee

/ 15 Oct 2025

Mayor Caroline Woodley

Bakery workers pave the way for hospitality organising with 'landmark' union recognition

E5 Bakehouse founder Ben Mackinnon has welcomed the agreement as a 'really positive move'

By Claudia Lee

/ 15 Oct 2025

In union: bakers at E5 Bakehouse. Photograph: Hackney Citizen