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‘Unjustified’: Hundreds of motorcyclists protest Hackney Council’s plans for ‘eye-watering’ parking charges

Around 300 people gather at the Town Hall to condemn proposals that could see riders paying up to £6 an hour

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Unjustified’: Hundreds of motorcyclists protest Hackney Council’s plans for ‘eye-watering’ parking charges

Hackney Council defends plan to restructure libraries as unions promise to fight any job losses

Town Hall proposals, which it hopes will save £300,000, could lead to 19 jobs being scrapped

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney Council defends plan to restructure libraries as unions promise to fight any job losses

‘Cost-of-living crisis will mean tough decisions on budgets,’ warns Hackney’s chief executive

Mark Carroll, who took up the job last year, says the council will have to do ‘things we don’t want to do’

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Cost-of-living crisis will mean tough decisions on budgets,’ warns Hackney’s chief executive

Council ‘determined’ to forge ahead with Kings Hall Leisure Centre refurbishment despite ‘significant financial challenges’

Town Hall procurement committee set to approve £35m plans – with ‘doing nothing simply not an option’

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Council ‘determined’ to forge ahead with Kings Hall Leisure Centre refurbishment despite ‘significant financial challenges’

Greenpeace Shoreditch volunteers raise money for ‘boulder barrier’ to thwart industrial fishing in English Channel

Local residents helped bring in more than £5k for the charity’s campaign to protect oceans

Author: Hackney Citizen

Greenpeace Shoreditch volunteers raise money for ‘boulder barrier’ to thwart industrial fishing in English Channel

Mayor apologises to campaigner who was told to move her pop-up parklet during ‘harmless community event’

Brenda Puech was approached by enforcement officers on Pop-up Parklet Day last weekend

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Mayor apologises to campaigner who was told to move her pop-up parklet during ‘harmless community event’

Charity for African communities celebrates new home at council property in Clapton – with Hackney Mayor welcoming ‘brilliant’ organisation

AFRIDAC selected as new tenant at one of the 50 council buildings reserved for the voluntary sector

Author: Hackney Citizen

Charity for African communities celebrates new home at council property in Clapton – with Hackney Mayor welcoming ‘brilliant’ organisation

Anti-LTN campaigner stages silent protest after being told her question about air quality would not be considered at health meeting

Council says cabinet is ‘most appropriate body’ to respond to Clair Battaglino’s concerns

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Anti-LTN campaigner stages silent protest after being told her question about air quality would not be considered at health meeting

Stamford Hill Clockhouse to be put up for sale – with council urging local businesses to help bring it back into use

Town Hall is keen to hear from ‘organisations with a presence in Stamford Hill’ as it prepares to market the property

Author: Hackney Citizen

Stamford Hill Clockhouse to be put up for sale – with council urging local businesses to help bring it back into use

Hackney Wick set to benefit from £1.2m fund to help creative industries go green

City Hall announces grants of up to £200k for London’s nine Creative Enterprise Zones

Author: Hackney Citizen

Hackney Wick. Photograph: Creative Wick

Hackney Foodbank in plea for support as residents speak out about cost-of-living crisis – including one mother who has stopped her son taking baths

Volunteers at the charity are ‘worried’, with food donations falling away despite demand doubling

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Hackney Foodbank in plea for support as residents speak out about cost-of-living crisis – including one mother who has stopped her son taking baths

‘We’re all in’: Award-winning wildlife illustrator to open studio and shop in Clapton after crowdfunding success

Ben Rothery delighted to ‘put roots down’ in his local borough – with Hidden Planet set to open later this year

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘We’re all in’: Award-winning wildlife illustrator to open studio and shop in Clapton after crowdfunding success