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St John at Hackney Church to host memorial service for the Queen this Sunday

Local MPs and councillors will join the event, which will be shown on screens outside the church

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

St John at Hackney Church to host memorial service for the Queen this Sunday

‘Once-in-a-generation chance’: Crowdfunder for wild swimming pond in East London smashes past the halfway mark

Volunteer-led campaign has raised £250k in a matter of months

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘Once-in-a-generation chance’: Crowdfunder for wild swimming pond in East London smashes past the halfway mark

‘Like losing a mother’: Hackney councillors unite to remember a Queen who ‘defined modern Britain’

Politicians from all parties used their full council meeting to pay tribute to the late monarch

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Like losing a mother’: Hackney councillors unite to remember a Queen who ‘defined modern Britain’

Hackney Council to sell off seven-bedroom mansion it bought in 2015 for troubled families scheme

Counselling project closed at the start of the pandemic – as property expected to fetch £2m

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

Sunday's best: Licensing committee considers Hoppers' bid for longer opening hours

New cycle lanes in Clapton plug ‘key gap’ between Hackney and Waltham Forest

Borough’s transport boss hails ‘ambitious safe route’ through Millfields Park

Author: Hackney Citizen

New cycle lanes in Clapton plug ‘key gap’ between Hackney and Waltham Forest

‘Like mining for metals’: Meet the recycling sorters turning north London’s trash into treasure

In 2019, waste company Biffa won a 10-year contract worth a reported £90m to process the area’s recycling

Author: Josh Mellor, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Like mining for metals’: Meet the recycling sorters turning north London’s trash into treasure

Homerton Hospital’s support for staff during pandemic sees it nominated for national award

The local NHS trust’s director of people said the hospital is ‘immensely proud’

Author: Hackney Citizen

Homerton Hospital’s support for staff during pandemic sees it nominated for national award

‘A constant in all our lives’: Local politicians pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death at the age of 96

Town Hall cancels this weekend’s Hackney Carnival as nation enters period of mourning

Author: Hackney Citizen

‘A constant in all our lives’: Local politicians pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II following her death at the age of 96

‘How is this allowed?’ Upper Clapton residents upset by plan to build a house in conservation area

Locals fear a loss of privacy and light if the development goes ahead

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘How is this allowed?’ Upper Clapton residents upset by plan to build a house in conservation area

‘Very silly indeed’: Campaigners blast council plans to cut library jobs amid cost-of-living crisis

Town Hall is already consulting with unions over proposals that could affect 99 roles

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Very silly indeed’: Campaigners blast council plans to cut library jobs amid cost-of-living crisis

‘Money is tight’: Hackney Giving launches cost-of-living appeal to ensure ‘nobody is left behind’

The local charity hopes to give out £25k in grants to organisations helping residents through the crisis

Author: Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Money is tight’: Hackney Giving launches cost-of-living appeal to ensure ‘nobody is left behind’

‘Bigger crisis than the pandemic’: Rocketing energy bills causing ‘huge anxiety’ in hospitality industry

Business leaders call for an emergency intervention from the government

Author: Joe Talora, Local Democracy Reporter

‘Bigger crisis than the pandemic’: Rocketing energy bills causing ‘huge anxiety’ in hospitality industry