Posts by Maya Sall, Local Democracy Reporter
Thirty-two patients lost embryos in Homerton fertility centre incidents
The centre had its licence suspended in March after ‘three separate incidents’ in the preceding year
Read MoreTen flats on Hoxton estate left without power for six days – as residents criticise housing association’s response
One resident was moved between three different hotels during the outage
Read More‘False economy’: Protesters again urge Hackney Council to rethink children’s centre closures
Diane Abbott MP joined demonstrators outside Hackney Town Hall last night
Read More‘Disbelief’: Pitcairn House resident left unprotected after asbestos was found in her ceiling
‘I caught my granddaughter playing tea parties with the water that was leaking – now I know that was asbestos water,’ the woman said
Read MoreLeaks, mould, broken alarms, duct-taped windows: Residents on Hackney estate plagued with issues put criticisms directly to council chief executive
‘Residents have been ignored, and many feel like the block has been abandoned,’ said one person who lives at Pitcairn House
Read MoreStamford Hill Estate leaseholders ‘sickened’ after being told to pay up to £35k each for roof repairs
Residents accuse Southern Housing of ‘mismanagement’ and ‘historic negligence’
Read More‘Pungent’ fumes in Hackney Wick spark investigation
Construction has been paused at a building site on Wallis Road – the same road where toxic gas was found in 2018
Read More‘Negligent’ council taken to task by residents left without hot water following power cut
People living at Pitcairn House estate reel off a litany of issues at the council estate
Read MoreCampaign behind wild swimming plans accuses government of ‘misleading’ public
East London Waterworks Park says it was not told previously that the site it is hoping to purchase is not for sale
Read More‘Twinning must end’: Campaigners call on Hackney to cut ties with Israeli city
Chair of the organisation that runs exchanges between Hackney and Haifa defends relationship
Read More‘Groundhog Day’: Parents fighting to save two children’s centres hit out at council’s ‘tick-box’ consultation
Campaigners say the Town Hall has offered no ‘plan B’ to shutting Fernbank and Sebright centres
Read MoreLondon Assembly elections: Meet the seven candidates battling it out to represent Hackney
Londoners go the ballot box on 2 May to choose a member for their area – as well as the city’s mayor
Read More‘What have I done?’ Hackney Mayor Caroline Woodley on her first 100 days in office
The former parks chief says a sense of duty overtook her initial reticence to run for the borough’s highest office
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 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 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 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