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Parks boss ‘really proud’ as Hackney celebrates 29 Green Flag awards
Abney Park becomes the latest to meet the international standard for a well-run green space
Read More‘Councils are haemorrhaging cycle training,’ instructors warn as they strike over pay
Campaigners have been staging protests outside Town Halls across London
Read More‘Real privilege’: Hackney Council’s chief executive to depart in August after period of extended leave
News comes just a day after the borough’s mayor acknowledged the ‘uncertainty’ surrounding the top job
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor pleads guilty to five charges of possessing indecent images of children
Tom Dewey, 36, has been released on bail and will be sentenced on 15 August
Read More‘Nothing more distracting than hunger’: Praise for Hackney School of Food as council launches £300k free meals plan
Town Hall unveils investment to combat child hunger, with an estimated 40 per cent of youngsters in Hackney living in poverty
Read MoreHousing campaigner accuses council of ‘roping in tenants to collude in cutting services’ with online survey
Pat Turnbull criticises Town Hall questionnaire, which asks council tenants to prioritise services in order of importance
Read MoreHackney Mayor acknowledges ‘uncertainty’ as he unveils council’s third chief executive this year
Dawn Carter-McDonald to replace the departing Ian Williams as acting chief later this month
Read More‘Deeply offensive’: Hackney residents hit out at council plans for events in Abney Park Cemetery
Town Hall applies to host a range of activities that it says will help pay for cemetery’s running costs
Read More‘Duty of care’: Hackney Foodbank urges community to help fund holiday lunches for children in poverty
‘Ten pounds can fund lunch for one child for a week,’ says CEO Pat Fitzsimons
Read More‘Overwhelming pride’: Hackney GP surgery wins prestigious NHS Parliamentary Award
Richmond Road Medical Centre wins in ‘Excellence in Primary Care and Community Care’ category
Read MoreHackney Mayor ‘not made aware’ of police investigation into Tom Dewey until after council elections
Dewey was charged last week with three counts of making indecent images of children, possession of extreme pornographic images, and possession of prohibited images of children
Read MoreFour in 10 Londoners unable to ‘live with dignity’ amid ‘devastasting’ economic forces, report shows
Charity foundation finds ‘decent standard of living is just not possible for lots of people’
Read MoreEx-Pogues drummer releases charity single to raise money for St Joseph’s Hospice
St Jospeh’s chief says Andrew Ranken’s song ‘perfectly captures’ the serenity of the hospice’s garden
Read MoreHaringey Council accused of dodging scrutiny over major events at Finsbury Park
‘So much for the ‘Haringey deal’ which claimed the council was now ‘doing things together’,’ says local Liberal Democrat leader
Read MoreLondon Fields residents call for public toilets to be left open until later as anti-social behaviour continues
Park user group says problems with people relieving themselves out in the open are ‘unacceptable but predictable’
Read MoreParents ‘really concerned’ about how children with special needs will react if primary school mergers go ahead
‘How are our children going to settle down in a bigger school?’ asks one mother
Read MoreFormer Hackney councillor charged over indecent images of children
Thirty-six-year-old was previously elected as Labour councillor for De Beauvoir ward
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Watering season
Our resident expert on the importance of tending to those thirsty plants during the summer months
Read More‘Have fun and be imaginative’: Young V&A set for big opening following major £13m redevelopment
The new venue, formerly the Museum of Childhood, will offer something to youngsters of all ages after three-year overhaul
Read MoreCampaigners hail council’s ‘ambitious and urgent’ new greenprint for Hackney
The plans highlight seven areas of the borough in need of more green space
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