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Mayor of London ‘steps up’ to fund free school meals for another year – earning praise from Hackney’s City Hall representative
Sem Moema hails ‘genuinely life-changing policy’ as Sadiq Khan sets out plans to extend it
Read MoreHomerton junior doctors to join six-day strike
The latest strike will be the longest continuous stretch of industrial action in the history of the NHS
Read MoreNew Year’s Honours 2024: outstanding contributions to Hackney recognised
Lorraine Sunduza and Jane Betsworth amongst those awarded gongs
Read More‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions
Council’s wider plans for new green corridor along Amhurst Road also garner warm response
Read MoreFour-year-old boy dies after suffering knife wounds in Hackney
A 41-year-old woman who was known to the boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder
Read More‘Fantastic opportunity’: Circular economy hub tackling food and plastic waste to launch in Hackney Wick
The Loop will offer work and event space to people trying to create environmentally-friendly products
Read More‘Frustrated’ parents challenge council’s decision to close four Hackney primary schools
Save Colvestone campaigners gear up for protracted battle over recently ratified plans
Read MoreWorld’s only Victorian steam ship returns home to River Lea
‘New future’ in store for SS Robin as part of open air museum
Read MoreCazenove to elect new councillor in January following Caroline Woodley’s mayoral triumph
A by-election to fill Woodley’s seat will take place on Thursday 18 January
Read MoreHackney GP surgery wins ‘Reception Team of the Year’ at healthcare’s biggest national awards
Richmond Road Medical Centre received nominations for the seventh year running
Read MoreBoy arrested on suspicion of murder after woman shot dead
Lianne Gordon, 42, died at the scene
Read MoreWoman, 42, shot dead in Hackney as police launch murder inquiry
A 20-year-old man and a boy, 16, are in hospital with gunshot wounds following incident in Lower Clapton
Read MoreTom Dewey inquiry: Council refuses to make public the terms of reference
Town Hall bats away requests for more information about the limits of the investigation
Read MoreCampaign group urges council to serve only plant-based food
Councillor argues wrong to ask people to continuously ‘make sacrifices’ towards net zero
Read MoreCouncil won’t ‘engage in foreign policy’ over Gaza conflict says Mayor Woodley
“I barely dare speak, because I feel we’re in a room of bear traps’
Read MoreCouncil is ‘on wrong side of history’ says Hackney Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Committee refuses to hear deputation because of concerns about ‘community cohesion’
Read MoreInterim chief executive’s contract to be extended
Dawn Carter-McDonald to continue in role until next summer
Read MoreMuch-loved Hackney Playbus celebrates 50-year anniversary
The education charity, known for the double-decker it has converted into an early years’ play space, threw a well-attended party to mark the occasion
Read MoreCampaigners press for action on accident blackspot
Two collisions have occurred near busy junction
Read MoreRough sleepers and single homeless crisis: ‘We are on a cliff edge’ – councillors warned
Services stretched as demand increases
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