Hackney mayor hints at funding for ‘at least one’ new special school
Council suggests it is making headway with SEND strategy but more school closures have sparked anger
Read MoreRoots/Look Back in Anger, Almeida Theatre, stage review: ‘Extremes are the rule of the day’
An ambitious run of two plays using the same cast enables some serious acting chops
Read MoreHackney schoolchildren star in supermarket giant’s healthy eating campaign
Mandeville Primary, home to the School of Food, was chosen to take part in launch of Tesco’s £4m giveaway
Read More‘A reflection of my childhood’: Zimbabwean artist Errol Theunissen heads to Dalston for his first ever solo exhibition
Bold oil paintings that elevate everyday scenes will be on display at BSMT Space next month
Read MoreMorning Lane campaigners quit community panel over ‘corrupt council process’
Activists blast Town Hall’s ‘dishonesty’ and ‘broken promises’ over central Hackney development
Read More‘Enormous opposition’: Teachers’ union urges council to listen during school closures consultation
National Education Union says public meeting on closures will be held on 23 October
Read MoreCycling campaigners ‘deeply disappointed’ as council rejects alternative Pembury Circus design
Hackney Cycling Campaign calls on borough’s new transport chief to set up an independent review
Read MoreCouncil launches plan to improve support for care leavers following Ofsted criticism
Inspectors found children’s services had ‘greatly improved’, but said work still had to be done for care experience
Read More‘Desperate situation’: Artists join forces to campaign against eviction of Hackney mechanic
Len Maloney of JC Motors again faces being forced out of the area after his rent skyrocketed
Read More‘Simply not true’: Council hits back at Green party over alleged solar panel blunder
Town Hall denies that panels on Dalston property were left disconnected for 15 years
Read MoreNumber of children using Hackney Foodbank doubles in two years – as charity urges government to act
Food bank’s CEO calls on Whitehall to ensure Universal Credit is keeping up with living costs
Read MoreAlbers, De Beauvoir, food review: ‘Much more than quite good’
This cafe-restaurant’s promise of ‘quite good grub’ is a cheeky understatement
Read More‘Very risky’: Campaigners say development plans next to Hackney Marshes could increase flooding
Housing proposal by Waltham Forest Council would impact ‘ecologically sensitive’ marshland, activists warn
Read MoreSayer St. Burgers, Hoxton, food review: ‘An utterly smashing time’
‘To dismiss this as just fast food, elevated pub grub, or an on-trend gimmick would be hasty’
Read MoreThe Imaginary Institution of India, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Sure to open eyes and touch hearts’
This collection of 150 works by 30 Indian artists is impressive in its ‘sheer variety’
Read MorePurim in Hackney, Neil Martinson, book review: ‘Rare insight into humour of orthodox communities’
This 25-photo collection is ‘delightful’
Read MoreFinance chief confirms ‘unprecedented’ overspend as local government crisis hits Hackney
Temporary accommodation demand sees predicted overspend soar by £15m in a single quarter
Read MoreDalston councillor urges London mayor to push for fairer policing after deputy mayor resigns
Green Party’s Zoë Garbett says new appointment must set London towards ‘more just policing era’
Read More‘A place for people who don’t have a place’: Future Hackney’s upcoming exhibition ‘The Strip’ is a paean to Dalston
Photography, art and stories about the area will be on display in two places later this month
Read MoreTitbits – Full Stops
Read this month’s column that pecks at the crumbs of news in the borough
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