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Million pound price tag slapped on ‘affordable’ shared ownership flat
‘Stylish’ housing association property in Hackney requires buyers to have income of at least £77,000 pa
Read MoreComplaints relating to prostitution in Hackney up 70 per cent
Police report a significant rise in residents’ complaints about anti-social behaviour linked to sex work
Read MoreEarmark apprenticeships for young people in care, Barnardo’s urges
Hackney highlighted as an area of concern as charity calls for jobs to be set aside for care leavers
Read MoreBailiffs come knocking for 1,000 residents to recover council tax
Report finds that thousands in Hackney can’t afford council tax payments
Read MoreDiane Abbott defends Jeremy Corbyn against extremist ‘smears’
Hackney MP says critics of the Labour leadership frontrunner are ‘frozen by fear’
Read MoreEnd of an era: Hackney school-leavers collect GCSE results
Grades roll in for exam students across the borough
Read MoreResidents of New Era Estate in Hoxton secure means-tested rents
Housing charity managing the New Era estate has announced a “radical new rent policy”
Read MoreNow ‘impossible’ to save for a deposit in Hackney
New figures estimate it would take over 19 years for buyers to save for their first property
Read MoreHackney Conservatives back Boff as candidate for London Mayor
Councillor Steinberger says he would travel ‘all the way to Australia’ to vote for him
Read MoreThirteen arrested following Dalston shooting
Man is shot in the leg in broad daylight on Ridley Road
Read MoreCouncil accused of ‘misleading’ the public over licensing consultation
Partner in Dinerama says council is trying to ‘fudge the issue’ and calls for ‘change of personnel’
Read MoreEstate agent’s partnership with local hospice flourishes
Hackney estate agent continues to explore ways of working alongside St Joseph’s Hospice
Read MoreOver-50s to vote on who gets share of £6m Connect Hackney fund
Hackney CVS has given elderly residents the chance to decide on how to spend the multi-million-pound fund
Read MoreResidents angered over inclusion of ‘industrial’ Clapton area in waste plan
Local residents say area earmarked as suitable for recycling facility is in fact ‘densely populated’
Read MoreHackney students collect A-level results
Local schools will be hoping to improve on last year’s A-level results which saw a dip in grades
Read MoreBoy Dunne good: Captain of Hackney deaf team on his proudest moment
Manor House based St John’s FC captain Darren Dunne on his team’s recent success
Read MoreShoreditch gay pub the George and Dragon slain by rent hikes
Owners say ‘dramatic’ rent increase has forced closure as another gay venue shuts on Hackney Road
Read MoreHackney Mayor blasts Goodsyard changes as ‘superficial tinkering’
Jules Pipe urges residents to ‘speak out’ against redevelopment of Bishopsgate Goodsyard in Shoreditch
Read MoreShambles as ‘minor error’ forces council to scrap licensing consultation
Controversial licensing policy to be re-drafted next year as ‘correct’ hours policy reveals further restrictions on venues
Read MoreHot child, summer in the city: Free August events for kids in Hackney
From Sutton House to summer camp, Hackney has a plethora of cheap and low-cost activities for kids this summer
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