‘Makes me so angry’: Hackney author Dr Chris van Tulleken lifts lid on ultra-processed foods in bestselling book
‘Ultra-Processed People’ rejects weight-shaming and instead offers the reader power through knowledge
Read MorePhilip Glanville resigns as Hackney Mayor over Eurovision party photo
Borough leader apologises after admitting he was ‘not as transparent as I should have been’
Read MoreRelief at Town Hall as inspections confirm no RAAC in Hackney’s schools
Fears over the crumbling concrete has forced some schools in the UK to close
Read More‘Godsend’: Hackney residents hail over-60s lunch club aiming to combat loneliness
The weekly meet-up at Hackney Showroom in Stoke Newington has created a ‘family’ atmosphere
Read MoreChild Q: Three police officers to face gross misconduct hearings over school strip-search
Child Q and her family welcome ruling but express ‘disappointment’ over speed of police watchdog’s investigation
Read MoreIn Other Words, Arcola Theatre, stage review: ‘An astounding achievement’
Matthew Seager’s play about a couple dealing with dementia is ‘shockingly beautiful’
Read MoreEmergence of new Covid variant sees Hackney’s vaccine rollout brought forward
Doctors urge those eligible to book their jabs – as Pirola strain gathers pace across the UK
Read More‘Unsafe’: Hackney residents demand better lighting on borough’s ‘darkest road’
One Pembury Estate resident claims lights on Shellness Road were out for six months
Read MoreHackney has ‘highest level of anxiety by population’ – with medics seeing ‘significant demand’ for mental health care
Health service may introduce centralised crisis line across east London
Read MoreHackney councillors trained to use drug overdose kits amid concern over synthetic opioids
At least 16 councillors have been taught how to provide emergency treatment using a Naloxone kit
Read MoreTown Hall to investigate mislabelled fire door at 18-storey block in London Fields
Door confirmed to withstand fire for an hour – despite a sticker on one side suggesting it would only provide 30 minutes’ protection
Read MoreThe Citizen Gardener: Chaos gardening
Our resident expert on why we should allow nature’s glorious mayhem to thrive
Read MoreTitbits – Bands, brands and career spans
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
Read MoreHackney Labour leftists join calls for Philip Glanville to quit as mayor
Party activists accuse borough leader of ‘breach of trust’ over Dewey scandal
Read MoreLeader – Right to know
There are justifiable questions to those involved about who knew what, and when, and how
Read MoreCouncillor in Eurovision party photo says she knew nothing about Dewey arrest at the time
‘I only became aware of the arrest, and its nature, when it was reported in the media in June 2023.’
Read MoreTown Hall protesters gather to call on Hackney Mayor to resign
Around 40 to 50 people joined the protest to express their outrage.
Read More‘Untenable’: Green councillors table motion of no confidence in Hackney Mayor over Eurovision party photo
Borough leader Philip Glanville has taken leave of absence after being suspended by Labour
Read MoreHackney’s acting mayor vows to ‘maintain council’s focus’ as Philip Glanville takes leave following Labour suspension
Glanville has stepped aside after a photograph emerged of him partying with disgraced former councillor – hours after he was told of arrest
Read MoreHackney Mayor to take extended leave after being suspended by Labour over party photo
Deputy mayor Anntoinette Bramble set to fill in as calls grow for Philip Glanville to resign
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